ZeroFox Physical Security Intelligence Daily Brief - August 20, 2024

ZeroFox Physical Security Intelligence Daily Brief - August 20, 2024

ZeroFox physical security experts collect, curate, and analyze information derived from open and proprietary sources for comprehensive context of the circumstances surrounding global events. Here is today’s daily roundup of major developments.

Brief Highlights

• Israeli Military Kills Hezbollah Operative with Drone Strike and Bombs Hezbollah Missile Depots
• Police Operation Results in Violent Demonstrations and Closed Schools
• Foreign Ministry of Pakistan Calls for Restraint from Taliban Following Afghan Border Clashes

Israeli Military Kills Hezbollah Operative with Drone Strike and Bombs Hezbollah Missile Depots

Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah continue, and on August 19, 2024, Hezbollah confirmed that operative Hussein Ali Hussein had been killed in Deir Qanoun in southern Lebanon by an Israeli drone strike. The Israeli air force additionally carried out a bombing raid on Hezbollah missile depots in the southern Lebanon valley. Hezbollah fired multiple missiles into Israel on August 19, 2024, hitting the Israeli village of Ya'ara, killing one Israeli soldier and injuring an unspecified number of civilians.

Police Operation Results in Violent Demonstrations and Closed Schools

Brazilian police carried out an extensive counter-narcotics operation in the Cidade de Deus neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. During the course of the operation, ten suspects were arrested, and police allegedly shot two unresisting suspects and two unrelated individuals. As a result of the operations, multiple demonstrations were held in the city, and a protest on Avenida Brasil turned violent with protesters blocking the street. In addition to the protests, 38 schools in the city are suspending classes for the duration of the police operation.

Foreign Ministry of Pakistan Calls for Restraint from Taliban Following Afghan Border Clashes

The Pakistani Foreign Ministry called for restraint from the Taliban government of Afghanistan following border clashes the previous week. On August 12, 2024, fighting broke out at the Torkham border crossing between Taliban and Pakistani border police. Both the Taliban and Pakistani border police accuse the other of having fired first. During the course of the shooting, two Pakistani military posts were destroyed and three Afghan civilians were killed.