US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft: "The Lebanese government must ensure that Hezbollah does not acquire new weapons."

Kelly Craft: "We support a transparent investigation into the Beirut Port explosion disaster." https://t.co/dioFWq6bo9

@Running2020Wild It's already there. https://t.co/kRC31o2zaf

Kann, Israel:

Assessment in Israel:

In the wake of tensions with Hezbollah and the situation in Lebanon, France may agree to demand that UNIFIL be granted greater powers such as expanding the areas in which UNIFIL can patrol, and shorter warning time before entering properties. https://t.co/3lcRuNpeMT

Note: Russia and China said they will veto any resolution that changes the tasks and power of the UNIFIL.

-- Riad Salame, governor of Lebanon's central bank, is accused by anti-corruption journalists of concealing investments that could prove illegal in the Lebanese law.

Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/OCCRP/status/1293233968691716097
Website: SOURCE

Global glass giant @saintgobain, French company, Saint-Gobain, will donate 300,000 square meters of glass from its factories in Egypt to Lebanon after the explosion of the port in Beirut.

Source: @tammam1975 https://t.co/r9GeSrmgx0

Syria: The director of a glass production plant in Adra said that the Ministry of Industry will contribute to the reconstruction of Beirut Port where an initial contract has been signed for 25 thousand square meters of glass with 7 vendors.

Note: Lebanon does not produce glass.

The IDF seems to have forgotten fast what they learned in 2006 and did in 2008. https://t.co/o1khtIUvDw

According to journalist Ghassan Saud, the investigations concluded that quantities of the shipment of explosive materials were being smuggled and sold from the Beirut port to some of the owners of mines and crushers for use in blasting rocks. (1/2) https://t.co/63u2VGeSwn

And to refresh the memory, the 2015 suicide attack in Dahyeh used explosives and ammonium nitrate bought from from a local fixer for the use in mines and crushers according to investigations

The 3 suicide attack were done by ISIS, killing 41 and injuring 200. (2/2)

Source of the information about the 2015 incident. https://t.co/DgURcap82Y

For the sake of avoiding fake news

After this was reported on the 8th of August by journalists, earlier today the ISF stated that this is not true, and they have none in the police station.

Note: I can't delete it because it will cut the thread of news that is to be archived. https://t.co/R7U5PTl2Va

New: Warehouse 12 had 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, about 23 tons of fireworks, 1,000 tires, barrels containing highly flammable liquid materials used in the manufacture of cleaning materials and (slow) explosive detonators .. in addition to 50 tons of ammonium phosphate.(1/2)

Not only that, the ammonium phosphate is of unknown origin and there is no documentation of where it came from and to whom it belonged.

Not only did the port officials know, the USA knew, the army and security apparatuses knew, and most importantly the governments knew. (2/2)

No, it's not just fertilizers.

https://t.co/bhYuH5WZ6t

Hezbullah's Secretary General, S Hassan Nasrallah, will speak on the occasion of the anniversary of the victory in the July War and about the latest developments on Friday at 8:30 pm. (EDIT) https://t.co/kYLh6Y7j4M

Caretaker Minister of Economy:

There is a stock of wheat for one month, and there are 30,000 tons in storage, in addition to 110,000 tons that will arrive during the next two weeks, enough for four months. https://t.co/8BoDGdikXm