Kitchen Briefs - August 16, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - August 16, 2026The death toll in Lebanon due to Israeli invasion since March 2nd is at 4,346 and includes men, women, children and medical workersJared Kushner has arrived in Egypt to meet with Hamas and discuss a peace plan before he heads off to meet with NetanyahuIran has placed a $30,000 bounty for any Iranian who kills or captures an American soldierIsrael’s genocidal war on Gaza has become the longest and most expensive war at $142BIsraeli drone attacks in Gaza have killed another 7Israel’s National Security Minister Ben-Gvir made a podcast appearance and publicly advocated for killing 30 to 40 in Gaza nightlyRussia says Ukraine launched the largest scale attack of 2026 and Russia is also striking UkraineIn Hawaii, 1 person is dead and more than 130,000 are out of power due to what was Hurricane Lala which has been downgraded to a tropical stormPolice arrested a 19 year old in the shooting at Virginia State UniversityThe Justice Department issued a legal opinion granting U.S. military personnel broader powers to detain migrants accused of trespassing near designated National Defense Areas at the U.S.-Mexico borderTrump is posting on Truth Social more AI images of him and George Washington