Israel and the UAE plan to establish a joint spy bases on the island of Socotra, 350 kilometers from the Yemeni coast, to collect information about Iran's movements in the maritime domain, and the Houthi activities in Yemen. (1/2)

The intelligence capabilities of such bases are enormous, and they may even reach the shores of Pakistan.

Vazet Rapina - Makor Rishon (Israeli newspaper)

LBC: Sources the presidential palace:

The circulating decree relieving the Director General of Customs Badri Daher from his job and placing it at the disposal of the Prime Minister has not yet reached the Republican Palace to be signed. https://t.co/wmHEMzN0m5

President Aoun to Italian PM Conte: Your support for Lebanon is an embodiment of the distinguished relations between the two countries, and we hope that you will help us face the repercussions of displacement, advance the economy and remove the effects of the port explosion. https://t.co/1piAlh92G2

- The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, will visit Israel. The Palestinian leadership is stuck in the past, so the Israelis should not compare our agreement with them, with the agreements with Egypt and Jordan, the matter with us is 100% different.

Ali Rashid Al-Nuaimi, Chairman of the UAE Defense, Interior and Foreign Relations Committee. (Quoted by "Yediot Aharonot" newspaper)

The Italian PM is currently meeting with the speaker of the parliament Nabih Berri. https://t.co/ITFCuTpqyk

According to Mr. Aoun's tweet: "Sri Lanka provided 1675 kilograms of Ceylon tea for those affected by the explosion."

Today:
Mr. Aoun announced the distribution of Ceylon tea as gifts to the families of the soldiers in the Republican Guard Brigade! https://t.co/mORTOfPTZW

Won't be active today and probably tomorrow due to a medical condition.

Will update the news after that. Apologies.

Official statement. https://t.co/7FIgRcS42g

The US Treasury Department imposes sanctions on former Labor Minister Yusef Fenianos and former Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil

Schenker: Finianus and Khalil were involved in corruption operations that allowed Hezbollah to operate in Lebanon, and the sanctions are a message to the party and its allies that the time has come for another policy in Lebanon.

Today, the IDF Chief of Staff participated in assessing the situation in the Galilee formation together with the commander of the Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Amir Baram, the commander of the Galilee formation, Brigadier General Shlomi Binder and other commanders. https://t.co/dwf8G0bFJc

In the assessment of the situation, the operational and intelligence situation in the northern arena was presented to the Chief of Staff and the preparation measures of the targets for the possible scenarios were summarized.