🇧🇪🇱🇧⚡️- Belgium has asked its citizens to immediately leave Lebanon

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "Those killed in the Golan are Arabs and not Israelis, and the Golan is not Israeli territory. Therefore, there is no justification for self-defense because no one attacked them. Hezbollah does not target civilians in Israel, so why would Hezbollah target civilians in Syria?" – Abdallah Rashid Bou Habib, Lebanese Foreign Minister.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- It is likely that Israel will attack all areas of Lebanon tonight – alleged by several right-wing Israeli media.

— 🇮🇷/🇫🇷 NEW: The Islamic Republic of Iran has summoned the French ambassador for the offensive representation of Jesus Christ during the Olympics opening ceremony

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🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Lebanon's Foreign Minister says "Hezbollah is ready to withdraw beyond the Litani river if Israel stops the attacks" – Channel 12, left-wing, anti-Likud media.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "There is still hesitation in Israel regarding the possibility that the response [against Hezbollah] could lead to an all-out war, and intelligence is not clear on the issue of Iran not joining." - Channel 13

🇻🇪⚡️- Venezuelan exit polls suggest two-term incumbent Nicolas Maduro is leading by 20%.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Hezbollah will not retreat nor abandon even an inch of its territory without a fight" - Al Manar, pro-Hezbollah Lebanese media.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- BREAKING: The White House released a statement affirming that Hezbollah is responsible for the missile strike on Majdal Sham. Israel now effectively has the go-ahead from Washington.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- The Israeli retaliatory strike has already been determined. Work is underway to ensure that the strike is limited in size and territory and does not hit large cities with high population densities and civilians, including Beirut, so as not to drag Hezbollah into a powerful response – LBCI, left-wing Lebanese media.

🇪🇬🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Egypt has issued a statement urging calm and restraint between Hezbollah and Israel.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Right wing Israeli channels say "the IDF is ready at the push of a button."

Similar channels also allege that the War Cabinet is considering strikes against targets affiliated not just with Hezbollah, but the Lebanese state as well.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- An Israeli Heron TP drone photographed over southern Lebanon moments ago

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Explosion in Aita al-Shaab, southern Lebanon

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱/🇱🇧 BREAKING: Biden's senior adviser, Amos Hochstein, told the Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant in a call on Saturday that the U.S. is concerned about a possible IDF strike on Beirut in response to Hezbollah's attack, because it could get the situation to 'spiral out of control', per Israeli Officials – Walla News

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🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- At least 40 Iron Dome missiles were transported to some sections of northern Israel in preparation for interception missions

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli outlet Yedioth: "Tel Aviv's response will lead to several days of fighting without escalating into a wider war"

🇱🇧🇮🇱 - Israel said the same thing in 2006- this response will likely be disproportionate on Israel's part and lead to either an escalation or outright war.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- We are read to push the button to attack Lebanon, Senior Official to Israeli Channel 14, a right-wing, pro-Likud media.

🇫🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- French President Macron and Israeli PM Netanyahu held a phone call. Macron has urged Israel to exercise restraint and avoid escalation.