The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: Further to our previous statement regarding facilitating the identification of missing, unidentified victims or human remains, the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces reminds the relatives of the missing, the the need for them to attend daily from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at one of the incident offices التابعة to the Judicial Police Unit in the governorates, in order to provide the necessary samples for DNA testing, which contributes to identifying the victims or remains. Please bring one of the following identification documents (passport, family civil registry extract, or identity card). It is preferable that two relatives from the direct ascendants or descendants (father, mother, children) be present. If this is not possible, they may be siblings. According to the following schedule: Locations: Central Incident Office – Beirut, Corniche Mazraa, Emil Helou Barracks, Abu Shahin Wing, 2nd floor Incident Office in Baabda – Araya, Araya Complex, 2nd floor Jounieh Unit – Bustani Center, opposite Jounieh Serail, 3rd floor Incident Office in Zahle – Zahle, next to Zahle Palace of Justice Baalbek Unit – Baalbek, Model Building of Baalbek Station, ground floor Incident Office in Saida – Haret Saida, Talet Mar Elias Complex, ground floor Nabatieh Unit – Nabatieh, Kfarjouz Complex, 5th floor Incident Office in Tripoli – Tripoli, Al-Tal Square, Fares Building, 2nd floor

17/4/2026

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following: A contracting company will carry out maintenance works on rainwater drainage openings (“regards”) in the Zokak El-Blat area – at the intersection of Zokak El-Blat Mosque toward Husseiniyat Al-Zahraa, starting from 6:00 p.m. on 17-04-2026 until 7:00 a.m. on 20-04-2026. These works will lead to the closure of the road in the area, with traffic being diverted to Judge Al-Kasti Street. Citizens are requested to take note and comply with the instructions and guidance of the Internal Security Forces personnel, as well as with directional traffic signs, in order to prevent congestion.

17/4/2026

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: On 13-4-2026, a dispute occurred in the city of Tyre between: M.T. (born in 1994, Lebanese) A.S. (born in 1972, Lebanese) The dispute escalated when the first individual violently assaulted the second in front of his home and in the presence of his children, leading to his death. The perpetrator then fled to an unknown destination. The crime caused widespread outrage among residents of the aforementioned area. Immediately, the specialized units of the Internal Security Forces initiated field and intelligence procedures. As a result of intensive investigations and inquiries, the Information Branch was able, on the same date, to locate and arrest the suspect in the city of Tyre. Legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over to the competent unit for further investigation, based on the direction of the relevant judicial authority.

16/4/2026

The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts carried out by the Internal Security Forces to monitor the work of driving schools and to pursue illegal transaction-processing offices, members of the Dekwaneh police station in the Regional Gendarmerie Unit inspected the documents of these offices and their methods of operation in the vicinity of the Vehicle Registration Department (“Nafaa”) – Dekwaneh, to verify their compliance with legal requirements. Several violations were recorded, and legal measures were taken accordingly through judicial reports and based on the direction of the competent judiciary, as follows: 9 transaction-processing offices (illegal and prohibited) were sealed with red wax One driving school operating from a branch other than its licensed location was sealed with red wax One car plate manufacturing office, where an employee was carrying out transaction-processing activities داخل “Nafaa”, was sealed with red wax In addition, violations were identified in 10 insurance offices whose owners were carrying out transaction-processing activities The violators were released under residence undertakings after pledging not to engage again in transaction-processing activities. The Vehicle Registration Department was also provided with a list of the violators’ names in order to take the necessary measures.

16/4/2026