Situation in Lebanon continues to escalate, with new Israeli advances

In terms of airstrikes, the Israeli army turned the area into kill zones, killing a police officer in Aita and attacking civilians in Aitaroun.

Many youth, including Hezbullah are being martyred. The Israeli attacks are targeting the area as kill zones.

No updates on yesterday's event in Beqaa, rasing worry.

Israeli media is silent, hopefully because they didn't achieve anything. No airstrikes and not even reports of deaths in Lebanon.

Inshallah not Misyaf 2.0

Keir Starmer on Iran:

We do need to find a way to de-escalate the situation in Iran.

QatarEnergy has delayed its major LNG expansion after a drone attack forced the shutdown of the Ras Laffan plant.

The North Field East project is now expected to begin exports in early 2027, assuming the facility reopens within about a month.

A longer outage—amid escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf—could push the timeline back further.

Source: Bloomberg

Iran’s IRGC has shared video showing drones being launched toward Israel and countries in the Gulf region.

BREAKING: U.S. orders non-essential embassy staff and families to leave its Adana consulate in southern Türkiye due to security risks linked to the Iran war, while maintaining a Level 2 travel advisory for the country.

🇮🇷⚔️🇦🇪 New Iranian attacks on the Fujairah oil terminal in the UAE.

NASA's FIRMS satellite shows new fires breaking out at

Fujairah is located on the Gulf of Oman, outside of the Strait of Hormuz and thus its possible to "safely" export oil.

These new attacks show a commitment from Iran to stop any oil exports from the UAE and deepen the oil crisis.

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🌾 45% of urea production goes through the Strait of Hormuz. We are about to see another massive shock to fertiliser markets.

Trump tells Israeli media that he will not end the war on Iran without Israel's consent

He also boasts that “we’ve destroyed a country that wanted to destroy Israel”

Max Blumenthal

Multiple USAF tankers which had been supporting the USAF and IAF sorties from bases in Saudi Arabia have left for Europe.

They have been evacuated out of Prince Sultan Airbase.

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✝️ Father Pierre Al-Ra'i, parish priest of Qlaiaa, has passed away after succumbing to injuries sustained in Israeli artillery shelling that targeted a residential neighborhood in the town.

The town is historically friendly to Israel

❗️ Israeli forces have advanced towards Taybeh town and Reb Tlateen.

Pre-2023 this is considered close to the second line of defense, but after the 2024 ceasefire and the evacuation of the border towns, this is no longer the case

Israeli attacks in Hermel, Beqaa

Empty ATACMS missile container found in the deserts of Kuwait, suggesting the U.S. may be launching HIMARS strikes on Iran from Kuwaiti territory.

ATACMS is a U.S. short-range tactical ballistic missile launched from HIMARS, capable of striking targets up to ~300 km.

BREAKING: France plans a “purely defensive” mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Macron said from Cyprus.

❗️Reporter Mohammad Al-Saheli captures a photo of a four-wheel drive vehicle in the eastern mountain range, used by an Israeli commando unit to withdraw after landing in the town of Nabi Chit.

Unclear if destroyed by Hezbullah or by Israel when they withdrew.

🇮🇷| Iran published footage of the launch of Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile towards “Tel Aviv”.

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❗️After putting Hezbullah fighters on trial in the military court, the government is now punishing journalist

Judge Raja Hamoush has charged journalist Ali Brou with felonies and misdemeanors related to sectarian incitement during wartime, threatening to kill both the President and the Prime Minister, and disobeying and rebelling against government decisions.

They got released today after Hezbullah had demanded they be released by Monday, by the way
The bail was 20,000,000 Lbp (approx. 23 USD)

❗️ Updates on Lebanon:

- Lebanese Gov announced its ready to talk with Israel directly under any format outside Lebanon

- Lebanon's PM and President are furious about the Lebanese army statement about the countering of the Israeli raid in Nabi Cheet in the presence of "local armed support"

- Lebanese state, while hesitant to replace the army commander", is already discussing other names

- France's Macron called Netanyahu about Lebanon. Israel didn't say what it intends to do nor showed any promises. They are busy in Iran and only inflicting damage on Lebanon so far.

- Almost ALL Lebanese political parties are rallying against Hezbullah.

- PM Nawaf will meet the commander of the Lebanese army soon, to implement the decree to outlaw Hezbullah's military and security apparatus.

Nawaf is expected to rebuke Haykel over the army's statement and actions

New attack in Younen in Beqaa.

The attack in Tebneen in south Lebanon, which targeted a motorcycle, killed one Syrian refugee and injured another

The dead Christian priest was anti-Hezbullah and a staunch advocate against it. He was killed in an Israeli double-tap attack.

He was checking the area of an Israeli attack near towm, that killed 3 Hezbullah fighters.

His town was always loyal to the SLA