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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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🇱🇧l🇺🇸 Hochstein from Ain al-Tineh: I held very good discussions with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri

Hochstein: Before the start of the meeting of the five-member committee, the Israeli army began withdrawing from Naqoura and most of the western sector, and the withdrawals will continue

Hochstein: The withdrawal operations will continue until the Blue Line

Hochstein: We will continue simultaneously to support the Lebanese army as it implements the agreement

Hochstein: The Israeli army's withdrawal operations from southern Lebanon will continue until it completely leaves

(He described it's a hard task but progressing)
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🇱🇧l🇺🇸 Hochstein after meeting PM Mikati: We still have 20 days and we will continue the work we have done to withdraw the Israeli army and deploy the Lebanese army under the supervision of UNIFIL

- Hochstein: The United States supports the Lebanese army and southern Lebanon will return to stability and security.

The implementation of the agreement did not happen at the required speed, but it led to a complete withdrawal of the Israeli army from the western sector and the deployment of the Lebanese army there. (You fag they entered into this area after the ceasefire)

- Hochstein: We were pleased with the Israeli army’s withdrawal from the western sector, and these withdrawals will continue until Israel completely withdraws from Lebanese territory

- Hochstein: We held very constructive discussions and discussed the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities decision, and Mikati showed commitment to continuing to implement this agreement
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Mikati to Hochstein: Talk about Israel's intention to extend the ceasefire is strongly rejected. (He means extending the 60 days to 90 days before withdrawal)

- Mikati calls to set a timetable for Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon before the end of the 60-day deadline

- Mikati calls on Hochstein to compel Israel to stop its ceasefire violations
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"If Hezbullah does not withdraw beyond Litani and tries to violate the cease-fire - we will run off his head.
🇱🇧l🇮🇱 When Lebanese are more Israeli than Israelis.

While the IDF and Israel only mention disarming of Hezbullah in south of the Litani river, the leader of the Lebanese Druze party attacked Sheikh Naim Qassem for stressing that whatever is to be implemented or tackled concerns exclusively the south of the Litani river.

He said: "Let the Secretary-General of Hezbullah hear me, there is no such thing as South of the Litani and North of the Litani in the ceasefire agreement."
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🇱🇧 Jumblatt: Hezbullah was not defeated, I respect the martyrs, and we must accept the new reality and put “Lebanon first” as proposed by Hariri, and March 14.
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🇱🇧l🇸🇾 A number of citizens were surprised today by the lack of gas in a number of stations.

According to the information provided by the owners, the reason for the shortages is the increase of smuggling to Syria.
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🇮🇱l🇸🇾 Israel has occupied 54.4km2 of Syrian territory in the past 12 days, this is in addition to large parts of the DMZ, Quneitra and Mount Hermon.

They also occupy Wehda Dam which provides 30% of Syria’s fresh water supply, and 40% of the fresh water supply of Jordan

By Hasan Ridha on X
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🇸🇾l🇮🇱 Israeli forces desecrated a mosque in Syria by placing the Israeli flag on one of its pulpits.

They also drank and danced inside.
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🇱🇧 Jumblatt: Hezbullah should become a political party only.

It has a large audience that believes in a certain doctrine and this audience has suffered huge losses and no other party should try to overpower it
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🇱🇧l🇺🇸 BREAKING: The US has reallocated $95 million in military aid for Egypt to Lebanon, a source familiar tells Al Arabiya English.

Congress needs a reprogram request but sources believe it will pass with ease.
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🎄To all those who celebrate, Wishing you and your family health, happiness, peace and prosperity this Christmas.

May we celebrate in Jerusalem!
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The total number of bodies of Martyrs found today in Khiyam is 7.

This raises the number of bodies found in the town to 28. Unclear if there is more.

Currently indeed there are dozens of bodies missing, with some towns in the rear reporting up to 10 each. There is no exact numbers.

Fate of the bodies is unclear considering the Israeli activity for 3+ and ongoing months in the border towns. Did they leave the bodies in the ground, did they desecrate them and bury them under their tracks, did they kidnap them into Israel.

This is a painful topic.

As for missing and alive soldier, during the war, there is 1+3+3+1 (hula, Aita, unknown, Batroun). 8-9 in total as a minimum confirmed estimate. Of these 8, one was killed under torture.

During the ceasefire there were rumors that they "arrested people" but it wasn't locals and unclear if they found Hezbullah members evacuating that day. No indication.

Unfortunately the Israeli enemy isn't transparent about this topic, they are a bunch of criminal, and their fate is unknown.

Hezbullah doesn't have any bargaining chips to ask for them, and Israel didn't even communicate how many they have. Number of alive is small, but no idea about the bodies.

Hopefully Hamas does what's morally right and demand their release. They owe us.

Bodies also were lost before the war, at least 2 cases I remember and they were lost because of the Israeli bombs evaporating their bodies. So the search isn't easy.

It's a wound that will not heal. May God give patience to the parents, some who were told their sons were Martyred yet still have hope they will come back alive one day.
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🥀 Three of the missing Martyrs during the support front

There is also two whose bodies were kidnapped before the war by a few day. They were planting an IED but they attacked and clashed with the IDF.

The IDF then attacked them with a drone, murdering them. There are more than these 3 during the support front.

In Syria, back during that war, there are less than a dozen in total that were lost forever. Some in Damascus countryside and some in Aleppo countryside.

Search was done, but the terrorists never revealed what they did with the bodies.

But Kheir inshallah. The bodies was going to turn to ash anyways. The soul is in heaven and the martyr is alive ❤️
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I remember when my cousin was killed in this war how the family was worried about his body and kept asking if they will be able to retrieve him.

They did. His brothers and family were happy to know that his face was intact to have a last look.

He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house. A wall fell on his body and broke his legs and his skull.

Allah Yerhmao and to all those who died in this righteous war.

May God provide those who continue this path with the courage, patience, and the tools to ensure whenever a new war happens they will be more safe and more lethal.
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🥀 Syria's missing martyrs (a couple were found from this photo only)
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Sigh, necessary to do updates today?

*Runs*
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🇱🇧 In regards to the presidential elections, there seems to be an ongoing consensus between Christian parties to elect Jihad Azour.

Although Gaegae wants to become president, he knew it won't be feasible and with Gebran Basil refusing Joseph Aoun, Azour might be the pick.

Jihad Azour, born 4 May 1966, is a Lebanese economist and politician who served as Lebanon's minister of finance under Fouad Saniora's government from 2005 to 2008. The same government that displaced 11 billion and conspired against Hezbullah's telecom network.
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🇱🇧 Presidential elections are in 5 days.

Will Gebran Basil ally with Hezbullah and Amal? Accept Joseph Aoun? Or betray his ideals and endorse Gaegae?
🇱🇧 According to media, Gebran Basil's Free Patriotic Movement will not vote with the Hezbullah-Amal a candidate because it'll be automatically rejected by the international community, and will not vote with the opposition on a candidate against Hezbullah-Amal.

He wants to balance between not harming Hezbullah and not helping them get a friend in presidency
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🇱🇧l🇺🇸 Yesterday, Amos met the Lebanese opposition and the Lebanese Forces party to discuss the Lebanese presidency and to advise.

Remarkably while Lebanese attacked Hezbullah, a Lebanese, for putting a veto on one candidate, no one was annoyed by the clear American intervention.

Hochstein said during his meeting with Mikati that the United States of America has a veto on two names: Suleiman Franjieh and George Khoury.

MTV themselves acknowledged this:
https://x.com/MTVLebanonNews/status/1876688622503477585
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🇱🇧 And as the Lebanese ignore the clear US, KSA, and French they continue to attack Hezullah for refusing Gaegae's attempt for presidency.

Elie Ferzli, the previous deputy of the parliament to Hezbullah's Wafiq Safa:
"You are not the one who sets the vetoes and it is not in this way.. In my opinion, the regional role of your weapons has ended"
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🇱🇧l🇸🇦 KSA sent several envoys to Lebanon to rally its camp and find a president in Lebanon that they can cooperate with

Saudi envoy (Abu Fahd) told the Lebanese MPs which he met with

- We have moved away from Lebanon in the past stage, but we will return.

- Our return is linked to the presidential elections, and what matters to us are the specifications of the next president of the republic, which are that he be a reformist, that he commit to implementing Resolution 1701, and that he commit to the exclusivity of weapons in the hands of the state.

- In our opinion, these specifications apply to one person. (The Saudis have a favorite)

The Saudi ambassador intervened, saying that his country did not agree to the Qatari move to elect Major General Elias al-Bissari, which is a patriot and not an enemy of Hezbullah.

The Saudi envoy added that electing a president in Lebanon with 65 votes would be "a smuggling that would prevent the kingdom from returning to Lebanon."

In this he only means if Hezbullah and its allies elect someone with 65 votes, else if others do, it's fine as long as Hezbullah fails.
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