Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah's retaliation to yesterday's strike on the Bekaa.• U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken continues his Middle Eastern tour. SOUTH LEBANON: Israeli strikes hit Bekaa, kill three people in southern LebanonHeavy crossfire as Israeli strikes kill three people and injure two others in southern Lebanon: An Israeli airstrike on Houla (Marjayoun) killed two Hezbollah members Sunday night as bombardments hit southern Lebanon sending rescuers and firefighters to the scene to manage blazes sparked by the explosions. Also that same night, Hezbollah announced a series of strikes deploying explosive drones and rocket salvos toward northern Israel, claiming retaliation against...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Hezbollah's retaliation to yesterday's strike on the Bekaa.• U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken continues his Middle Eastern tour. SOUTH LEBANON: Israeli strikes hit Bekaa, kill three people in southern LebanonHeavy crossfire as Israeli strikes kill three people and injure two others in southern Lebanon: An Israeli airstrike on Houla (Marjayoun) killed two Hezbollah members Sunday night as bombardments hit southern Lebanon sending rescuers and firefighters to the scene to manage blazes sparked by the explosions. Also that same night, Hezbollah announced a series of strikes deploying explosive drones and rocket salvos toward northern Israel, claiming retaliation...
Israel continues attacks on southern Lebanon, demolishes buildings in Bint Jbeil