Thursday, July 16, 2026 – The Regional War
Day 29 of Negotiations to End the Regional War and the Exchange of Blows Between the U.S. and Iran
Iran
1. Events:
‣ United States forces continue bombing Qeshm Island, Iranshahr Airport, Bandar Abbas (7 wounded), a bridge connecting Bandar Abbas to Shiraz, a railway line in Bandar Abbas (2 wounded), near the pediatric oncology hospital in Ahvaz, which was evacuated as a result.
2. Casualties:
‣ 30 people were killed in American strikes over the past week.
Lebanon
1. Events:
‣ Airstrikes on Nabatiyeh Al Fawqa, Baraachit, Beit Yahoun, Zawtar El Charqiyeh, and Tebnit.
‣ Artillery fire on Hula, Rachaf, Tallouseh, and Haddatha.
‣ Homes demolished in Bint Jbeil.
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
