⋯ This is the second Qana Massacre, less than a decade after the first in 1996 when the IDF air force killed 106 Lebanese civilians and injuried 108 in the same village.

🔴 Thread to update on the situation with Israel:

Israel's army Egoz units were deployed to the Lebanese border.

⋯ Netanyahu's office:

After meeting with the commanders of the army, Shen Bet, Mossad, and National Security, the cabinet approved the action plans against Hezbullah in the north [if ever needed]

The bird caught in Babiliyah area was carrying a GPS beacon to study its emigration patterns, and is not a spying device.

Israeli military correspondent for channel 14:

"In response to everyone who called me from the northern settlements, no, the Israeli army has not been approved to go to war."

🔴 Israeli engineering units shot in the air towards 3 Lebanese who approached the security fence, tried to arrest them, then fled.

The state of Ain Al-Helweh refugee camp as of moments ago, with armed clashes still ongoing.

🚨 The clashes in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camps are still ongoing, with errant fire affecting the nearby areas.

In light of this, the Lebanese army is pushing a large force of mechanised and infantry units towards the area.

The terrorists in the camp targeted the army a few times.

Hezbullah's Secretary General Sayed Hasan Nasrallah, reiterated in his speech today his call for Muslim youth around the world to avenge the Qur'an by attacking the inciters and those responsible for the burnings in Sweden and Denmark.

UNICEF and the World Bank refused to grant the Ministry of Education aid to Lebanese students, and insisted that any aid would be limited to Syrian students in Lebanon.

3 years ago today…

Those who used the tragedy for political gain should be punished, we will never forget.

🔴 Saudi Arabia asks all its citizens to leave Lebanon ASAP.

The head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, sent a message to SG of Hezbullah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in which he presented to him the situation in Ain al-Hilweh camp and wished if he make an effort to stop the ongoing clashes in the camp and restore peace.

Kuwait demands the Lebanese minister of economy to apologize, after he stated on TV that Kuwait has enough money in its investment box to rebuild Lebanon's grain silos with a "pen scratch"

Silos were destroyed on the 4 August explosion.

Kuwait funded these silos decades ago.

For the 5th day in a row, a fire continues in a furniture storage facility on the airport road.

As of today, the fire claimed the life of a fighter fighter and injured 5 others.

Update:

1- The decision was taken days ago, in light of the clashes in Ain al-Helweh

2- KSA avoided handing the statement to the press until it finished counting the number of Saudis in Lebanon

3- Saudias are banned from travel to Lebanon, per orders from their government.

The Israeli army is doing its best to cover up the depth of the rift in its ranks, and is cancelling the call-ups for those who are hesitant, so they are not registered as defectors

The situation is severe, US officials had to visit Israel to get a briefing on the army's status