Télé Liban resumed broadcasting, amid union dispute

Lebanon's public broadcaster Télé Liban resumed broadcasting by 7 ⁠p.m. yesterday, after a suspension of a few hours.

Minister Ziad Makari denied that the station would be permanently closed. He explained in a statement shared by LBCI that the temporary suspension was “in the interest of public funds” and “in light of the steadfastness of the president of the Union of Télé Liban Employees, Mirna Chidiac” whom he blamed for stopping all program broadcasts and using the public screen exclusively “for disseminating her statements”.

Makari noted that Télé Liban requires “20,000 liters [of diesel] per month for its transmission facility in Tallet Al-Khayat”. The minister said he obtained a financial advance of 70B pounds ($750k) to settle accumulated debts dating years back, including health insurance benefits for the employees.

Hezbullah's SG Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah meets with a delegation from the Iranian Shoura council for Foreign and Security affairs, to discuss local and regional affairs.

'Israel': Palestinian family evicted from East Jerusalem home is ordered to pay for own eviction - Haaretz

Fares Souaid: “I'm pro-violence against Hezbullah.

“If you can get Ariel Sharon to fight Hezbullah, get him [As when Israel armed Christians]. If you can get Hafez Al-Assad like in 1976 or Saudi Arabia, do it [As was the case when Syria helped them against Palestinians].”

🛑 Heavy Israeli airforce presence over Akkar province at low altitudes

⋯ Shortly after, massive explosions took place at a large ammo depot in Syria operated by the army and its allies.

It's unclear if there is any correlation.

Hezbullah's SG Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah meets the SG of Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Ziyad al-Nakhaleh, to discuss the latest developments in Palestine.

An alleged Hezbullah activist hurled a Molotov cocktail at the Israeli border near Metula, causing damage to water infrastructure.

Israel: Netanyahu asked the IDF Chief of Staff to publicly deny the reports about the damage to the airforce's readiness because of pilots' refusal to serve.

The COS refused because the damage is real, and is affecting the army's operational readiness.

Head of FPM, Gebran Basil, handed Hezbullah's liaison officer Wafiq Safa a set of points to raise to Hezbullah's SG Nasrallah, to pave the road for a joint Hezbullah-FPM effort for the presidential elections.

This is their 4th meeting.

Libya offers Lebanon assistance to determine Musa al-Sadr's fate

The offer is part of a request for Lebanon to release Hannibal al-Gaddafi, who has been detained without charge in connection with Sadr's disappearance

🛑 A huge explosion has occurred at a chemical plant north of Tel Aviv in Israel, affecting a large area.

First image:

⋯ This is the 3rd uncontrolled explosion of old secretly burried old munitions, failed weapon tests, and unknown catastrophic detonation in Israel to happen in a few months.