Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
The United States deploys additional military forces to the Middle East following significantly escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and a potential wider regional conflict, adding to the 40,000 U.S. troops already present in the region. (AP)
September 2024 Lebanon strikes
Over 492 people are killed and 1,645 others are injured when the Israeli Air Force conducts over 1,400 airstrikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, the deadliest day of conflict since the 2006 Lebanon War. (New York Times) (Al Jazeera) (AP)
Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets and drones at Israel in retaliation for the airstrikes. (CBS News)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon advises all posted civilian employees to evacuate southern Lebanon. (The Jerusalem Post)
The Israeli military advises Lebanese civilians in southern Lebanon to evacuate north. (AP)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion
The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that at least 56 Russian civilians were killed and 266 others were injured by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kursk Oblast, Russia, which the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry denies as Russian propaganda. (Reuters)