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From the celebration of the release of Ahmad Shokor.

I don't know the exact circumstances of his kidnaping during the ceasefire
As reported. This prisoner and the others were all kidnapped during the ceasefire not the war

So their kidnap was not only illegal and aggression but also a crime against civilians.

The man in the video, Shokor, was kidnapped in Houla on 26-27 November.

No Lebanese prisoner kidnapped during the war has been released yet. None.

Oh, and about the Lebanese who are claiming diplomacy freed these prisoners:

I would like to remind you that there is still a Lebanese army soldier in Israel, kidnaped two days ago and still not released. If you care to know of course
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The fifth prisoner who is expected to be released will be the Lebanese army soldier which the IDF kidnaped from inside Lebanon a few days ago.

And then some clowns come and tell you, that it was Aoun's diplomacy that released Hezbullah's POWs in Israel.

No POWs were released
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🇱🇧l🇮🇱 Netanyahu's office announced that Israel hopes to drive Lebanon to make peace with Israel under the current Lebanese leadership and the Trump administration
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🇱🇧l🇮🇱 Such stance continues to grow more publicly in the Christian community, with complete silence from the Sunnis whose lack of action only ever weakened the resistance.

On TV, presenter Marcel Ghanem tells the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (who is from the LF party):
Make peace with Israel: You will be forced to say it in two or three months. Say it now, voluntarily.
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📰 Two Israeli Merkava tanks crossed towards the Halwani area on the outskirts of the town of Ramia in south Lebanon.

No action by the Lebanese army, the defender of our borders. (File photo)
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🇮🇱l🇸🇾 The Jewish army (IDF) shot dead 100 sheep in southern Syria this morning.

Why? Create famine and lack of money so the locals can be forced to ask Israel for aid and eventually be forced to cooperate
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Israeli jets and drones are active over south Lebanon and Baalbek-Beqaa
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📸 An Israeli force, reinforced with a bulldozer and a Merkava tank, advanced toward the outskirts of Rmeish and created an earthen barrier around the wall (Al-Akhbar)

An Israeli force also surrounded a Lebanese army base near Ramiah
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Soon inshallah I'll write a thread about the new talking point in Lebanon

Diplomacy vs resistance, what is actually effective.

Will tackle the past, present and future. Hopefully will post before Sunday
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Oh and thank you to whoever gifted the channel that Ramadan-inspired thingie (Other admin's note: a lantern) which shows on our profile.

Appreciated
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🇱🇧l🇮🇱 Report by Israeli media (it's representative of Israeli ambitions but not fully the reality)

It goes as the below:

The military campaign led by Prime Minister Netanyahu against Hezbollah set it back decades and weakened it significantly, including damage to the "axis of the axis" Nasrallah, the entire chain of leadership, and the terrorist organization's rocket capabilities. This policy also led to the withdrawal of Hezbollah and Iranian forces from Syria and damage to the entire Iranian axis.

The military operations led by the Prime Minister have already changed the Middle East, and now the effort in the Lebanese arena will focus on the political front, in an attempt to take advantage of the positive momentum created in the internal politics in Lebanon.

The discussions that Israel conducts with Lebanon, the United States and France are part of a broader political plan, with the aim of reaching normalization with Lebanon.
This is a long and gradual process that will take more time, and Israel currently has no plans to withdraw from the five strategic points that dominate southern Lebanon and protect our settlements.

If we come to discussions on the disputed border points, Israel will raise its claims from Lebanon and will not compromise its security and national interests.

Israel has an interest in strengthening the moderate forces in Lebanon at the expense of Hezbollah, Amal and the forces opposing it.
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Similar to the attack on Naqoura last week when two cars were attacked collecting scarp metal,

This attack, verp deep in south Lebanon, attacked a car carrying wood being collected from the trees.
The person who was murdered in this attack was an off-duty Hezbullah member called Mustafa Naim from the town of Salaa.

He is the son of a Hezbullah martyr
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As reported. This prisoner and the others were all kidnapped during the ceasefire not the war

So their kidnap was not only illegal and aggression but also a crime against civilians.
📰 The prisoners who were released yesterday are:

- Hussein Fares, captured on January 29, 2025
- Hussein Qutaish, captured on February 16, 2025
- Sayyed Ahmad Shukr, captured by Israel on January 26, 2025
- Muhammad Najm, captured by Israel on January 12, 2025

All of them are civilians, and all were captured by Israel during the truce.

All of them kidnaped after the Lebanese president was elected.

So not only was south Lebanon under the protection of his leadership, they were all kidnaped after the war not during it like how his account lied and falsely claimed

The 5th to be released tomorrow is? The Lebanese soldier who was shot and kidnaped a few days ago.

What's messed up is that the Lebanese army statement didn't even use the word kidnaped about their soldier and said "the idf TRANSPORTED"
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Talking about the Lebanese army.....They issued a statement today saying:

"The Israeli enemy has erected an earthen berm near one of our positions in the outskirts of the town of Rmeish, and its removal is being discussed with relevant parties"

Can you imagine the Lebanese army allowed the IDF to build a new barrier near its base inside Lebanon, and doesn't dare remove it and has called on the UN and the US-headed committee to contact Israel to remove it!?

Diplomacy, mashallah...
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🇱🇧l🇮🇱 Earlier tonight, in violation of 1701 and the ceasefire agreement the Israeli enemy army attacked the Beqaa valley

The IDF claims to have targeted a Hezbullah strategic weapon manufacturing facility, which they have attacked during the war and during the ceasefire

Based on this claim, the facility was likely intact from inside and only the entrances damaged. The IDF is likely attacking any attempts to access it again
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🇱🇧l🇮🇱 In south Lebanon, Jewish occupation soldiers from the 21st Battalion of the Carmeli Brigade recited corrupted literature at the Magen Yehuda outpost

This is one of the 5 main IDF occupation bases that are in violation of the ceasefire agreement that stipulated a full Israeli withdrawal within 60-days.

Corrupted literature because modern Judaism doesn't teach Jews how to uphold agreements and laws
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🇱🇧l🇮🇱 As for the other Israeli violations today:

- Israeli occupation forces fired machine gun bursts from the Asi position opposite Mays al-Jabal toward the outskirts of the town adjacent to the border.

- Enemy forces fired machine gun bursts from their position on Tallet al-Hamams toward the Wazzani orchards adjacent to the Lebanese Army checkpoint.

- Israeli drones were active over Ain al-Arab and Wazaneh area

Etc etc
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As some are aware, the Information Branch in the ISF is one of the most technically advanced intelligence units in Lebanon which has many achievements.

The branch was the baby of the cooperation between the EU and both KSA and UAE on behalf of the Lebanese Sunni majority party the Future Movement (Hariri)

The branch also played a big role in uncovering many Israeli spies whenever they decided to care enough to work on the topic.

What I noticed in the few days and in brief:

- The Lebanese president wants to minimize the power of this branch and break it away from the Future movement in favor of the Lebanese army Intelligence branch

- The ISF leadership has been infighting over $ and a woman, as some media claim

- Pro-Hezbullah journalists have posted many tweets hailing the branch despite the political difference and expressed sadness that its most senior and capable officer (sunni) was not promoted to lead the branch

Here are the tweets that I thought were interesting and inspired this post. I'm not very knowledgeable and that deep in these details.

They talk good about Khaled Hamoud, who not leading the branch is a loss for it, but at the same time its weakening is allegedly a blow for 14-March and a relief to Hezbullah

- https://x.com/Hasanillaik/status/1900174976394703026

- https://x.com/radwanmortada/status/1899878288203419675
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🇱🇧 Today the Lebanese president picked the heads of the Lebanese security branches, filling the gaps.

The picks are interesting, especially the christian ones who all had a role in either commanding in south Lebanon or coordinating the ceasefire with the IDF (previous years etc)
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The Council of Ministers appoints Brigadier General Rodolphe Heikal as Commander of the Lebanese Army. (Christian)
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