Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Aug. 12, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah and Hamas' retaliation to a Hamas official being killed in Saida. SOUTH LEBANON: Drone strike on Saida, emergency aid appealsIsraeli drone strikes killed five people in Saida, including Hamas official Samer al-Hage, who was assassinated while driving out of Saida’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp. A mechanic living in Saida expressed concern for the safety of his children now that “the city is part of the front.” Key context: In January, Israel struck the outskirts of Saida, killing two Jamaa Islamiya members — the first strike since Oct. 8 to hit the southern city where numerous families have sought shelter. Earlier on Friday, two Hezbollah members were killed by an Israeli...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Aug. 12, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah and Hamas' retaliation to a Hamas official being killed in Saida. SOUTH LEBANON: Drone strike on Saida, emergency aid appealsIsraeli drone strikes killed five people in Saida, including Hamas official Samer al-Hage, who was assassinated while driving out of Saida’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp. A mechanic living in Saida expressed concern for the safety of his children now that “the city is part of the front.” Key context: In January, Israel struck the outskirts of Saida, killing two Jamaa Islamiya members — the first strike since Oct. 8 to hit the southern city where numerous families have sought shelter. Earlier on Friday, two Hezbollah members were killed by an...