The Israeli invasion is going according to plan - its slow pace is not the result of fierce resistance. What makes me say that? The level of destruction we’re seeing in the South. Lebanese villages have been completely razed to the ground (here Mhaibib). Thread with images🧵
2/ The 2024 war is strikingly different from the 2006 one. Israel has not launched a massive emotional destructive campaign across all Lebanon but is meticulously making sure to dismantle, and make disappear, every trace of life in the first 10KM on its border. It is, in fact, creating the buffer zone it said it would. Here, the village of Yaroun was one of the first to fall.

Yesterday, in less than 24 hours, Hezbollah sympathizers and affiliated individuals threatened the village of Rmeish in South Lebanon, and the city of Zahle in Bekaa (Lebanon 3rd largest city). This is to provide some information and context.
Thread 🧵 2/ Rmeish, a Christian village, situated on the Israeli border, is in the middle of the Israeli-Hezbollah war. Over the past year, Hezbollah has intimidated its inhabitants, and did so for decades – it is easy to contact people from Rmeish and ask about their daily-lives.

1/ I went to sleep when displaced people from the South/Bekaa were refused entry to Ain el Remmaneh (Christian). I woke up seeing others being refused entry in Druze regions. Calling Christians and the Druze racists is misleading everyone and unfair. Thread on context and facts🧵 2/ Ain el Remmaneh has, since the civil war, been a sensitive area. The Chiah area, which used to be a Christian majority neighborhood, has turned into a Shia majority one during the war after several clashes.

Thread: these are some of the videos I received. Again, I didn't film these myself and don't have the names of the people who did. But they relay some of the events we witnessed today. 2/ Back-up militiamen walking towards Tayyouneh.

I was walking around Gemayze, Mar Mikhael, and Martyrs' Square and took some pictures of graffitis and a couple of other things that pretty much illustrate the situation in #Lebanon. Thread. 2/ With Hariri being re-re-designated, this trash can represents pretty much the situation in the country: مضحك مبكي.

Some things to think about after Ismail Haniyeh's visit to Lebanon and to the camp of Ein al Helwe. He comes at a time of great turmoil, not only in Lebanon, but in Palestinian refugee camps as well. The latter are also dealing with unrest and protests. Thread. 2/ Hamas' show of force was predictable. The Fatah, who's mostly in control of the camps in Lebanon, through the PLO, faces accusations of corruption, clientelism, and violence. They've been losing support for years, especially after failing their popular base.

With all the fake news and tensions I've been seeing for the past few months, I've decided to conduct a little investigation to make sure if what was shared online was true or false. This is a small list of things I found. Thread. 2/ The famous "Nasrallah crying over Soleimani but smiling over the Beirut blast", is of course a fake. Nasrallah crying happened in September 2018, more than a year before Soleimani's death. Nasrallah was commemorating Ashura back then.

Here's a link: ynetnews.com/articles/0,734…

I called many Palestinian friends from around Lebanon to see what they thought of the latest diplomatic development in the region: #UAE and #Israel normalizing relations. This is a small collection of quotes. 1/ Defeat: "it's over. I grew up listening to stories my grandpa used to tell me. At one point during the Lebanese civil war, he told me "we're all alone, Arabs have abandoned us. Get a diploma and get the hell out of here."

Thread: Following 3 months of protests and in the middle of a socio-economic crisis, it is natural that security forces start feeling tired, stressed and commit major abuses. To be clear, I'm not finding any excuse for their behavior last night, they should be condemned. #Lebanon 2/ In developed countries, policemen are supported by systems, syndicates, and psychosocial support. Even if their mission is to protect citizens and uphold the law, they need protection themselves, which should be ensured by the state and their institution.