— 🇮🇶 Statement by the office of his Eminence, Grant Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani, on the situation in Lebanon:

'In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

In these difficult days that the noble Lebanese people are going through, as they are increasingly exposed to brutal Israeli aggression and savage acts, including the bombing of large numbers of personal communication devices and the like, targeting homes crowded with citizens, even women and children, and launching intensive raids on dozens of villages and towns in the south and the Bekaa, which has resulted - so far - in the martyrdom and wounding of a large numbers of heroic resistance fighters and other innocent civilians and the displacement of tens of thousands from their homes and houses, the supreme religious authority expresses its solidarity with the dear Lebanese and his condolences to them in their great suffering, raising its hands in supplication to God Almighty to protect them and shield them and repel from them the evil of the wicked and the plots of the wrongdoers, and to include their righteous martyrs with mercy and contentment and grant the wounded and injured a speedy recovery.

While calling for every possible effort to stop this ongoing barbaric aggression and protect the Lebanese people from its devastating effects, he calls on the believers to do whatever contributes to alleviating their suffering and securing their humanitarian needs.

May God protect Lebanon and its dear people from all harm and misfortune.'

19 Rabi' al-Awwal 1446 AH, corresponding to 23 September 2024 AD.

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— 🇱🇧/🇮🇱 Lebanon Ministry of Health: 'The initial death toll is 50 and over 300 wounded in today's Israeli airstrikes'

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— ❗️🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: Death toll is now at least 100, with 400+ wounded, many critically

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To those who haven't realized it yet, we've clearly entered the beginning stages of the Third Lebanon War.

At this point, Hezbollah is hoping for Israel to invade Lebanon; it's the only way Hezbollah will have a clear advantage.

— ❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 BREAKING: The IDF asks all Lebanese citizens of the Beqaa Valley to evacuate their homes to a distance of at least 1,000 meters within the next 2 hours

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🥀 There are several civilian massacres in Bint Jbeil and Dier al-Zahrani.

The death toll in Lebanon is now 200, with 800 injuries. The actual death toll is much higher.

— 🇮🇱/🇱🇧 Israel is massacring civilians in Lebanon, the death toll is likely more than 300 now, with nearly 1,000 wounded

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— 🇮🇷 NEW: In an executive order, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, has appointed Mohammad Mokhber, the former Vice President during the Raisi administration, as the Supreme Leader's assistant and advisor

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