David Hale: Hizballah cultivates and exploits Lebanon’s corrupt, “anything goes” environment and undermines the interests of the Lebanese people through the accumulation of arms and destabilizing activities across the region.

David Hale: - The tragic explosion is a symptom of the systemic problems in Lebanon which have persisted for far too long.

- Decades of mismanagement, corruption, and the repeated failure of Lebanese leaders to put aside their parochial interests and undertake meaningful, sustained reforms.

- The Lebanese people deserve better, and their demands for change could not be clearer. America stands in solidarity with those who have long called for tangible reforms and a government that respond to their longstanding and legitimate demands.

"And the martyrs with their Lord have their reward and their light"

The Islamic Resistance recovered the body of the martyr Ali Hussein Iskandar from the city of Hermel, who was martyred in November 2013 in Syria. https://t.co/sxE3Zkn1yp

The Israeli Ministry of Health:

50 new deaths from the Coronavirus were recorded, bringing the number of deaths in Israel to 1,376.

6,883 new infections were recorded.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health: 1027 new Coronavirus cases in Lebanon, and one death.

LBCI Information: The Corona Committee decides to postpone the return to school for 14 days because positive rates in COVID-19 PCR tests have risen to 8 percent.

11,983 tests were done, including 11,091 locally.

The positivity rate is 9.1%

492 are currently hospitalized. 139 in ICU https://t.co/NeT4D1WL0s

For locals looking for local products such as oil, herbs, Makdos and the likes check this personal effort by @Namliye_WSofra. It was created to assist their family.

Note: Not affiliated with it.

For those in need: As reported, the Italian Field hospital in the Lebanese University campus - Hadath is doing free COVID-19 PCR tests.

IDF deputy chief of staff Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir to Hezbullah secretary General Sayed Hasan Nasrallah: : "We will not accept the dictation of equation, you have already made a mistake once by killing two Givati soldiers in 2015." https://t.co/vGrSQfNJ8D

Zamir: " If there will be a similar event, and if there will be funerals on our side there will also be funerals on the other side.We are prepared for battle days and beyond, but at the moment we are taking actions to prevent and thwart this." https://t.co/EeRdERGk7O

Zamir: "We will not allow Hezbollah to drag us into long periods of tension. This game cannot be continued for a long time." https://t.co/Xgv3M3JdXb

Zamir: " In the next war we will not fight one enemy but an enemy coalition, in the north it will be not only against Hezbullah but also against its forces in Syria and possibly also against the forces of the third circle. And in time...faster.

https://t.co/hPEdNDwFWF

IDF units infected with COVID-19: Navy Intelligence Ship, Givati ​​Brigade Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Battalion, 10th Battalion of the Medical Corps, 15th Battalion of the Intelligence Division, 7th Battalion Of the ICT Division, and the Command of the Training Command. (1/2) https://t.co/nvMJTThbJK

Commanders will be summoned for a disciplinary inquiry. (2/2)

Iraq is not my domain, but Mr.Sadr is this you? https://t.co/wrAMLY1bp4 https://t.co/iJFvS6siTl

The state of Israel recorded a record 8,178 new COVID-19 cases yesterday.

66,640 PCR tests were done. https://t.co/17vMPMbPj1

Sudanese security services prevented a press conference to be held tomorrow, Saturday, to elect the executive office of the Sudanese-Israeli People's Friendship Association. (1/2)

The security services notified the owner of the hall in which the conference will be held, to withdraw the license. (2/2)