Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• The U.S. and its Western allies continue to push for a cease-fire in Gaza and de-escalation amid rising tensions following two Israeli targeted killings in Beirut and Tehran. SOUTH LEBANON: Israeli strike kills two people east of Sour, international and Lebanese emergency plansIsraeli drone strike on motorcyclist kills two and wounds six in Jwayya: An Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in Jwayya (east of Sour) killed two people, including one Hezbollah member, and wounded six others. The drone strike came amid a volley of Israeli projectiles including artillery fire, airstrikes on houses and white phosphorus shelling that ignited fires across the region. Sonic booms...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• The U.S. and its Western allies continue to push for a cease-fire in Gaza and de-escalation amid rising tensions following two Israeli targeted killings in Beirut and Tehran. SOUTH LEBANON: Israeli strike kills two people east of Sour, international and Lebanese emergency plansIsraeli drone strike on motorcyclist kills two and wounds six in Jwayya: An Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in Jwayya (east of Sour) killed two people, including one Hezbollah member, and wounded six others. The drone strike came amid a volley of Israeli projectiles including artillery fire, airstrikes on houses and white phosphorus shelling that ignited fires across the region. Sonic booms...