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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.

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Flares were launched by the IDF over the border with Lebanon, near the Lebanese village of Yaroun.
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⋯ IDF says flares were launched after suspicious identification near the town of “Mattat” in occupied Palestine.
⋯ IDF's “All clear” given. According to Israeli media, the event was a false alarm.
Hezbullah mourns the death of one of its leaders, member of their Shura council, and the founder of Al-Qard al-Hasan bank, Hajj Hussein al-Shami.

He died due to suffering from terminal sickness over the past few years. He will be buried tomorrow in his home village.

Al-Qard al-Hasan, which translates to “the benevolent loan”, is an interest-free, fee-free bank, that gives loans and supports local projects in the Lebanese community.
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⋯ IDF's “All clear” given. According to Israeli media, the event was a false alarm.
Al-Manar reporter Ali Shoeib tweeted:

“A wild boar crossed the border fence, occupied 7 positions, two artillery sites, front edge tanks, locked the residents of 4 settlements in their houses, activated sirens, lit the spy towers, moved dozens of mechanisms, and occupied dozens of news websites and media!!”
Speculations on Megiddo Operation

While no faction has been officially blamed, Israeli OSINT think-tank Alma wrote today on Channel ⁠7: “We estimate that Hezbollah is responsible for the attack. There is a possibility that the operation was carried out in collaboration with Hamas and, in fact, was a joint operation.”

“If this is an action for which Hezbollah is responsible, in our assessment, Unit 133 (the successor to Unit 1800) is the immediate suspect (...) The attack in 2002 near Kibbutz Matsuva is reminiscent of the current attack” [two Palestinians were “directed by Unit 1800”]. Regarding the Galilee Forces–Lone Wolves claiming responsibility, Alma said it is “not a serious or authentic claim, it is a deception”.

“The current attack is a leap forward and, in fact, deviates greatly from the ‘rules of the game’ and ‘equations’ created vis-à-vis the Lebanese arena. A ground incursion into Israeli territory to carry out a terrorist attack has not occurred since 2006.”

Note: Alma is often untrustworthy.
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⋯ Video of a Lebanese man being detained across the border by the IDF today. It remains unclear whether it is connected to the aforementioned incident. Update: Israeli media reported a gag order on the incident. Reliable information is scarce from either…
Update: This video showed the Israeli-Arab driver who drove the resistance fighter to the north, according to Walla ⁠News.

He did not know about the identity of his passenger, and was later released after questioning. In the car was an explosive vest, a weapon and a grenade.
🔴Channel 13: The device that was used in the Megiddo operation was a Claymore model, containing 15 kg of explosives and many shrapnel. It is estimated that the device arrived in #Lebanon from #Russia.
🚨 Rocket sirens sounding in Nahal Oz, near the Gaza strip.
⋯ The IDF confirmed that a rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip, and landed in an open area near Nahal Oz.

The Iron Dome was not triggered during the attack.
Mossad assassinated 31-year-old Ali al-Aswad in Damascus countryside.

Aswad is a Palestinian engineer and a commander in the Syrian branch of Islamic Jihad (PIJ).

The attack could be a low-risk retaliation against the attack in north Israel.
Lebanese Wazzani Park was closed under enemy pressure

Lebanon's ministry of tourism closed all resorts on the Wazzani Spring with red wax, after complaints by the Israeli army and UNIFIL. The spring separates Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan (see ⁠map).

Although the resorts have submitted licenses since 2018, the ministry issued none. Yesterday, Amal MP Kassem Hashem called to reverse the decision: “We confirm that the will of the people of the South is stronger than the methods of some who serve the enemy, even indirectly, and want the region to be free of life, at a time when such projects have brought life back to the land that was liberated by the blood of martyrs, and when successive governments did not fulfill their obligations [to the border areas].”
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