Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Nov. 4, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Efforts to broker cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon.• If Iran launches a retaliatory attack on Israel the day before the U.S. presidential elections. Israeli attacks have killed more than 2,986 people and wounded over 13,402 othersIsraeli naval commandos abduct sea captain from Batroun: Commandos from Israel’s naval Shayatet 13 unit abducted Imad Amhaz from the area near the Mersati Institute for Marine Sciences on Friday, alleging his involvement in “Hezbollah’s naval unit.” Amhaz’s family denied his involvement with the party, emphasizing his role as a “civilian maritime captain” who spends “most of his time at sea,” typically on “civilian ships transporting either livestock or cars.”...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Nov. 4, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Efforts to broker cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon.• If Iran launches a retaliatory attack on Israel the day before the U.S. presidential elections. Israeli attacks have killed more than 2,986 people and wounded over 13,402 othersIsraeli naval commandos abduct sea captain from Batroun: Commandos from Israel’s naval Shayatet 13 unit abducted Imad Amhaz from the area near the Mersati Institute for Marine Sciences on Friday, alleging his involvement in “Hezbollah’s naval unit.” Amhaz’s family denied his involvement with the party, emphasizing his role as a “civilian maritime captain” who spends “most of his time at sea,” typically on “civilian ships transporting...