One person was wounded and remained conscious in an incident reported between 2:16 PM and 4:16 PM UTC on February 23, 2026, according to the Telegram channel ืืืฉืืช ืืคื ื ืืืื ืืืืืจื (hazfon1_). The report provided no details on the location, cause, or circumstances of the wounding. The update aligns with ongoing regional tensions that prompted the US Embassy in Beirut to evacuate employees earlier today as a precautionary measure, as reported by Al-Jadeed citing sources close to the embassy. Several European embassies followed with staff evacuations between 1:46 PM and 2:15 PM UTC, per LebanonOn and Saudi Al-Arabiya. No official statements from Lebanese authorities, the US Embassy, or European embassies have confirmed the wounding or provided additional context as of 4:16 PM UTC. The two-hour reporting window captured this single new development amid prior embassy evacuations.
