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Schools close after central Beirut strike; US cease-fire proposal in Lebanon under consideration: Everything you need to know this Monday

Here is what happened over the weekend and what to expect today, Monday, Nov. 18.

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Nov. 18, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Potential developments regarding an American cease-fire proposal for Lebanon• Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firass Abiad, will hold a press conference at Karantina Hospital to announce the launch of a new program offering healthcare services in emergency departments for displaced people.  Schools close after deadly strikes on central Beirut: The daily waves of bombardments targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs for the past week expanded yesterday to central Beirut’s Ras al-Nabaa and Mar Elias neighborhoods. The strike on Ras al-Nabaa killed four people, including Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammed Afif, the group and Israel's military said, while...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Nov. 18, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Potential developments regarding an American cease-fire proposal for Lebanon• Caretaker Minister of Public Health, Dr. Firass Abiad, will hold a press conference at Karantina Hospital to announce the launch of a new program offering healthcare services in emergency departments for displaced people.  Schools close after deadly strikes on central Beirut: The daily waves of bombardments targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs for the past week expanded yesterday to central Beirut’s Ras al-Nabaa and Mar Elias neighborhoods. The strike on Ras al-Nabaa killed four people, including Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammed Afif, the group and Israel's military...