A Wednesday morning attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut was foiled by Lebanese soldiers who shot and captured one gunman — a Syrian national who appeared to be an Islamic jihadist. One embassy security guard was reportedly injured in the attack.
The Lebanese military released a statement saying its forces shot one assailant and released photos of the bloodied alleged attacker that showed him wearing a black vest with the words “Islamic State” written in Arabic and letters “IS” written in English, the Associated Press reported. Lebanon is directly north of Israel and is the home of the Islamic terror group Hezbollah, which launched an attack on Israel one day after Hamas’ October 7 terror attack that killed more than 1,200 people, including Americans.
“At 8:34 a.m. local time, small arms fire was reported in the vicinity of the entrance to the U.S. Embassy. Thanks to the…
