🇮🇱🇱🇧 -- An IDF IAF drone was spotted over the village of Kafr Kila, South Lebanon.

-- Security forces are attempting to open the Ring bridge, with minimal efforts.

-- Protesters are now fortifying the road block on Chevrolet road.

-- Two individuals tried to burn themselves on the Ring bridge.

-- The Lebanese army separated the cars of the locals from the protesters in Al Madina Al Riyadiha, to prevent any confrontation.

-- IDF IAF jets are reported over south Lebanon and Beirut.

-- Jan Kubis [UN representative to Lebanon]: The Diplomatic Corps in Lebanon was honored to be received by HE President M. Aoun for his important New Year Address. I am grateful to HE Mgr. J. Spiteri, Apostolic Nuncio for a clear Address in response, in support of an ethical renewal of Lebanon. A must-read.

-- Sources to MTV: A meeting was held today between the Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh and members of the Money Changer Syndicate; they promised Salameh to take measures within a week to determine and reduce the exchange rate of the dollar at money changer shops.

-- Saad Hariri has arrived in Lebanon and will chair Future bloc's meeting.

He was in France on Holiday...

-- Protesters are using oil on the streets.

-- This is a very dangerous escalation. The last time they did so, two people died burning inside their car.

*What I'm referring to*

-- As part of the continued criminal act of blocking roads in the course of the so-called ‘Lebanese revolution’, which is hindering the living of citizens in all areas, bandits this time killed a man and a woman on their way to Beirut coming from the south.

-- Mr. Hussein Shalhoub was heading at 5:30 in the morning from his village Tayr Felsay, south Lebanon, to Beirut with members of his family.
-- When his car passed through Jiyeh, bandits started throwing stones at the windows of his car until he lost control and collided with an electricity transmission tower. The car immediately caught fire.

-- According to the municipal of the victim’s village, Mr. Shalhoub directly passed away, and so did his sister-in-law. His daughter, however, miraculously survived but was to al-Hajj Hospital in Jiyeh for treatment.