📑 U.S. envoy Hochstein delinks Gaza from Lebanon front and indirectly informs Hezbollah what it will take to bring quiet along border

He says truce in Gaza will not necessarily automatically extend to Lebanon. Hochstein says a temporary ceasefire is not enough; limited war is not containable. Security paradigm along blue line has to change, this guarantees everyone security

"US remains committed to advance lasting security solutions achieved through diplomatic process that will allow Lebanese to return safely to their homes and allow Israelis to return home safely in northern Israel. We are hopeful we can get there"

He met today with all Lebanese officials and political families, excluding Hezbullah.

📑 Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbullah Sheikh Naim Qassem:

"Envoys come to Lebanon to discuss Israeli threats, [but] no one talks about stopping the aggression on Gaza; they say the aggression on Gaza will continue; we have said those who want to mediate must mediate an end to the aggression.

...they should not mediate to prevent support [to Gaza] against the aggression."

📝 Reminder that Hezbullah isn't fighting a war against Israel but is presenting itself as a front to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza.

How effective, that's not for me to assess, but a war has different standards, calculations, and events. Israel might drag this to a war or conclude this battle by the conclusion of the war in Gaza.

📹 Aftermath of yesterday night's attack on Bint Jbeil city, which has reportedly claimed one life.

Video taken by Bint Jbeil news group.

🇷🇺/🇮🇷 Footage of the mass production of Iran's Shahed-136 drone in Russian factories under the name 'Geran' was released for the first time.

It is widely assumed that Russia has been producing them locally for at least a few months, after the initial use of Iranian-made stocks.

📝 Sometimes all you need to take a good idea and make it greater, is a good industrial ability. Russia offers that.

Post by: @Middle_East_Spectator

📑 Yesterday's attack on northern Israel, which claimed the life of a foreign national, is confirmed Indian.

After his death, the Indian embassy asked all its citizens to avoid working on the frontline and move to safer places on the frontlines.

However, Israel's agricultural economy is very dependent on the North [Lebanese border area] in addition to the Golan Heights. As of now, the conflict only affected a portion of that.

🐔 As a fact, Israel was forced to greatly increase import of eggs this period after its local production was affected by Hezbullah's threats and the attacks on chicken coops.

Israel hopes to end the need to offer jobs to Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank, and in return employ Asians from poor countries like India and Sri Lanka. The project has already started.

The 31 y/o Indian laborer, who was killed in Margaliot, arrived to Israel in December 2023. The attack was unlikely carried by Hezbullah, based on some local rumors.

This [relacing Palestinians] would affect the household of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who were dependant on this work, but in the long run will end the dependency on Israel and push towards what should have been the course of action, resistance and instability.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/LebUpdate/38068

⚠️ Israel's Birkat Risha military base is on fire on the Lebanese border.

🗣️ Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they attacked a concentration of Israeli vehicles in Birkat Risha military site with rockets, causing it to burn and continue to burn as of now.

Total silence from the Israeli media.

🗞️ Israeli artillery attacked the road between Burj Al-Muluk and Al-Khiyam in the Marjayoun Plain.

🌷 Yesterday's aggression on Bint Jbeil city targeted and murdered Hussein Ali Hmaid.

He was not announced as a member of Hezbullah nor Amal, making him a civilian.

⚠️ Sirens paint the Galilee tip with red.

📑 After meeting Lebanese officials and political families in Lebanon, the U.S. envoy lands in Israel

The office of the Israeli Defense minister Gallant announced that he met with U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein, and said that

"We are committed to political efforts to reach an agreement, but Hezbullah's aggression brings us closer to the decision point regarding our military action in Lebanon."

In their meeting, the two parties discussed the ongoing situation on the border, and the political efforts made to reach an agreement.

Gallant told Amos that Israel hopes am agreement will return the residents back to the North, but also force Hezbullah to withdraw from the border.

📷 Several impacts are reported in the small rocket attack from Lebanon toward Qiryat Shmona.

🗣️ Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank in Netua settlement which was attacking Lebanese villages.

The statement says the tank's crew was killed and injured.

📷 An Israeli airstrike is reported in Aita al-Shaab.

📷 Additional attacks occurred between Zibqin and the Butm Mountains.

📹 Footage of the Israeli attacks that ooccurred between Zibqin and the Butm Mountains.

📷 Additional Israeli attacks target Majdal Zoun village, with reports of more attacks in an area between Sha'yteyeh and Zibqin.

📷 Aftermath of the Jewish aggression on Zibqin. No casualties there.

🗣️ Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they attacked Israeli army staging grounds at 2.30 in Tayhat hill, followed by an attack on a Merkava tank at 3.25 pm in the same area.

No claim of casualties.

📷 A series of Israeli airstrikes target the village of Hula.

📷 Additional attacks in Kafra, with reports of civilian deaths in the attack on Hula.