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🌲 - 🇱🇧◽️ Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said the Dahr Al-Baidar explosives case must not be limited to prosecuting those caught transporting the shipment, arguing that an operation of this scale requires an organization to finance, coordinate and oversee it. He called for investigators to pursue those responsible behind the operation, criticized delays in implementing government decisions restricting military activity to the state, and reiterated his demand to refer the case to the Judicial Council, saying the criminal charges already filed strengthen the grounds for referral.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️ Residents of Rmeich rallied in support of Father Najib al-Amil after he was summoned for questioning following a dispute over unauthorized construction in the Christian border village. The controversy began when judicial authorities sought to question residents over building violations. Father Najib intervened, asking that enforcement be postponed because of the Israeli military presence and dangerous security conditions surrounding Rmeich. During the dispute, a judge interpreted his remarks as suggesting that residents might seek Israeli assistance against Lebanese authorities. The priest rejects this interpretation, maintaining that he was simply warning about the risks facing the village. Residents gathered to express solidarity with Father Najib, praising his longstanding commitment to their community.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇷🇺🇸 Hezbollah could be drawn into another war if the Iranian regime faces an existential threat, despite its weakened military capabilities, a senior Lebanese official told The National.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🔰 Tensions between Hezbollah and Nabih Berri's Amal Movement have surfaced in several southern Lebanese towns, despite efforts by both leaderships to preserve their alliance. Previous incidents include a dispute in Zefta over placing a Hezbollah flag on a former Amal member's coffin, tensions in Houmine al-Fawqa over the removal of an Amal flag and display of an Iranian flag, and conflicting accounts of a confrontation in Arabsalim over Hezbollah's military presence in residential buildings. Disagreements also extend to Hezbollah's possible participation in another regional war involving Iran. Nevertheless, both organizations continue to affirm their political alliance, with southern Lebanon remaining their principal shared concern.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🇮🇱 A massive Israeli controlled demolition rocked the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🟡 Hezbollah MP Hussein Hajj Hassan condemned the military prosecutor’s charges against eight Hezbollah members in the Dahr Al-Baidar explosives case, describing the prosecution as politically motivated and unjust. He argued that the accused were carrying out a national duty against Israeli forces and deserved to be honored rather than prosecuted, rejecting the allegations that their activities threatened Lebanese state security.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🔰 The eight Hezbollah members charged in Hezbollah's Dahr Al-Baidar explosives shipment case have been identified as Haitham Amhaz, Ali al-Kurdi, Ibrahim Habib (“Sajed”), Bilal Sabouri (“Zulfiqar”), Mohammad Ayoub, Mohammad Zaiter, Mohammad Hazimeh, and Irina Krishinova, Amhaz's wife. Zaiter was traveling in the escort vehicle, while Hazimeh owned the vehicle transporting the explosives. Charges include offenses against Lebanon's internal and external state security and violations of weapons laws.

🌲 - 🇱🇧🟡 Military prosecutor Claude Ghanem has formally charged eight Hezbollah members over the Dahr Al-Baidar explosives shipment with state security offenses, illegal possession of explosives, and forming unlawful organizations. Charges carry up to 10 years of hard labor.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️ Lebanese security forces have arrested Arkan al-Naddaf, a Syrian national born in 2004 and originally from Aleppo, on suspicion of murdering Maronite priest Father Samir Daou in Jbeil. The investigation continues under judicial supervision to determine the circumstances and motive behind the killing.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️ Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces have confirmed the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Maronite priest Father Samir Daou in Jbeil. The investigation is ongoing under judicial supervision.

🌲 - ❗️🇱🇧✝️ Lebanon's Internal Security Forces have arrested the main suspect in the murder of Maronite priest Father Samir Daou in Jbeil.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️ New details have emerged in the murder of Maronite priest Father Samir Daou, found dead in his Ain Jrain residence in Jbeil. The priest had traveled with a Syrian worker hired for olive harvesting before contact was lost. His body showed head injuries and possible stab wounds. Surveillance cameras captured the worker driving the priest's vehicle after his disappearance. His phone and other belongings were also missing. Investigators are currently examining forensic evidence and surveillance footage.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️ The people of Jbeil and Lebanon's Maronite community mourn the tragic loss of Father Samir Daou. A photograph from a First Holy Communion recalls his years of service next to his community.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️ Lebanese priest Father Samir Daou was found murdered inside his home in Ain Jrain, Jbeil district, after disappearing on Wednesday. According to preliminary reports, investigators suspect a worker of Syrian nationality who had accompanied the priest before his disappearance and allegedly fled with his vehicle. The investigation remains ongoing.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanese investigators have identified seven suspects in Hezbollah's Dahr Al-Baidar explosives shipment case, according to judicial sources. Only two suspects remain detained. Five others have been identified, including Hezbollah security operatives known as “Sajed” and “Zulfiqar,” coordinating the shipment between Baalbek and Dahieh. Judicial orders have been issued to locate and bring in the suspects, with charges expected as the investigation concludes.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanese Forces ministers are boycotting today's Cabinet session over the exclusion of Hezbollah's Dahr Al-Baidar explosives case from the agenda. The ministers criticized the decision to dedicate an entire session to waste management while postponing action on an urgent national security threat.

🌲 - 🇱🇧✝️🇮🇱 A powerful Israeli controlled demolition shook the vicinity of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon's Marjayoun district. Israeli forces had previously instructed residents to open their windows ahead of the blast.

🌲 - 🇱🇧 Lebanon's military prosecutor, Judge Claude Ghanem, is expected to conclude the Dahr Al-Baidar explosives investigation by Friday and file charges against more than four suspects linked to Hezbollah's shipment. According to Al-Modon, the Lebanese Forces and Kataeb continue demanding referral to the Judicial Council, while Nabih Berri's mediation aims to keep the case off Thursday's cabinet agenda.