Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• The outcome of a call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the U.S. pushes for a Gaza cease-fire deal. SOUTH LEBANON: Drone strike kills Fatah member in Saida as Israel "looks north"First Israeli strike targeting Fatah in Lebanon kills military leader’s brother: An Israeli airstrike on a car in Saida killed Fatah military wing member Khalil al-Maqdah, whose brother is one of the movement’s military leaders. The attack marks the first targeting of a Fatah official in Lebanon in an Israeli attack, after several targeted assassinations of Hamas members, including high-ranking officials, in the country. Hezbollah dubs retaliation for...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• The outcome of a call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the U.S. pushes for a Gaza cease-fire deal. SOUTH LEBANON: Drone strike kills Fatah member in Saida as Israel "looks north"First Israeli strike targeting Fatah in Lebanon kills military leader’s brother: An Israeli airstrike on a car in Saida killed Fatah military wing member Khalil al-Maqdah, whose brother is one of the movement’s military leaders. The attack marks the first targeting of a Fatah official in Lebanon in an Israeli attack, after several targeted assassinations of Hamas members, including high-ranking officials, in the country. Hezbollah dubs retaliation...
