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๐Ÿšจ One of the ex-detainees in the Beirut port explosion case, US-Lebanese Muhammad Ziyad Al-Awf, Head of Beirut Port Security, fled to the US last night despite being under a travel ban.

Previously, Washington threatened to impose sanctions on Lebanon if he was not released.
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๐Ÿšจ The dollar exchange rate has reached an all-time high of 60,000 LBP for one dollar.

To put this into perspective, one dollar was worth at the beginning of the year...
2019: 1,500 LBP
2020: 2,000 LBP
2021: 8,500 LBP
2022: 30,000 LBP
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โ‹ฏ However, with every increase, the Central Bank figured out a way to temporarily cope with the increase, essentially buying time waiting for a political solution.

This time, the Central Bank is rumored to have ran out of temporary solutions โ€” such as dumping dollars on the Sayrafa platform (read โ more).
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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑโŒ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€” On today, January 26, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in a Joint Action alongisde of Shin Bet, Yamam, Israeli Border police, launched another Anti-Insurgency Operation in Jenin, Occupied West Bank focused on Palestinian Militants that often are present in the city.

As expected, Heavy Armed Clashes broke out as Israeli and Palestinian Forces, especially PIJ and Fatah Forces, attacked each other around Jenin's Streets

According to Palestinian Health Ministry says during the clashes, until the present moment, around 10 Palestinians were killed inside Jenin, with Israel Defense Forces saying that "three PIJ operatives during the raid in Jenin who were planning major attacks inside Israel", "Several more gunmen and rioters shot" and "One wanted man arrested" during the operation.
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โ‹ฏ 9 were martyred during the IDF's raid on Jenin, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health:

โ—พ๏ธ Mohammad Ghoneim (28)
โ—พ๏ธ Noureddin Ghoneim (25)
โ—พ๏ธ Mohammad Soboh (30)
โ—พ๏ธ Abdullah Al-Ghoul (18)
โ—พ๏ธ Wasim Jaas (22)
โ—พ๏ธ Mutasim Abu Hassan (40)
โ—พ๏ธ Izzedin Salahat (22)
โ—พ๏ธ Saeb Zreiqi (24)
โ—พ๏ธ Majeda Abed (Umm Ziyad) (61)

๐Ÿ”ด Four others are said to be in critical condition.

(Pictures: t.me/Pal_Shaheeed)
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โ‹ฏ The violence of the fighting was โ€œunseen since 2002โ€ according to observers.

These few images show the aftermath of an Israeli missile striking a home.
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๐Ÿšจ Red Alert in Ashkelon and its surroundings.
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โ‹ฏ Iron dome interceptions sighted over Ashkelon:
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โ‹ฏ Israeli media: 2 rockets were fired from Gaza towards Ashkelon and its surroundings and they were intercepted.
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