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Lebanon Daily Update, July 28 - 29

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DAILY ROUND-UP

• Israeli drones conducted widespread low-altitude reconnaissance flights across Beirut, BaalbekHermel, Nabatieh, and South Lebanon, with at least 15 separate communities affected.

• A drone strike on a motorcycle in Bint Jbeil (Nabatieh) resulted in one fatality and four injuries; another drone reportedly deployed a grenade in Ramia (South Lebanon).

• Israeli forces fired machine guns from Ruwaysat Al Alam toward the outskirts of Kfar Shuba in Nabatieh.

• The Lebanese Army’s Intelligence Directorate arrested a multi-national terrorist cell in Sidon (South Lebanon), comprising Lebanese, Syrian, and Iraqi nationals.

• A coordinated series of military and security raids was conducted by the Lebanese Army and intelligence units across Akkar, Baalbek-Hermel, and the Bekaa Valley.

• Lebanese General Security arrested a Syrian suspect in Qaa (Baalbek-Hermel) for the murder of a Lebanese citizen in Mays Al Jabal (Nabatieh), carried out on July 21 and reportedly driven by revenge.

• Internal Security Forces implemented a 15-day enforcement campaign targeting vehicle registration and licensing violations, with checkpoints deployed across Beirut, Nabatieh, and South Lebanon.

• A traffic incident in Ghaziyeh (South Lebanon) injured one person, and a separate vehicle overturn in Aley (Mount Lebanon) caused heavy congestion.

• A fire in a warehouse in Arab Salim (Nabatieh) destroyed household items; no injuries were reported.

• A U.S. military transport aircraft landed at Hamat Air Base (North Lebanon).