At the United Nations, Joe Biden warns of a “general war” in Lebanon

In a statement released on Tuesday, Lebanese Education Minister Abbas Halabi decreed “the extension of the closure of public and private schools”including high schools and universities, “until the end of this week”. The Minister of Health, Firas Abiad, for his part, announced “the closure of daycare centers until the end of the week”due to intensive Israeli incursions targeting southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut.