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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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A van burnt on the road in Jonieh, leading to heavy traffic. https://t.co/63PKaAhPhX
A car crashed into a shop in Antelias area, earlier this morning. https://t.co/1qVhKOoV5L
US Kelly Craft: “Today we end a long period of UNSC complacency regarding UNIFIL’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and the increasingly destabilizing influence of Iran and the terrorist organization of Hezbollah. Today’s decision is a step towards improvement.1/ https://t.co/4Mx3rsMVme
"The reduction of the force from 15,000 to 13,000 is a necessary step towards a reassessment of the mission. UNIFIL will also have immediate and full access to the sites necessary to contain Hezbollah and reduce its huge arsenal of weapons," she added. 2/
"Trump is looking into the issue of UNIFIL in Lebanon to ensure the implementation of these improvements. We hope that the reforms will shed light on those who are flagrantly obstructing the mission and causing harm to peacekeepers and both the people of Lebanon and Israel" 3/ https://t.co/bFQwelDctd
On September the 1st the French president will visit Lebanon for the 100th anniversary of Lebanon's creation by France.

On September the 2nd David Schenker the head the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in the U.S. State Department will visit Lebanon. https://t.co/kz5d0wWXmb
President Aoun sends at 8:30 pm tomorrow, Sunday, a message to the Lebanese, followed by a dialogue with the journalist Ricardo Karam on the occasion of the first centenary of the declaration of the "Greater Lebanon State" and the latest political, economic and security dev. https://t.co/xnretBfwjA
After the Lebanese incident on August 7, the IDF yet again mis ID-ed its drone, but this time shot it down too. https://t.co/arumfNvMPO https://t.co/RwhxLK7yOx
US embassy in Beirut: "On September 2, the Assistant Secretary of State will travel to Beirut, where he will meet civil society representatives, discuss American efforts to aid in the aftermath of the Beirut Port bombing on August 4, and urge Lebanese leaders to implement reforms that respond to the Lebanese’s desire for transparency, accountability and a government free of corruption." https://t.co/MLpUH7lJJc
Al-Ahed:

"Lebanese agencies dismantled last week 4 terrorist networks whose theater was from Akkar to Minya and its vicinity, all the way to Tripoli.

The main goal of these networks is to seek to ignite secterian discord in the country and sow chaos, shooting and bombing." https://t.co/Lj0hDACNAu
Sources in the Lebanese Ministry of Health: We may reach 1،000 COVID-19 cases per day during the next week, especially since the general mobilization has faded away.

The exact word they used is: فرطت

The MOI is simply not enforcing the lockdown and people are refusing to abide.
IDF tanks were reported today on the border in the exact location where the robot dummy soldier was placed on the 23rd.

IDF Merkavas were also stationed in this location on the 22nd of August. https://t.co/FxIFhpGeAa