{"id":2260250,"date":"2024-06-05T09:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebanese-forces-fend-off-attack-on-u-s-embassy-in-beirut\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T13:26:06","slug":"lebanese-forces-fend-off-attack-on-u-s-embassy-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebanese-forces-fend-off-attack-on-u-s-embassy-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Forces Repel Assault on U.S. Embassy in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flebanese-forces-fend-off-attack-on-u-s-embassy-in-beirut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lebanese soldiers thwarted an attack on the U.S. Embassy \u200cin Beirut by capturing a Syrian\u200b jihadist, injuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-louis-woman-beats-sheriffs-deputy-with-her-own-baton-after-she-is-told-to-put-on-a-mask\/\" title=\"St. Louis Woman Beats Sheriff\u2019s Deputy with Her Own Baton After She is Told to Put on a Mask\">security guard<\/a>. \u200bThe\u200d Lebanese military swiftly neutralized the threat, revealing photos of the\u2064 alleged attacker with &#8220;Islamic \u2063State&#8221; markings. Lebanon, hosting Hezbollah, is adjacent\u200b to Israel and \u200cwitnessed heightened tensions following Hamas attacks. Lebanese forces prevented an assault on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut by apprehending a Syrian jihadist, causing injuries to a security guard. The prompt response from the \u200cLebanese military subdued the danger, showcasing images of the presumed attacker displaying\u2062 &#8220;Islamic State&#8221; insignia. Lebanon, the base of\u2062 Hezbollah, borders Israel and saw escalated tensions post\u2063 recent Hamas actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A Wednesday morning attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut was foiled by Lebanese soldiers who shot and captured one gunman \u2014 a Syrian national who appeared to be an Islamic jihadist. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-secretary-of-state-makes-surprise-visit-to-iraq\/\" title=\"US Secretary of State's Unexpected Trip to Iraq\">embassy security guard<\/a> was reportedly injured in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Lebanese military released a statement saying its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-israeli-forces-who-shoot-terrorist-after-stabbing-attack-blasted-for-carrying-out-field-execution\/\" title=\"WATCH: Israeli Forces Who Shoot Terrorist After Stabbing Attack Blasted for Carrying out 'Field Execution'\">forces shot<\/a> one assailant and released photos of the bloodied alleged attacker that showed him wearing a black vest with the words \u201cIslamic State\u201d written in Arabic and letters \u201cIS\u201d written in English, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebanon-us-embassy-attack-mideast-gaza-war-437056f046228d5ef6004ca46adb68c0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. Lebanon is directly north of Israel and is the home of the Islamic terror group Hezbollah, which launched an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/israel-and-hezbollah-move-closer-to-full-scale-war-988b3bfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack<\/a> on Israel one day after Hamas\u2019 October 7 terror attack that killed more than 1,200 people, including Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 8:34 a.m. local time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-bestows-medal-of-honor-on-korean-war-vet-skorean-president-on-hand\/\" title=\"Biden Bestows Medal of Honor on Korean War Vet; SKorean President on Hand\">small arms fire<\/a> was reported in the vicinity of the entrance to the U.S. Embassy. Thanks to the quick reaction of the [Lebanese Armed Forces], [Internal Security Forces], and our Embassy security team, our facility and our team are safe,\u201d the U.S. Embassy Beirut <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usembassybeirut\/status\/1798240030512607534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cInvestigations are underway and we are in close contact with host country law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An embassy spokesman said information about the injured security guard could not be released at this time \u201cwith respect to his privacy,\u201d adding, \u201cwe wish him a full recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last September, a man was detained by Lebanese forces after he similarly opened fire on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. No one was injured in that attack, according to the AP. A month later, after Hamas launched its attack on Israel, hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators supporting Hamas clashed with police near the U.S. Embassy.<\/p>\n<p>Since Hamas\u2019 October 7 attack and Hezbollah\u2019s attacks in the days and weeks following, Israel has carried out strikes inside of Lebanon taking out top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders and military facilities.\u00a0Lebanon is home to many people who hold anti-American and anti-Israel sentiments.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has been subjected to attacks for decades. In 1983, a Hezbollah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/3566652\/us-remembers-service-members-killed-in-beirut-bombings-40-years-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bombing<\/a> on the embassy killed 241 U.S. service members and 58 French military and civilian personnel. The attack forced the U.S. to move its embassy from central Beirut to the suburb of Aukar, which was hit with another bombing attack just a year later that killed 23 people, including two American soldiers.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese soldiers thwarted a Wednesday morning attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, capturing a Syrian national believed to be an Islamic jihadist. The Lebanese military reported injuring one assailant and a security guard during the incident, emphasizing swift action in neutralizing the threat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2260251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2155495934-scaled-e1717587604325.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2155495934-scaled-e1717587604325.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}