🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 The mayor of Ain Saadeh, Maurice Asmar, states that the targeted apartment on the third floor was already empty and not inhabited at the time of the strike in the Ain Saadeh Hills area, Matn District (Mount Lebanon).

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Ain Saadeh municipality head Maurice Asmar: No confirmed information yet on the identity of the target or whether anyone fled the building; investigations are solely in the hands of the competent security agencies.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🔺️ MP Razi Hajj: We are facing a tragedy following the death of Pierre Moawad and his wife, paying a heavy price for a war imposed on us; calls were made to stop renting to unknown individuals in the area.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🔺️ MP Razi Hajj: The strike targeted the third floor of the building, investigations are ongoing, and the situation exceeds the capacity of municipalities.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱🚨⚠️ Reports to our channel indicate that if the rental contract in Ain Saadeh is confirmed, of the targeted apartment, the tenant is identified as Mohammad Ibrahim Wehbi, as the potential target of the Israeli airstrike. #Unconfirmed

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 A woman from the Matar family was found dead after being present at Pierre Moawad’s residence during the airstrike in the Ain Saadeh Hills area, Matn District (Mount Lebanon).

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 The owner of the apartment struck in Ain Saadeh stated that the unit had not been rented, raising further questions about the target of the strike.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Bar Association head Imad Mertenos: Lebanon is in a difficult situation; the displaced are our own people, and there are concerns that Israeli actions may aim to spark civil strife.

🌲 - 🌍 Bahrain’s Foreign Minister: Continued disruption in the Strait of Hormuz will delay vital supplies of energy, food, and fertilizers for millions of people.

🌲 - 🇮🇷 Fars Agency: 15 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours after receiving authorization from Iran.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Red Cross sources: The near-final toll from the Ain Saadeh apartment strike stands at 3 killed and 3 injured.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 MP Melhem Riachi: Pierre Moawad was a victim of others’ wars on Lebanese soil; we remain rational and leave matters to the security agencies.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 MP Melhem Riachi: We will coordinate tomorrow with Metn MPs, municipal leaders, and Lebanese Forces leadership to take appropriate measures.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 MP Elias Hankach: Calls to reinforce security presence in Metn and urges citizens not to rent apartments to unknown individuals.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Fouad Abou Nader (Nourj): The devastating war has not yet fully begun; the displacement crisis is turning into a humanitarian emergency, criticizing Hezbollah’s approach toward Lebanese citizens.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Ain Saadeh Mayor Maurice Asmar: The municipality is ready to provide shelter for residents of the targeted building.

🌲 - 🇺🇸 The White House: A press conference is scheduled tomorrow where President Donald Trump will address the rescue of US pilots from Iran.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Former MP Eddy Maalouf: Awaiting investigation results regarding Ain Saadeh; there is ongoing coordination with municipalities and security agencies, but displacement in North Metn is significant.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Eddy Maalouf: No issue coordinating with other political actors on the displacement file—this matter goes beyond politics.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 MP Chouki Dakash: Our responsibility is great; we trust the Lebanese Army and state institutions, and stress that not all Shiites are Hezbollah.

🌲 - 🌍 Oil markets: US crude rose by $2 to $113.6 per barrel; Brent crude increased by $2.4 (2.2%) to $111.43, and WTI rose by $3 (2.7%) to $114.57 before global prices later declined on reports of possible US-Iran ceasefire talks.

🌲 - 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Axios: The first phase of a potential agreement between Washington and Tehran may include a 45-day ceasefire.

🌲 - 🇰🇼🇮🇷 Kuwaiti Army: Currently intercepting ongoing missile and drone attacks.

🌲 - 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi authorities: Responding to an incident caused by falling debris on a company (Raneen Systems) in the industrial city.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 National News Agency: Two killed in an airstrike on Burj Rahhal, with continued Israeli overflights above Tyre and artillery shelling reported on Arzoun and Ghandoorieh.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🔺️🇮🇱 Lebanese Forces official Maroun Maroun: The targeted apartment in Ain Saadeh was rented just 48 hours prior to the strike, and the late Pierre Moawad had objected and asked the owner to have it vacated.

🌲 - 🇮🇷🇮🇱 Israel strikes Iran’s largest petrochemical facility

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Israeli army carried out a large-scale demolition operation targeting buildings in the town of Naqoura.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Update Ain Saadeh Case:

Lebanese Army Intelligence is intensifying its investigation into the Ain Saadeh explosion, focusing on a motorcycle seen fleeing toward the Daoura–Bouchrieh corridor.

Authorities are probing the use of the targeted apartment, unregistered and possibly used as an off-books safe location, while DNA tests are underway to determine if an unidentified third individual was the intended target.

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🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health: 1,497 people have been killed and 4,639 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since March 2.