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Lebanese justice is now jointly pursuing Riad Salamé, former Governor of the Bank of Lebanon, and Samir Hanna, former President of Bank Audi. The case concerns suspicions of misappropriation, illicit enrichment, laundering, corruption and the use of offshore companies in transactions involving Audi Bank shares. The complaint filed by Karim Souaid mainly opens a much wider examination of the financial relations between the BDL of Salamé and one of the country's main commercial banks before the 2019 crisis.

The defence alliance signed in Mecca by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan introduces a new collective player in the Middle East balance. Riyadh brings its resources and diplomatic weight, Ankara its army and its defence industry, Islamabad its conventional forces and ambiguity related to its nuclear deterrence. For Israel, the challenge is mainly political and strategic: Turkey challenges its freedom of action in Syria while Saudi Arabia builds regional security that no longer depends on normalization with Jerusalem.

The seventh round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel ended in Rome without the new Israeli withdrawal expected by Beirut. While the guarantees requested of Lebanon on disarmament and its international verification are being clarified, Israel has not accepted either Bint Jbeil or Khiam as the next pilot zone. As the eighth round approaches, Joseph Aoun and Nawaf Salam also face the political fragility of the negotiators and the controversy surrounding Antoun Sehnaoui and Nada Hamadé Mouawad.

Donald Trump is now seeking to reduce Israeli operations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran simultaneously. According to the Israeli press, CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper reportedly sent Israel an American message calling for progress towards the closure of the three fronts. Benjamin Netanyahu resists Washington's calendar. The rejection of the US plan for Gaza, the absence of a further withdrawal in Lebanon and the differences over Iran now indicate the risk of a strategic crisis between the two allies.

Mossad withdrew two senior officials associated with the Israeli plan to bring about the fall of the Iranian regime during the 2026 war. The head of intelligence and the head of the Iran Division had participated in a project combining air strikes, mobilization of Kurdish groups and the outbreak of an internal insurgency. As the regime survived, the evictions opened a battle in Israel over responsibility, which reached Roman Gofman and Benjamin Netanyahu.

Donald Trump now favours a negotiated exit from the war with Iran, focusing on reopening the Strait of Ormuz and stabilizing the Gulf. This is a source of concern to Israel, which fears that a halt to operations will enable Tehran to rebuild its nuclear and ballistic capabilities. Benjamin Netanyahu therefore maintains the option of further strikes, while Washington is seeking to prevent an Israeli operation that could defeat negotiations with Iran.

A healing god, statuettes of children carved in marble, and the very first deciduous found near Saida.

A map circulated by the official account of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to defend its reading of the nutritional situation in Gaza erroneously represents several borders of the Middle East and alters the territory of southern Lebanon. If the document does not legally constitute a declaration annexation, its publication through an official diplomatic channel takes on a particular scope while Israel still maintains positions north of the Blue Line and the United Nations demands respect for Lebanese sovereignty.

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