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Major strike on Qana as international community brokers for cease-fire: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday

Here is what happened yesterday and what to expect today, Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Updates on the Israeli offensives in Gaza and Lebanon as Israel threatens to "mercilessly strike" Hezbollah.• International efforts to broker cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza. Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed more than 2,350 people, wounded 10,906 othersCaretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received U.S. guarantees for reduced Israeli escalation on Beirut and its southern suburbs, he told Al-Jazeera yesterday, as unceasing airstrikes continued to demolish swathes of southern and eastern Lebanon. At dawn today, the Israeli army announced evacuation orders for buildings in Haret Hreik, in Beirut's southern suburbs, and proceeded to launch two attacks in 20 minutes on the...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Updates on the Israeli offensives in Gaza and Lebanon as Israel threatens to "mercilessly strike" Hezbollah.• International efforts to broker cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza. Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed more than 2,350 people, wounded 10,906 othersCaretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received U.S. guarantees for reduced Israeli escalation on Beirut and its southern suburbs, he told Al-Jazeera yesterday, as unceasing airstrikes continued to demolish swathes of southern and eastern Lebanon. At dawn today, the Israeli army announced evacuation orders for buildings in Haret Hreik, in Beirut's southern suburbs, and proceeded to launch two attacks in 20 minutes on the...