Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 27, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Potential response from Hezbollah and Israel to the temporary cease-fire proposal.• International efforts to broker a cease-fire in Lebanon.• Potential continued escalation in fighting between Hezbollah and Israel after several days of an Israeli air offensive in Lebanon.At least 1,540 people killed since Oct. 8, more than 5,140 injuredLebanese Health Ministry’s crisis center figures estimated that at least 1,540 people have been killed since Oct. 8, with more than 600 people killed since Monday by unceasing Israeli airstrikes. “Lebanon's hospitals are full of wounded civilians, including dozens of women and children,” caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told the U.N. Security Council on...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 27, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Potential response from Hezbollah and Israel to the temporary cease-fire proposal.• International efforts to broker a cease-fire in Lebanon.• Potential continued escalation in fighting between Hezbollah and Israel after several days of an Israeli air offensive in Lebanon.At least 1,540 people killed since Oct. 8, more than 5,140 injuredLebanese Health Ministry’s crisis center figures estimated that at least 1,540 people have been killed since Oct. 8, with more than 600 people killed since Monday by unceasing Israeli airstrikes. “Lebanon's hospitals are full of wounded civilians, including dozens of women and children,” caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told the U.N. Security...
40% of forcibly displaced return to home regions, announces Haneen Sayed