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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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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."
PM-designate Mustafa Adib via Twitter:

"France is a brotherly country historically. We must cooperate with it in order to take Lebanon to safety."
Paula Yacoubian for Al Jadid:

"Mr. Bahaa Hariri is trying to become "radicalized" to tighten the Sunni nerve and attract them towards him, and this commodity is of which we have a lot in Lebanon. This is what we are not selling anymore." https://t.co/N3bOXfatoO
Attack on Syria by IDF AF.

The Syrian air defenses launched AA missiles at IDF AF. Sounds of explosions reported near Damascus airport.

This would be the first attack since 20-7-2020 when IDF killed a Hezbullah member in Damascus leading to the border tensions.
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Video showing a successful intercept by Syrian AD of IDF AF missiles. https://t.co/aHZu15ln9P
@NewPress1 reporter: The occupation planes bombed the Syrian lands from the Jabal al-Sheikh area, as one of the Syrian anti-air missiles chased the occupation warplanes in the airspace of Jabal al-Sheikh, which forced the flight of the Israeli planes to the Tiberias area.

Note: It would likely explain why the attack was brief, and indicate it was not concluded. No reports yet if anything was hit on the ground.