NNA - The Islamic Resistance issued the following statement: "With utmost pride and honor, the Islamic Resistance announces the martyrdom of the martyr fighter Hussein Mohammad Badawi, known as "Husseini". He was born in 1985 from the town of Deir Kanoun Ras El-Ein in southern Lebanon. He ascended as a martyr on the path to [liberate] Al-Quds."     ================  

 NNA - The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon on Thursday executed a series of operations against the Israeli enemy along the southern border with occupied Palestine. On Thursday, November 23, 2023, at 08:30 a.m. (Beirut Time), the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli infantry gathering at the Al-Dhaira site, the Jal al-Alam site, and the Birkat Risha site. All attacks were executed with precision, resulting in direct hits on the enemy positions, a statement by the Islamic Resistance read. At 09:00 a.m., the Islamic Resistance continued its assault, successfully targeting an Israeli infantry deployment near the Sa’saa settlement. The operation resulted in direct hits, inflicting significant damage on the enemy forces. At 9:15 a.m., the Islamic Resistance targeted and destroyed a Merkava tank located at the Al-Raheb site using a guided missile. Subsequently, when an Israeli infantry force arrived at the tank’s location, they were targeted with guided weapons, leading to casualties among the enemy ranks. At 10:15 a.m., the Islamic Resistance directed forty-eight Katyusha missiles towards the Ein Zeitim base near the city of Safed, the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 91st Division. The attack resulted in a direct hit on the base. At 9:30 am, the Islamic Resistance executed a precision strike on the Khirbet Maer site and its positions using advanced missile weaponry, achieving a direct hit. Subsequently, at 11:00 am, the Islamic Resistance continued its strategic operations by targeting a residence within the Al-Manara settlement, where Israeli enemy soldiers were stationed. Employing two guided missiles, they achieved precise hits on the designated target. Also at 11:00, the Islamic Resistance fighters launched a precise operation targeting an assembly of Israeli enemy soldiers situated near the Al-Rahib and Tal Shaar sites. Employing appropriate weaponry, the fighters successfully inflicted direct casualties upon the enemy forces. At 1:50 pm on Thursday, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the enemy’s Ruwaisat Al-Alam site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with appropriate weapons and achieved direct hits. At 1:55 p.m. on Thursday, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the enemy’s Ramia site with appropriate weapons and achieved direct hits. At 2:27 pm on Thursday afternoon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the enemy's Jal al-Alam site with appropriate weapons and achieved direct hits. At 15:25 pm on Thursday afternoon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Israeli enemy soldiers stationed in the vicinity of the Birkat Risha site with appropriate weapons and achieved direct hits. At 2:50 on Thursday afternoon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted Israeli enemy soldiers stationed in the vicinity of the Hadab Al-Bustan site with appropriate weapons and achieved direct hits. At 15:35 on Thursday afternoon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the assembly and deployment points of the Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of Zarit Barracks with a Burkan missile, and caused direct hits. Also, at 15:35 pm on Thursday afternoon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the gathering and deployment points of Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the Hadab Al-Bustan and Birkat Risha sites with appropriate weapons, and achieved direct hits. At 16:35 pm on Thursday afternoon, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the assembly and deployment points of the Israeli occupation soldiers in the vicinity of the Khazzan Hill site near the Yiftah Barracks (the occupied Lebanese village of Quds) with appropriate weapons and achieved direct hits.     ==================R.H., L.Y

NNA - The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon on Thursday executed a series of operations against the Israeli enemy along the southern border with occupied Palestine. On Thursday, November 23, 2023, at 08:30 a.m. (Beirut Time), the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli infantry gathering at the Al-Dhaira site, the Jal al-Alam site, and the Birkat Risha site. All attacks were executed with precision, resulting in direct hits on the enemy positions, a statement by the Islamic Resistance read. At 09:00 a.m., the Islamic Resistance continued its assault, successfully targeting an Israeli infantry deployment near the Sa’saa settlement. The operation resulted in direct hits, inflicting significant damage on the enemy forces. At 9:15 a.m., the Islamic Resistance targeted and destroyed a Merkava tank located at the Al-Raheb site using a guided missile. Subsequently, when an Israeli infantry force arrived at the tank’s location, they were targeted with guided weapons, leading to casualties among the enemy ranks. At 10:15 a.m., the Islamic Resistance directed forty-eight Katyusha missiles towards the Ein Zeitim base near the city of Safed, the headquarters of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 91st Division. The attack resulted in a direct hit on the base. At 9:30 am, the Islamic Resistance executed a precision strike on the Khirbet Maer site and its positions using advanced missile weaponry, achieving a direct hit. Subsequently, at 11:00 am, the Islamic Resistance continued its strategic operations by targeting a residence within the Al-Manara settlement, where Israeli enemy soldiers were stationed. Employing two guided missiles, they achieved precise hits on the designated target. Also at 11:00, the Islamic Resistance fighters launched a precise operation targeting an assembly of Israeli enemy soldiers situated near the Al-Rahib and Tal Shaar sites. Employing appropriate weaponry, the fighters successfully inflicted direct casualties upon the enemy forces.     ==================R.H.

NNA - Sidon - The joint Palestinian security force in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp completed its deployment at the schools’ complex in the Al-Tawaree area - Al-Taameer Al-Tahtani and Al-Fawqani Street, Bustan Al-Quds, where it set out at 2.00 pm from its headquarters on Al-Tahtani Street, accompanied by members of the Palestinian Joint Action Authority and the Commander of the Joint Force, Major General Mahmoud Al-Ajouri.  They were divided into two forces, one of which went in the direction of Al-Taameer Al-Tawaree, and the second took the direction of the Bustan al-Quds Street, where they entered the school complex and completely evacuated it of the militants of the Fatah movement and the Muslim Youth Gathering, and they positioned themselves in front of it. This practical step would reassure the people and motivate them to return to their homes, after everyone showed flexibility and positivity to end everything that would bring tension back to the camp. In addition, the spokesman for the Palestinian National Security Forces in the Sidon region, Youssef Al-Zari’i, said: “Our forces carried out the evacuation of Al-Samou’ School and the camp director’s office in conjunction with the withdrawal of terrorist groups from the schools of Bisan, Safad, and Naqoura. The joint Palestinian force deployed at the gates of these schools.” ----------------- L.Y 

Sidon - The joint Palestinian security force, led by Major General Mahmoud Al-Ajouri, succeeded in completing the process of deploying its members inside UNRWA schools and the camp director’s office in Al-Taameer and Al-Barakasat neighborhoods inside Ain Al-Hilweh, after the withdrawal of militants affiliated with the “Fatah” movement and extremist Islamic groups. —————- L.Y

NNA - Sidon - The Palestinian Joint Force began deploying in the Al-Taameer neighborhood inside the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp, amid a positive atmosphere, accompanied and escorted by members of the unified Palestinian political leadership, the Palestinian National Security Commander, Major General Subhi Abu Arab, and the Joint Force Commander, Major General Mahmoud Al-Ajouri, where they will enter the school complex in order to evacuate it.  ——————- L.Y

NNA - The Joint Palestinian Force on Monday began implementing the first step en route to re-establishing security in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp through its deployment across contact points. This step aims to eliminate tension and reassure people upon their return to their homes inside the camp.  Member of the Palestinian Joint Action Committee in Sidon, and Democratic Front official in Ain al-Hilweh, Fouad Othman, said, “This is the first step (...) to be followed with a second one, which is the withdrawal of militants from schools to be handed over to the Relief Agency - UNRWA, with the aim of re-constructing them (…).”  He appealed to relief agencies to secure the necessary funds to restore what had been destroyed by clashes. Othman then stressed the camp’s unwavering support for the right of return.“All the plots that have been designed to end the camp will fail; everyone must understand that Ain Al-Hilweh camp is not mailbox for any party,” he added.  Othman concluded: “The extradition of those accused of the assassination of Brigadier General Abu Ashraf Al-Armushi, his companions, and Abdel Farhoud is now in the custody of House Speaker, Nabih Berri, and the pillars of the Lebanese state, with the consensus of all national, Lebanese, and Palestinian political forces.”       =============R.H.

NNA - The Commander of the Palestinian Joint Force in Ain al-Hilweh Camp, Major General Abu Ghassan Al-Ajouri, on Saturday, held a preparatory meeting for officers deployed from the factions and national and Islamic forces in the force’s leadership, whereby he briefed them on the action plan for positioning and deploying at points that were identified in agreement with the Joint Action Command. This meeting came in preparation for moving to position and deploying at other points according to a timetable agreed upon with the political leadership.   =========R.Sh.

NNA - The Chairman of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, Dr. Bassel Al-Hassan, on Friday received at the Committee’s bureau at the gov serail, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka. Discussions reportedly touched on the situation of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, especially the residents of Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, in light of recent incidents, in addition to completing efforts to implement the national strategy developed by the committee. ———————- L.Y

NNA - Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday continued his meetings and talks in New York on the sidelines of his participation in the 78th UN General Assembly. Mikati held a joint meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Talks touched on an array of affairs on common interest. Mikati also held bilateral talks with President Abbas over the Palestinian situation, especially the latest events in the refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh. During the meeting, Abbas stressed that he had given instructions to end the fighting, respect the Lebanese law, and coordinate with the Lebanese state. For his part, Mikati highlighted the necessity of ceasing the military acts and cooperating with the Lebanese security apparatuses to address the current tensions. "What happened does not serve the Palestinian Cause; it constitutes an insult to the Lebanese state in general, and to the city of Saida in particular. Separately, Mikati held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, whom he invited to visit Lebanon soon.                         ==============R.A.H.

NNA - House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Tuesday received at the Second Presidency in Ain al-Tineh, the Executive of Wayne County of the US state of Michigan, Warren Evans, and his deputy (an American of Lebanese origin from the city of Bint Jbeil) Asaad Tarfa, in the presence of “Sada Al-Watan” publisher Osama Al-Seblani. Speaker Berri later received former MP Yassin Jaber and discussed with him the general situation and political and economic developments. Berri also met with a delegation from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, with  discussions reportedly touching on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the situation in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh.  ——————- L.Y

NNA - Sidon - Gunfire was heard a while ago on the upper street of Ain al-Hilweh camp in the Tira-Safsaf area, constituting a limited violation of the effects of the commitment of the conflicting parties, namely the Fatah movement and the Islamists, to the ceasefire resolution announced at the endeavors of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri since 6:00 p.m. last Thursday and which is still holding till today.   ==========R.Sh.

NNA - The “Fatah” movement announced a change in the leadership of the Palestinian National Security in Sidon, where Muhammad Fahd Al-Kadiri was appointed instead of Abu Iyad Al-Shaalan as its new leader, as the latter served on a temporary basis succeeding Major General Abu Ashraf Al-Armushi, who was assassinated with four of his companions inside the Ain Al-Hilweh camp last July. Al-Shaalan remains in his organizational role, where he holds the position of commander of the militia forces and a member of the Fatah district committee.   ========R.Sh.

NNA - Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, Dr. Dorothy Klaus, visited today the Municipality of Siblin, where she was received by its mayor, Mohammed Ahmed Younis, thanking him for the municipality’s support to the vocational training center in Siblin, affiliated with UNRWA, and for following up on the conditions of the Palestinian refugees, “particularly during the recent Ain al-Hilweh security events." She also appreciated his efforts in accompanying Democratic Gathering member, MP Bilal Abdallah, during his inspection tour of Palestinian families a few days ago, “who were displaced from Ain al-Hilweh camp to the training center and UNRWA schools in Siblin, in wake of the security incidents inside the camp." Klaus also valued the role played by former MP Walid Jumblatt in helping and supporting the Palestinian people in Lebanon. She expressed her hope to reach a ceasefire in the camp and evacuate all educational centers affiliated with UNRWA. Mayor Younis, in turn, welcomed Klaus and the accompanying delegation, praising the role that UNRWA plays “in helping our Palestinian brothers, in Siblin and all of Lebanon.”   ========R.Sh.

NNA - Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Al-Makary, patronized a ceremony honoring the late minister, writer and journalist George Wadih Skaf at the Municipal Palace in Zahle, at the invitation of the Zahle and Taanayel Municipality, the Lebanese Press Syndicate, the Editors’ Syndicate, the Oriental College and the Zahle Judicial Council. In his word during the honoring cerrmony, Makary expressed his joy to be present in the city of Zahle, the hometown of the late Skaff who greatly contributed to his city and country at the humanitarian, political, and national levels. Makary paid tribute to the lifetime achievements of the late Skaff, saying: "He was a great writer, an authentic journalist, a successful minister, and a mentor in journalism, politics, and loyalty...He was proud of his beautiful city of Zahle...He was seduced by the press, so he achieved an advanced position in the world of this profession, as a correspondent, analyst, writer, and publisher of Al-Jarida newspaper, its editor-in-chief, deputy head of the press syndicate, general director of the Lebanese Television, and minister of information during the mandate of the late President Sleiman Franjieh...Throughout the stages of his life, journalism remained his stable juncture, and he crowned his professional life with a collection of books and memoirs, in which he combined literature with politics, poetry, and memories.” Referring to the late's book “Our New Lebanon”, Makary wondered how to tell the late author what has become of our new Lebanon "as it is camped between a group of Syrian and Palestinian camps, with a strong international desire to change the identity of Lebanon, which we have always considered a message...and that the reckless weapons of Ain al-Hilweh are killing our Lebanon..." He continued to wonder how to explain the current reality of our new Lebanon that has been without a head of state for the last eleven months, and that Syrian displacement has risen to the level of an invasion and now represents an existential threat to Lebanon? Makary concluded by stressing that "it is our duty to raise our voice in rejection, and not to submit to internal and external destinies that insist on defeating us. Lebanon is ours, and we have the right to work together so that it remains ours!"   ==========R.Sh.

NNA - Sidon - MP Dr. Abdel Rahman Al-Bizri, on Friday received Hamas Movement Political Bureau member and Hamas Vice President Dr. Musa Abu Marzouk, at the head of a delegation from the movement, in the presence of Mahmoud Srouji, Majed Hamto, and Sheikh Mohieddin Antar.  Discussions reportedly touched on developments and security incidents in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh.    Attendees stressed the necessity of establishing ceasefire in the camp.  ——————— L.Y

NNA - Major General, Abbas Ibrahim, on Friday welcomed Norwegian Ambassador to Lebanon, Martin Yttervik. Talks between the pair reportedly focused on the country’s general situation, especially the recent military and security developments in Ain al-Hilweh camp, and the conditions of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Major General Ibrahim also received a delegation from the Antiochian Orthodox Church, who handed him an invitation, on behalf of Patriarch John X. Al-Yaziji to attend the opening of the International Scientific Conference in Balamand.   ==================R.H.

NNA - Calm currently prevails in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp after a ceasefire agreement, which is still in effect despite security and political challenges, our reporter said on Friday.  More than fifteen hours have passed since the implementation of the agreement at 6:00 PM on Thursday. Ever since, the camp has been witnessing tranquility, with the exception of intermittent gunfire that was heard around midnight and a bomb tossed earlier on Friday morning.  According to medical reports, the current toll has reached 17 dead and more than 150 wounded.       ==========R.H.  

NNA - Cautious calm has prevailed since 10 a.m. in all the axes of Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, after the violent clashes that intensified during the early morning hours decreased on the various fighting axes, which concentrated on the axis of Hattin -Jabal al-Halib, Al-Braksat - Bustan al-Quds - Al-Tawaree. The death toll in the Ain al-Hilweh clashes rose to 9, eight of whom were transferred to Al-Hamshari Hospital and the ninth to Al-Rahi Hospital in Sidon. ———————- L.Y

NNA - House Speaker Nabih Berri, on Thursday received at the Second Presidency in Ain el-Tineh, Hamas Movement Political Bureau member, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, heading a delegation from the Movement.  Discussions reportedly touched on the latest developments in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh.  On emerging, Abu Marzouk said: “We were honored this morning to meet with Speaker Nabih Berri in light of the heated events that the Palestinian people are exposed to in the Ain el-Hilweh camp. We condemn all shooting operations and consider them suspicious operations that have nothing to do with the Palestinian issue, nor with imposing security in any way.” Marzouk added: "Our position is to condemn all clashes, immediately cease fire, and prohibit Palestinian-Palestinian fighting, and any action within the Palestinian issue must be through dialogue, consensus, and understanding." Marzouk stressed “There must be a ceasefire, the withdrawal of militants, and an end to militarization inside the camps.” ———————— L.Y

NNA - Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Thursday inspected the 1st Infantry Brigade deployed in Saida and the vicinity of the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. He met with the officers and soldiers in Mohamad Zgheib casern.         ==========R.A.H.

NNA - Cautious calm is prevailing in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh following a morning of heavy clashes. Also, Saida's eastern highway that links the city to the south has reopened to traffic.               =========R.A.H.

NNA - 15 have been killed and more than 150 have been injured since the beginning of the violent clashes inside the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh a week ago.           ==========R.A.H.

NNA - An-Nahar: Garnering a majority for dialogue does not pass Le Drian's mission   Nidaa al-Watan: Ain el-Hilweh ceasefire collapses, Fatah intransigent about handing over the wanted   Ad-Diyar: Le Drian passes initiative on to Berri; dialogue opponents: President election first   Asharq al-Awsat: Le Drian's mission hits Lebanese reservations over dialogue                 =============R.A.H.

NNA - Sidon - The Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh witnessed a series of ceasefire violations, which concentrated before noon on the Hittin neighborhood, where a shell fell on one of the neighborhood houses, causing material damage. This afternoon, the sound of two shells was heard, followed by gunfire, which soon developed into renewed clashes between Fatah and the Islamists on the axis of the Hattin Jabal al-Halib neighborhood, in which rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns were used. ———————— L.Y

NNA - Heavy gunfire has broken the cautious calm that has prevailed earlier in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain-el-Hilweh, especially in Hattin Street.                   =============R.A.H.

NNA - Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is currently chairing a meeting at the Grand Serail devoted to discussing the situation in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh, with the participation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization official Azzam Ahmad, Palestinian Ambassador Ashraf Dabbour, Fathi Aboul Ardat from Fatah Movement, Lebanese army commander General Joseph Aoun, interim chief of the General Security Major General Elias Baysari, and army intelligence chief General Toni Qahwaji.                       ==============R.A.H.

NNA - Cautious calm continues to prevail in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh, following a day of intermittent clashes that left thee injured.   At night, Fatah and Hamas movements issued a joint statement following their meeting at the Palestinian Embassy in Beirut, during which they discussed the situation in the battered camp. The two sides agreed to clinch ceasefire inside the camp, and stressed the obligation to hand over the killers of Abu Sharaf al-Armoushi and his comrades. They also agreed on facilitating the return of the displaced camp's residents.                     ===========R.A.H.

NNA - Al-Akhbar: Le Drian's last mission: Riyadh, Paris on same wavelength   Nidaa al-Watan: Fatah, Hamas agree over roadmap in Ain-el-Hilweh   As-Sharq: Mikati hails budget approval as 'heroic act'...Le Drian insists on dialogue                   =============R.A.H.

NNA - Clashes have expanded in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy usage of shells and bombs, our reporter said on Tuesday, adding that a shell landed near McDonald's - Sidon, on the southern edge of the city. Bullets also fell heavily within the Lebanese University neighborhood in Sidon.        =========R.H.