Wednesday, August 19, 2026 – The Regional War
Day 63 of Negotiations to End the Regional War and the Exchange of Blows Between the U.S. and Iran
Lebanon
1. Events:
‣ Airstrikes on Baraachit, Qantara, Jabal Ali al-Taher, Kfar Roummane, Al Mansouri, Zawtar El Charqiyeh, and Khiam;
‣ Artillery fire on Al Mansouri, Hula, Markaba, Habbariyeh, and Baraachit;
‣ Explosion of a booby-trapped device between Mayfadoun and Zawtar El Charqiyeh (three killed and one wounded);
‣ Home demolitions in Al Mansouri, Tallouseh, and Tebnit.
2. Casualties:
‣ Since March 2, 2026:
◦ 4,348 killed and 12,307 wounded.
Syria
1. Syria filed a complaint with the UN Security Council following the Israeli strike on the airport in Idlib yesterday.
2. Jubata al-Khashab, Quneitra District – Raid and arrest of two residents.
3. Three residents of Quneitra and Daraa, who had been held in Israeli detention facilities, were released after nearly a full year.
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
