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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Second preliminary session in the Ayyash case on September 16 to review the status of the case file and ensure speedy preparation for the trial. https://t.co/aC2VEYK38i
@Twitter @jack Please ban me, some Lebanese can't handle a slightly different opinion than their's. https://t.co/nedNg1ujLF
That tweet was not projection or fake. The political opinion of the locals there is known, and the ones working there (NGOs) are known. I was not faking news and calling them pro Lebanese forces because I wanted to shape a narrative... it's because they are.
I didn't say all protesters are Lebenese Forces. I said those in that area that attacked the new PM are.

Anyways, this is the head of LF talking about the protesters: https://t.co/h6AwXTiDUJ
The French embassy distributed the program of the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lebanon:

Monday August 31:

- 20:00: President Macron arrives at Beirut airport, where President Michel Aoun will receive him.

- 21:00: Meeting with Mrs. Fayrouz at her home.

- 23:00: Meeting with Saad Hariri.
Tuesday September 1:

- 9:30 am: President Macron arrives at Jaj Cedar Reserve to celebrate the centenary of Greater Lebanon.

- 10:45: Visit of the port of Beirut and then meeting with representatives of the United Nations and civil society organizations recruited to rebuild the port and city, on board the helicopter-carrier Le Tonnerre. Meeting with military 'Ventoux' teams who helped clean and remove rubble from the port.

- 13:30: Official reception at Baabda Palace

- 13:45: Official lunch at Baabda Palace hosted by President Aoun in honor of President Macron.

- 15:15: Visit to Rafic Hariri Hospital.

- 17:00: Meeting with the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, at the Senoub Palace.

- 17:30: Meeting with Lebanese political officials at the Pine Palace.

- 19:30: Press conference at the Pine Palace, attended by accredited media professionals. END
Former War Minister Naftali Bennett:

"Nasrallah announces that he will kill an Israeli soldier. The government is sitting and waiting

Hamas have created 24 fires across the south since this morning. The train stations halted.

Netanyahu and Gantz crushed the Israeli deterrence" https://t.co/AQ570VLiTc
Occupied Palestine: Netanyahu: I meet with leaders from the Islamic world more than you think

Note: Well that's UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, KSA, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Morocco and others

Technically the anti occupation camp now is Palastine, Lebanon (part of it), Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and Pakistan. https://t.co/YDreupf3dm
The Army Command - Directorate of Orientation issued the following statement:

On 8/30/2020, from 13:30 pm until 8/31/2020 at 03:00 am, 5 hostile air violations were recorded over the southern regions.
Civil Defense: The bodies of two boys were recovered from the beach in Ramlet al-Bayda.

Likely drowned while swimming.
The Ministry of Health: 7 deaths and 438 new cases of COVID-19 in Lebanon.
Only 5,446 tests were done, including 4,052 local ones because it was Sunday.

Most tests are done by the private sector.

The positivity rate is 8.5% https://t.co/I1xydb5bOn
Hezbullah was able to recover the body of the martyr Hussein Sharif Romani, who was martyred in 2016 in Syria. https://t.co/C0mtEDYkEt
French president Macron just landed. https://t.co/pLunLuHadE
President Michel Aoun receives French President Macron at Rafic Hariri International Airport, after which he moves to the home of Mrs. Fairouz to honor her with medals from the French state. https://t.co/suD7NONBeW
French President Emmanuel Macron:

"I tell the Lebanese that you are brothers of the French. As I promised you, I am returning to Beirut to review developments regarding emergency aid and to work together to create the necessary conditions for reconstruction and stability."