Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap.

It is Friday, March 15th, and the 161st day of the war in Gaza.

In tonight’s edition, the security situation in southern Lebanon escalates, the World Bank introduces its Country Climate and Development Report, and Lebanon commemorates March 14th.

In international news, Gaza faces the challenge of famine, Russian presidential elections are underway, and TikTok faces a US ban.

We end our recap with Lebanon’s Yasmina Zeitoun, who was 1st runner-up in the Miss World contest.