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Israeli strikes on Gaza, Syria, Yemen, West Bank; UNIFIL to completely withdraw from Lebanon by end of 2027: Everything you need to know this Friday

Here is what happened yesterday and what to expect today, Friday, Aug. 29.

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Aug. 29, 2025Compiled by Abbas MahfouzSome key things to watch today:Potential updates or analyses regarding the U.N. Security Council's decision that UNIFIL withdraw from Lebanon by 2027.10 a.m. Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Youssef Rajji receives Canadian Ambassador Gregory Galligan.10:30 a.m. Public Health Minister Rakan Nassreddine visits al-Rasul al-A'zam Hospital, where the first kidney transplant is being performed at 100 percent funding from the Public Health Ministry for a patient over 18.Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City to the southern Gaza Strip, in Nuseirat, on Aug. 28, 2025, as the war between Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas continues. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP) Israel piles on strikes against Gaza as worry mounts over looming...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Aug. 29, 2025Compiled by Abbas MahfouzSome key things to watch today:Potential updates or analyses regarding the U.N. Security Council's decision that UNIFIL withdraw from Lebanon by 2027.10 a.m. Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Youssef Rajji receives Canadian Ambassador Gregory Galligan.10:30 a.m. Public Health Minister Rakan Nassreddine visits al-Rasul al-A'zam Hospital, where the first kidney transplant is being performed at 100 percent funding from the Public Health Ministry for a patient over 18.Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City to the southern Gaza Strip, in Nuseirat, on Aug. 28, 2025, as the war between Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas continues. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP) Israel piles on strikes against Gaza as worry mounts over...