🌲 - 🇸🇾🇱🇧 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa received Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt at the People’s Palace in Damascus.

🌲 - 🇲🇱 The Malian army announced that armed terrorist groups attacked military positions in the capital Bamako and other areas. Later, Reuters cited the army as saying the situation is now under control.

🌲 - 🇺🇸🇲🇱 The United States Embassy in Mali said it is monitoring reports of explosions and gunfire near Kati and Bamako Airport and urged Americans to shelter in place.

🌲 - 🇮🇶 The Kurdistan Regional Government said the region has been subjected to more than 800 attacks since the start of the war.

🌲 - 🇮🇷 Mehr News Agency reported that explosions heard east of Tehran were caused by leftover wartime munitions.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Concentrated Israeli artillery shelling reportedly targeted Yahmar al-Shaqif.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israeli shelling reportedly targeted areas south of Tyre and the towns of Qantara and Al-Qusayr in Marjayoun district.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 An Israeli airstrike reportedly targeted a motorcycle in Yahmar al-Shaqif.

🌲 - 🇩🇪🌍 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the Middle East conflict is sending geopolitical shocks through energy markets in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israeli reconnaissance aircraft were reported flying at low altitude over Beirut’s southern suburbs and administrative Beirut in Lebanon.

🌲 - 🇵🇰 Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said it continues efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Renewed Israeli artillery shelling reportedly struck the town of Houla in Marjayoun.

🌲 - 🇵🇰🇮🇷 A Pakistani source told Reuters that Abbas Araghchi presented Iran’s demands and reservations regarding U.S. proposals.

🌲 - 🇮🇷🇵🇰 Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Abbas Araghchi explained Iran’s vision for ending the war during his meeting with Pakistan’s army chief.

🌲 - 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian state television, citing senior military leadership, said Iran will respond to U.S. forces if what it described as blockade and piracy continue in the region.

🌲 - 🇮🇷 Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters stated it is prepared and determined to continue managing and controlling the Strait of Hormuz.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Reports of assault on Saint Joseph parish priest Father Rabih in Ras Roueissat - Zaaytriyeh, a predominantly Shia area in the Metn province.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Apparently the Zaaytriyeh neighborhood in the Ras Roueissat area saw an altercation between a member of the municipal police and two individuals from Zaaytriyeh who are affiliated with Hezbollah, leading to a rapid and dangerous escalation.

According to our information, the two individuals assaulted the municipal police officer, prompting the parish priest of Mar Youssef, Father Rabih, to intervene in an attempt to contain the situation and calm tensions. However, matters quickly spiraled out of control, and the priest himself was shoved and insulted, forcing him to retreat into the church for protection.

The escalation did not stop there. Reports indicate that the assailants pursued the priest inside the church, threatening to kill him—an act that constitutes a blatant violation of the sanctity of religious places. Several worshippers were also attacked, and the priest was prevented from completing the prayer service, in a scene that sparked widespread shock and outrage among local residents.

What happened cannot be considered an isolated incident; rather, it represents a dangerous indicator of the erosion of state authority and the absence of the rule of law—especially when assaults reach places of worship and members of the clergy, who are supposed to be shielded from any conflict or abuse.

In light of these events, citizens are raising a legitimate question: Where is the state? Where are the security forces in protecting citizens, ensuring the freedom to practice religious rituals, and safeguarding human dignity?

The continuation of such incidents without serious accountability opens the door to further security breakdown and threatens civil peace during one of the most sensitive periods Lebanon is going through. What is required today is immediate and decisive action from the relevant authorities to put an end to these violations and to reassert the rule of law over everyone without exception.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Reports that the two Hezbo individuals turned themselves in to the authorities. Unverified.

The residents of Roueissat and Zaaytriyeh are predominantly Shia, mostly from the Zaaiter family (hence the name), which originates from Baalbek, where they still have very strong ties to the clans. These people are not good people.
Just to jog some people’s memories, these Shia pockets (around 8-9 villages) in the Christian heartland were left untouched by the Christian militias during the 1975 Lebanon War, even though they were perfectly capable of expelling its residents.

Maybe Zaaytriyeh needs to be... hmmm.. let's say... fixed.

Btw this means nothing. They’ll probably be bailed out and face little to no consequences.

Interesting contrast between Israel and Hezbollah.
When an IDF operative acts like a hooligan, smashes a crucifix, he gets disciplined and the Israelis apologize.
But when Hezbollah operatives assault a priest, they will probably get a small slap on the wrist and a wink from their commander. And Maronites will be painted as the bad guys because Shias are eternal victims.

You know, I sometimes think back to the fact all of this could've been avoided if our grandfathers were more racist and sectarian. We just weren't sectarian enough back in 1943. (Admin thoughts)

French Liberalism really did ruin us.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Hezbollah announced that it targeted an Israeli army evacuation force in the town of Taybeh with a suicide drone.

🌲 - 🇸🇾 The public trial session began for former head of the Political Security Branch in Daraa, Atef Najib.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanon’s National News Agency reported normal vehicle movement across the Qasmiyeh coastal bridge and the main "borj Al-Rihal" bridge.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 Israeli warplanes were reported flying over Beirut, Keserwan, Aramoun, and the mountain regions in Lebanon.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced that 7 people were killed and 24 injured in yesterday’s airstrikes.

🌲 - 🇫🇷🇺🇸 French President Emmanuel Macron expressed full support for Donald Trump, saying the armed attack targeting him was unacceptable.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 An Israeli airstrike reportedly targeted the area between Eastern and Western Zawtar in southern Lebanon.

🌲 - 🇮🇷 Mehr News Agency quoted Iran’s deputy parliament speaker as saying the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its previous status under any circumstances.

🌲 - 🇮🇷 An Iranian lawmaker said the Speaker of Iran’s parliament survived two assassination attempts.

🌲 - 🇮🇱🇱🇧 An Israeli drone was reported flying at very low altitude over Zahrani and nearby villages in southern Lebanon.

🌲 - 🇮🇱 The New York Times, citing two sources, reported that the Israeli president decided not to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a pardon in his corruption cases.

🌲 - 🇶🇦🇰🇿 Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed de-escalation efforts with Kazakhstan’s foreign minister to enhance regional security and stability.

🌲 - 🇵🇸🇮🇱 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said Palestine is facing a financial crisis due to Israel withholding $5 billion of Palestinian funds.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The Israeli Defence Force is investigating an incident captured on video of IDF forces destroying solar panels in IDF controlled, Christian majority Debel, southern Lebanon. The same location where IDF forces destroyed the crucifix monument this week. Lebanese media also report that IDF troops damaged water infrastructure in the village.

⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 An Israeli airstrike on the town of Mifdun.

@wfwitness

⚡️🇮🇱🇱🇧 A call was received from the Israeli army to the Lebanese Civil Defense demanding the evacuation of the towns of Zoutar Al-Sharqiyeh and Zoutar Al-Gharbiyeh in the Nabatieh district.

@wfwitness

⚡️🇮🇱🇱🇧 Channel 12: 3 UAVs from Lebanon were shot down.

@wfwitness

I think it is high time Christians in Lebanon align themselves clearly outside of Arab or Muslim axises, be it Iran or Saudia Arabia.