Lebanon holds local elections in south amid ongoing Israeli attacks, ceasefire violations – Middle East Monitor

The fourth and final phase of Lebanon’s municipal elections kicked off Saturday in Lebanon’s southern governorates, amid ongoing Israeli attacks and ceasefire violations, Anadolu reports.

This marks Lebanon’s first local elections in nearly a decade, with the last one held in 2016 before being postponed three times due to political and security crises.

Polls opened at 7 am local time (0400GMT) and will close at 7 pm (1600GMT), followed by vote counting,…