The Southern front continues to hold its ground amidst mutual operations between the parties at the border, as Hezbollah today introduced "Jihad Mughniyeh" missiles into the battleground, targeting for the first time the deployment of Israeli soldiers around the Zabdine site.

From the heat of the southern border to the burning issue of displacement dominating internally, in the latest development, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi called for resolving the file, regretting the lack of cooperation from European countries and considering that "these countries use Syrian refugees for political purposes in Syria and do not want to separate the political problem from the return of these individuals to their homeland."

Meanwhile, Beirut and its suburbs' Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Church, Elias Audi, stated in today's sermon that the forces of evil, corruption, and misguidance will not prevail over Lebanon.

In a new development regarding the "TikTokers" case that shook the Lebanese streets, the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces today announced the arrest of a suspect accused of luring minors through a "Tiktok" account for the benefit of gang members in the Lilki area.

Regionally, as the war in Gaza persists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that the Israeli attack on Rafah will create a significant state of chaos and will not eradicate the presence of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. He also pointed out that the Biden administration will not send weapons to Israel that would result in the killing of civilians in Rafah.

Regarding international stances on Middle Eastern developments, Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations president stated that his country will not hesitate to assist any nation that requests it.

Similarly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asserted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a level that would make Hitler jealous with his methods of genocide.

Furthermore, Egypt declared its intention to intervene in support of South Africa's lawsuit against Israel before the International Court of Justice.

In addition, donor entities pledged to provide over two billion dollars to support Gaza during a conference in Kuwait.

Economically, the Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced today that the country has achieved self-sufficiency in liquefied gas and has begun exporting the surplus, with crude oil reserves exceeding 160 billion barrels.