Israeli drone falls in Lebanon

JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said Sunday one of its drones had come down in Lebanese territory, following a reinforcement of its presence at its northern frontier near Lebanon. The drone fell “during IDF operational activity” along the border, the army said in a statement. “There is no risk of breach of information.” Israel regularly deploys drones over Lebanon, in particular to monitor the movements of pro-Iran armed group Hezbollah, an arch-enemy of the Jewish state and a heavyweight in Lebanese politics. During a visit on Sunday to a military base near the border, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that “Lebanon and Syria are responsible for what happens on and from their territory”. “We are not trying to escalate the situation, but whoever wants to test us will see a very strong reaction,” Gantz warned, according to a statement from his office. — AFP

‘Never patronized’

Born in Paris in 1957, Kavala graduated from the University of Manchester after studying economics and following his father’s death in 1982, he took the helm of his business. But he always supported art projects, helped build bridges and turn ideas into a reality by funding them. Humble but stubborn, polite but direct, bossy but never patronizing: this is how his friends described him. “I would rather describe him as a colleague than a boss. Osman bey has never patronized us,” Asena Gunal, director general of Anatolian Culture, told AFP, using an honorific title to show her respect for him.

Kavala is chairman of Anatolian Culture, or