🇺🇸🇮🇱 Despite the murder of the US citizen Omar Assad, beaten to death by the IDF last month, a congressional delegation led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Israel and the IDF.

Pelosi reiterated her commitment to Israel's security, calling the creation of Israel “the greatest achievement of the century”.

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⋯ AIPAC 2019 — Nancy Pelosi: “My father was a Shabbos Goy and spoke Yiddish”.

Shabbos Goy means a non-Jew who runs errands for Jews on Shabbat.

Reuters: Lebanon awards a contract to the French company CMA CGM to manage, operate and maintain container berths in Beirut Port for a period of 10 years.

The National News Agency: In the meantime, intense flight of "Israeli" warplanes is recorded at a low altitude over the Hasbaya and Al-Arqoub areas, all the way to the heights of Jabal al-Sheikh and the occupied Golan.

US Ambassador Dorothy Shea called Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and demanded he prevent security forces from implementing the judicial order to bring the Governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, before the judiciary for corruption.

🚨 IDF claims that they took down a drone coming from Lebanese territory.

Explosions are expected to be heard on the Lebanese-Palestinian border, part of a previously announced IDF drill near Metula settlement.

🚨 Red alert on the Palestinian -Lebanese border.

⋯ If not a faulty alarm, whatever was the threat (e.g. UAV), it likely came from Syria.

New wave of sirens

⋯ Israeli jets are now over northern Palestine.

No explosions heard.

⋯ Update: At least one explosion was heard by settlers.

Likely target: UAVs

⋯ More footage from the incident.

With the Iron Dome failing to neutralize a UAV from Syria/Lebanon, jets were scrambled to destroy it/them.

⋯ More footage of jet activity. Incident under investigation. Will update accordingly.

⋯ 🚨 Official update by IDF:

- UAV crossed from Lebanon

-Iron Dome failed to intercept the UAV

- Jets were scrambled to destroy it.

⋯ Possible crash site