Lebanon
“A short while ago, an anti-aircraft missile was launched over Lebanese territory towards an IDF UAV. The UAV was not hit,” tweeted the IDF.
Premier Saad Hariri conceded that he has “reached a dead end.”
Lebanese protesters plan to form a human chain across the country
A 105-mile chain from Tripoli to Tyre aims to “show image of a Lebanon which rejects any sectarian affiliation” • Soldiers fire on protesters blocking a road in Tripoli, injuring six.
The date came as Lebanese citizens call for political change in light of a faltering economy, including pushing for no new taxes, privatizing the telecom industry and halving the salaries of government officials.
The drone, which the Israeli army says was conducting “routine operations” and poses no intelligence risk, was allegedly shot down with a hunting rifle.
According to an Israel Builders Association report, nearly a million people lack access to a secure location in the north • Lieberman: Cancellation of 2018 fortification plan was “madness.”
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the facility plays a critical role in Hezbollah’s guided-missile program, adding that “Hezbollah, in fear of strikes, evacuated precious and unique equipment from the compound to civilian locations in Beirut.”
He threatened to shoot down Israeli drones, saying “there is now a new operational space, and it is Lebanon’s skies.”
Senior Israeli defense official says the country was “surrounded on multiple fronts” in the past few days, and needed to act within 24 hours to avoid fighting a war.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “knows exactly why he’s in a bunker,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu • Nasrallah: There are “no more red lines.”
Israel is enforcing its red lines in both Syria and Lebanon, but while it has so far been extremely successful on the tactical front, the strategic threat continues to exist.
Hezbollah is still licking its wounds from a drone strike in Beirut, but alongside its promises of revenge, it will also seek other ways to amass an arsenal of precision missiles.
