Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – The Regional War
Day 126 of negotiations to end the regional war and the exchange of blows between the United States and Iran
Iran
1. Events:
‣ Reports of dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets and refueling planes that flew over Syria and Iraq and approached Iran's border last week. Israel claimed it had conducted a maneuver intended to deter Iran, but sources claimed Israel had hoped to provoke an Iranian response that would give it a pretext for an attack.
Gulf States
‣ Reuters reported that the United States was planning to evacuate American mission employees and their family members from the Gulf region.
Lebanon
1. Events:
‣ Airstrikes in Zawtar El Charqiyeh, Tebnit, Wadi El Hjeir, Chaqra, Meiss Al Jabal, and Haddatha;
‣ Artillery fire on Zawtar El Charqiyeh, Beit Yahoun, between Beit Yahoun and Baraachit, Al Mansouri, and Marwahin;
‣ Detonations, fires, and demolition of homes in Qantara and Arnoun.
Syria
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
