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🌲 - 🇱🇧 Shiite Council Deputy Head Ali Al Khatib says Lebanon cannot function properly as long as its sectarian political system remains in place. He criticized the absence of a unified national response to Israeli attacks, directing criticism at other Lebanese political forces for failing to stand with southern Lebanon and the Shiite community.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanese Forces MPs Ghassan Hasbani and Razi El Hage submitted a parliamentary inquiry containing 27 specific points to Lebanon's Interior and Defense ministers following the Galerie Semaan warehouse incident. The 27 questions, from the inquiry include: 1. Does a security coordination mechanism between Hezbollah and Lebanese security agencies exist? 2. When was this mechanism established? 3. Who authorized its establishment? 4. What is its legal basis? 5. Which state institutions participate in it? 6. Which officials oversee its implementation? 7. Are these arrangements documented in writing? 8. Has the Lebanese government formally approved them? 9. Does Hezbollah exercise security authority in specific Lebanese areas? 10. Who designates areas as security-sensitive zones? 11. Does the government officially recognize these zones? 12. Must security agencies notify Hezbollah before entering them? 13. Is Hezbollah's approval required before security operations? 14. Are judicial police subject to these coordination requirements? 15. Can security forces execute judicial warrants without consulting Hezbollah? 16. Can Hezbollah delay or obstruct the execution of judicial orders? 17. Were security coordination procedures invoked during the Galerie Semaan operation? 18. Who ordered the judicial police raid on the pharmaceutical warehouse? 19. Were the officers instructed to coordinate with Hezbollah beforehand? 20. Who obstructed the security patrol during the operation? 21. Were the armed individuals identified? 22. Were any suspects arrested? 23. If no arrests occurred, why was no immediate action taken? 24. What prompted the Lebanese Army's intervention? 25. Did any security coordination arrangements affect the army's response? 26. Who bears responsibility for arrangements that restrict lawful security operations? 27. What measures will the government take to ensure that Lebanese security institutions operate independently and enforce judicial decisions without interference from Hezbollah?

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanese security investigators have identified three Hezbollah members who accompanied the Dahr Al-Baidar explosives shipment in a Kia vehicle. The vehicle traveled ahead of the shipment to monitor security checkpoints before fleeing toward Beirut following the interception. The suspects were identified through surveillance footage and technical investigations, and efforts are underway to arrest them.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇷 Reuters, citing Lebanese security sources, reports that Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible regional war, backed by tens of millions of dollars from Iran. Preparations include acquiring explosives, producing attack drones, and rebuilding military capabilities. However, its forces and weapons stockpiles remain incompletely prepared.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Israeli airstrikes targeted Wadi al-Hujair and the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon. Israeli military vehicles were also observed moving in Hadatha, accompanied by heavy machine-gun fire. Meanwhile, an Israeli drone flew at very low altitude over Sidon and its eastern and southern suburbs for approximately one hour.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Lebanon's National News Agency reports intermittent shelling of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon.

🌲 - 💥🇱🇧🇮🇱 A massive Israeli controlled demolition took place in Yohmor Al Shakif, southern Lebanon, with the explosion heard across several areas of the south.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 Two Israeli airstrikes targeted Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon.

🌲 - 🇯🇴✝️ Surveillance camera footage shows three individuals identified as the attackers involved in the shooting at Saint Georges Church in Hammoud, Karak, southern Jordan.

🌲 - 🇯🇴✝️ Gunmen opened fire inside Saint Georges Greek Orthodox Church in Hammoud village, Karak, southern Jordan. Jordanian authorities confirmed that the number of casualties has risen to 19, including those killed and injured. Security forces are pursuing the suspects.

🌲 - ❗️🇯🇴✝️ A shooting attack targeted a Christian funeral procession in Karak, Jordan, with initial reports indicating at least seven people killed and two gunmen involved.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🔰 Hezbollah's Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc welcomed the Lebanese government's decision to postpone referring the Dahr Al-Baidar explosives case to the Judicial Council, describing the delay as a positive step toward resolving the matter. The bloc condemned what it called political targeting, warned against escalating internal tensions, and reaffirmed its rejection of state monopoly over weapons while Israeli occupation and threats persist. It also warned that Lebanon and the wider region face growing risks of renewed conflict involving Israel, the United States, and Iran.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 According to Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar, Hezbollah pressured Lebanese authorities to obstruct the judicial referral of the Dahr Al-Baidar explosives case under the pretext of preventing an internal confrontation. Hezbollah warned that the referral could trigger uncontrollable tensions, prompting Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to mediate with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The government ultimately postponed the referral, while Lebanese Forces ministers walked out in protest.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanon's Cabinet postponed referring Hezbollah's Dahr Al-Baidar explosives shipment case to the Judicial Council following a four-hour session marked by heated discussions. According to leaked cabinet minutes, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri led political efforts to delay the referral over concerns that immediate action could trigger a confrontation with Hezbollah. Lebanese Forces ministers walked out in protest, while Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed that storing or transporting weapons outside state authority violates Lebanese law and threatens public security. The referral remains on hold pending further investigations and the identification of those responsible.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea says a Lebanese security agency continues to send its intelligence reports simultaneously to President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and Hezbollah.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Lebanon’s Deep State consists of two components: a political establishment and senior officials occupying key positions within state institutions.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 An Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon.