Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of “the necessity of political marginalization of Hezbollah.”
According to the report, El-Sisi urged patience, calling for “waiting for the results of the parliamentary elections” and supporting the choices of the Lebanese people while backing the current government.
Egypt is said to be seeking to reaffirm the Lebanese state as the sole authority responsible for security and military decisions.

Russian Strikes Kill 22 Hours Before Putin’s “Truce”
Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 22 people across Ukraine on Tuesday, just hours before Vladimir Putin’s unilateral two-day Victory Day “ceasefire” was





