Monday, August 17, 2026 – The Regional War
Day 61 of Negotiations to End the Regional War and the Exchange of Blows Between the U.S. and Iran
Lebanon
‣ UNIFIL reports a significant increase in Israeli military activity by Israel in south Lebanon, with an average of 137 shells per day.
1. Events:
‣ Airstrikes on Qantara and Al Mansouri;
‣ Drone attacks on Jabal Ali al-Taher and Kfar Roummane;
‣ Artillery fire on Al Mansouri, Zawtar El Charqiyeh, Meiss Al Jabal, Tallouseh, Wadi Saluki, Aitaroun, and between Yater and Srebbine;
‣ Automatic weapons fire in Tallouseh, Meiss Al Jabal, and Haddatha;
‣ Stun grenades in Haddatha;
‣ Detonations in Bani Haiyyan, Zawtar El Charqiyeh, and Baraachit; home demolitions in Chaqra and arson of homes in Tallouseh.
Syria
1. Artillery fire on Al-Ahmar Al-Sharqi in the district of Quneitra.
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



