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Adi Ronen Argov1 min read

Friday, August 21, 2026 – The Regional War

Day 65 of Negotiations to End the Regional War and the Exchange of Blows Between the U.S. and Iran

Lebanon

1. Events:

‣ Airstrikes (fighter jets) on Jabal Ali al-Taher (before dawn and the following night), Kfar Roummane, Al Mansouri, Qantara, Baraachit, Saaideh, and Nabatiyeh Al Fawqa;

‣ Artillery fire on Jabal Ali al-Taher, Mayfadoun, between Meiss Al Jabal and Hula, Chaqra, Hula, Al Mansouri, and Tebnine;

‣ Automatic weapons fire in Wadi Saluki and Jabal Ali al-Taher;

‣ Stun grenades on Chebaa (one wounded);

‣ Detonations, demolitions, and arson in Majdal Zoun, Aitaroun, Markaba, Arnoun, Tebnit, and Beit Yahoun.

2. Casualties:

‣ Since October 8, 2023:

◦ 8,915 killed and 30,543 wounded.

Sources

Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War