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Rising Tensions in the Middle East and Controversies in U.S. Border Policy

Escalating Violence at Lebanon's US Embassy

In a troubling development, the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, was targeted in an attack involving gunfire early Wednesday morning. A gunman, reportedly a Syrian national, initiated the assault outside the embassy, resulting in injuries to a Lebanese guard. Security forces responded swiftly, engaging the attacker in a firefight. The suspect was wounded and detained, while his family members and two others have been detained for questioning. Officials are investigating whether additional accomplices are involved.