Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, May 7, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:12 p.m.: Jordanian relief aid expected at Masnaa border crossing. Reactions following Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs.U.S.-Iran standoff in Strait of Hormuz.Updates on Iranian response to U.S. proposal. Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs last night for the first time since April 8 'Black Wednesday': Israel carried out an airstrike Wednesday evening on the southern suburb of Beirut for the first time in nearly a month, killing a senior Hezbollah commander, a source close to the pro-Iranian group told AFP. The strike marks the first attack on the capital since the April 8 "Black Wednesday" when Israel carried out massive strikes across Lebanon within...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, May 7, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz Some key things to watch today:12 p.m.: Jordanian relief aid expected at Masnaa border crossing. Reactions following Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs.U.S.-Iran standoff in Strait of Hormuz.Updates on Iranian response to U.S. proposal. Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs last night for the first time since April 8 'Black Wednesday': Israel carried out an airstrike Wednesday evening on the southern suburb of Beirut for the first time in nearly a month, killing a senior Hezbollah commander, a source close to the pro-Iranian group told AFP. The strike marks the first attack on the capital since the April 8 "Black Wednesday" when Israel carried out massive strikes across Lebanon within...
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