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)

Israel and Lebanon has agreed to hold maritime border negotiations - The Jerusalem post by @Faytuks

Note: It is still unclear if it is direct or indirect negotiations.

Ah well it seems it will be direct. The same place where the Lebanese army monthly meets the IDF in the presence of the UN.

Simply despicable. Both the monthly meetings and this soon.

JPost

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on the demarcation of the southern borders to «Al-Akhbar»: «The battle will begin now» https://t.co/9alr5U2I3v

Ali was buried today in his hometown. https://t.co/7jrDaKMTbp

Lebanese Ministry of Health: 1,143 new cases of Coronavirus were registered in Lebanon within 24 hours.

Four deaths were also recorded.

13,793 tests were done, including 12,391 locally.

The positivity rate is 9.1%

151 hospitalization. https://t.co/hhRz9Dvz1K

Minister of Education Tariq ⁠Al-Majzoub:

- A former minister of education threatened me that he would “destroy me in the judiciary” if I disclosed the files of corruption in the ministry... The ministry of education is looted. Pictures of political leaders and clerics are in the offices of some employees and political parties that have obstructed reform steps.

- 11 employees receive salaries of more than 400 ⁠million LBP annually and they do not work in a ministry.

Ex prime minister Mikati to MTV: Discussions will be held tonight at the government level, otherwise the PM-designate will likely apologize. https://t.co/lS82iFIM9X

Sami Fatfat to LBCI: Our information says that the government formation is ready for PM Adeeb, and it is now up to the President Aoun and the parliament speaker. https://t.co/USx0DQybfx

A meeting in the meantime between Adib and the two "Khalileans" to try to find a solution to the complex of the so-called Minister of Finance and the Shiite ministers, and information that is likely to be a solution by merging the list of the two Khalileans and Adib and filtering the names to choose the common names.

Episode 4 : http://program.almanar.com.lb/episode/134983 (Arabic). Great footage.

US Deputy Secretary of State David Hale before the Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress: "We support the armed forces (the Lebanese army) and our allies in Lebanon as part of the strategy to confront Hezbollah." https://t.co/MPVjUXGX8y

By "allies", David Hale means 14-March parties and US-affiliated NGOs that US State Department's David Schenker met when he was in Lebanon a few weeks ago.

Full video of this hearing, with questions and answers + trannoscript:

www.foreign.senate.gov/he…

David Hale: "Over the years, we have provided $10 billion in support to Lebanon both the security services on one hand and to private NGOs on the other for economic development and humanitarian support."

Some interpret it as what came after 17 ⁠October 2019, which is wrong. He is talking of the decade after 2006.

www.foreign.senate.gov/he…

Making peace with your enemy after crushing his bones does not qualify you to be a dove of peace.

We are misrepresentating surrender as peace.

Making peace after war crimes and genocide is simply declaring victory in a war the other side lost. https://t.co/70XxYqVvTK