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No more than 50% of the assistance may be obligated until the U.S. Secretary of State certifies that the conditions have been met. The restrictions would not apply to assistance for Lebanese Armed Forces special operations units and associated enabling forces.

1.2 billion in security assistance to Lebanon over five years, with funding conditioned on Lebanon declaring Hezbollah’s military activities illegal and the Lebanese Armed Forces implementing a policy to establish a state monopoly on weapons and disarm Hezbollah

US senators introduced a bill that would authorize $200 million a year in security assistance to Lebanon’s armed forces and impose sanctions on foreign persons who back Hezbollah. It aims to build on a US-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Senators Offer Lebanon Aid Bill Tied to Countering HezbollahUS senators introduced legislation that would authorize $200 million a year in security assistance to Lebanon’s armed forces and impose sanctions on foreign persons who back Hezbollah, a bipartisan ef...www.bloomberg.com

Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli Custody www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/w...

Seized on Their Way to Gaza, Activists Tell of Abuse in Israeli CustodyIn interviews, more than 20 people who tried to break an Israeli blockade described beatings, electric shocks and other abuse after being captured. Israel denied the accusations.www.nytimes.com

He will have no legacy.. just a reputation complicity

“Even when troops see Iranian missiles approaching, they are forced to decide in a matter of seconds whether to expend a limited number of interceptors or hope for the best, the defense officials told us” www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic AdvantageIdle threats and munitions shortages have boxed Trump in.www.theatlantic.com

“as a Texas GOP consultant candidly told Politico: “The Muslim community is the boogeyman for this cycle.” This makes sense: Border crossings have plummeted, and demonizing migrants is no longer politically expedient.”

American Jews who volunteered to protect Palestinians on the West Bank have been getting out-of-the-blue notices from the Israeli government that they are now blocked from reentering the country. forward.com/news/843806/...

Israel is revoking entry permits for U.S. activists involved in West BankJewish volunteers who accompany Palestinian farmers during harvests say their travel authorizations vanished, sometimes while they were still in the countryforward.com

“The agreement does not represent an effort to establish a military axis or a sectarian bloc” x.com/rayedkrimly/...

AMB Dr. Rayed Krimly (@Rayedkrimly) on XThe Makkah Joint Defense Agreement reflects the depth and longstanding nature of the strategic relations among the three countries, which have developed over several decades, and represents the culmination of detailed negotiations conducted over a number of years. The Makkahx.com

With piña coladas, from Cancun? Princeton really should ask for his degree back. Sen. Ted Cruz calls for Trump to arm Iranian protesters: "Our objective should be regime collapse" www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...

Iran War Updates: Houthis escalate deadly attacks on Saudi-backed troops as Cruz says Trump must arm Iran's protestersYemen's Houthi rebels launch fresh attacks on Saudi-backed government troops, says Yemeni state media, as Cruz says Trump must seek "regime collapse."www.cbsnews.com

November is coming.

Peggy Bundy Filing Nails with AttitudeALT: Peggy Bundy Filing Nails with Attitudestatic.klipy.com

US will nearly double financial commitment to Ebola response www.reuters.com/business/hea...

US will nearly double financial commitment to Ebola responseThe U.S. State Department on Wednesday nearly doubled its financial commitment to ‌the Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, announcing plans to provide an additional $242 million to...www.reuters.com

Tim Dunn is one of the most nefarious actors in U.S. politics, today. 🧵

How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/t...

How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across AfricaIn African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.www.nytimes.com

While international attention has shifted to other regional crises, Sudan remains a key arena where the security dynamics of the Red Sea, the Gulf and the Horn of Africa increasingly intersect, with implications that extend well beyond its borders www.ispionline.it/en/publicati...

Sudan's Civil War in a Changing Middle Eastern Security Landscape  | ISPIWhile international attention has shifted to other regional crises, Sudan remains a key arenawww.ispionline.it

Opposition-aligned outlet claims Iranian supreme leader may be on his deathbed www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Opposition-aligned outlet claims Iranian supreme leader may be on his deathbed* * *www.timesofisrael.com

40,000 displaced

Saudi warns of imminent 2-front attack by Iran allies today.lorientlejour.com/article/1543...

Saudi warns of imminent 2-front attack by Iran alliesSaudi Arabia expects imminent coordinated attacks from Iraqi militias north of the Gulf state and from Yemen's Houthis from the south under the supervision of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard...today.lorientlejour.com

“Wounds from rodent and insect bites, he said, “get inflamed and contaminated easily” because of shortages of clean water and hygiene products.” www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...

‘They have been feeding on bodies under the rubble’: Rodents are latest scourge to hit GazaPalestinians struggling to survive in the devastated Strip, where sewage flows between tents, rubbish piles up, and clean water is in short supplywww.irishtimes.com

““These big rodents have been feeding on bodies under the rubble and their numbers have multiplied,””