Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Beirut• Caretaker government meeting to discuss war emergency plan, Syrian refugees and Iraqi fuel and other financial and social matters. SOUTH LEBANON: Drone strike kills two Hezbollah members, Hochstein expected in BeirutU.S. envoy Amos Hochstein due in Beirut: The 2022 Israeli-Lebanese maritime border negotiator’s return to Beirut comes amid vows from Hezbollah to retaliate against an Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs in late July and ahead of Israeli negotiators’ scheduled meeting with Gaza cease-fire mediators tomorrow — much anticipated by international leaders.Key context: Since Oct. 8, Hochstein’s efforts to negotiate a...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Beirut• Caretaker government meeting to discuss war emergency plan, Syrian refugees and Iraqi fuel and other financial and social matters. SOUTH LEBANON: Drone strike kills two Hezbollah members, Hochstein expected in BeirutU.S. envoy Amos Hochstein due in Beirut: The 2022 Israeli-Lebanese maritime border negotiator’s return to Beirut comes amid vows from Hezbollah to retaliate against an Israeli attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs in late July and ahead of Israeli negotiators’ scheduled meeting with Gaza cease-fire mediators tomorrow — much anticipated by international leaders.Key context: Since Oct. 8, Hochstein’s efforts to...
