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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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Bakery syndicate in Lebanon: The bread crisis is real and caused by the lack of flour at the mills after the central bank failed to pay importing companies.
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Saudi minister of Defense and the Israeli minister of Defense are both in Washington today meeting U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan.

Reports are indicating that the three might hold a joint secret meeting.
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West Bank: During a raid on Tulkarm university by the IDF, two armed soldiers are seen escaping from a student who threw at them a small rock.
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After touring on polling stations during the elections, the U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea met with the head of the Lebanese โ€œGeneral Securityโ€, General Abbas Ibrahim, to discuss the current Lebanese internal political developments.
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Palestine: The IDF will NOT open a criminal investigation into the death of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed in Jenin last week, according to Jerusalem Post's military correspondent Anna Ahronheim.

While IDF does not prosecute its soldiers for crimes against Palestinians, it is reported by AP that the Israeli military โ€œhas identified a soldier's rifle that may have killedโ€ the journalist, โ€œbut [it] said it cannot be certain unless the Palestinians turn over the bullet for analysisโ€.

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The Lebanese Forces, FPM, opposition and most of the independents will not vote for Nabih Berri to become Parliament Speaker.

Judging by the fact that he's the only candidate, government formation and presidential elections will be very hard in the absence of cooperation.
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During the May 2021 aggression, Islamic Jihad in Gaza successfully sent a UAV over the Israeli settlements and IDF positions near Gaza.

It returned home safely.
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โ‹ฏ The sanctions targeted a Lebanese street advertisement company by the name โ€œFocusโ€.

It occasionally allowed Hezbullah to rent billboards for events and election campaigns.

Al-Jadeed's TV host Riad Kobaisi, who recently won a US State Department award, was one of the instigators against โ€œFocusโ€.
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David Hale, former US Under Secretary:

"Optimistic thoughts that occurred to many that independent candidates will be successful in the parliament and Hezbullah getting the blow are mere illusions. What awaits Lebanon in the coming days is a state of complete paralysis"
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The Lebanese army encircled a house in Bleeda containing several dozen landmines collected by a local suffering from mental disorders (National News Agency)
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Leading MP from Kataeb party Nadim Gemayel:

โ€œHezbullah's regional project was stopped, and today we assured everyone that the Iranian flag will not be raised in Lebanon. Beirut is Lebanese, and it will remain so.โ€
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The government approved the recovery plan amid rejection by the ministers of Hezbullah and Amal.

The plan includes new taxes.
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The loud sound heard in Beirut earlier was from a U.S. military cargo plane leaving Beirut airport.
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