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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an IDF outpost in the Gaza Strip on September 2, 2026.(photo credit: AMOS BEN GERSHOM/GPO)
September 3, 10:07 PM
IDF clears Hezbollah tunnels on Ali al-Taher ridge in Lebanon after months-long operationAccording to the military, the infrastructures were built over a period of about two decades and were planned and funded by Iran.ByAMIR BOHBOT
View of the Beaufort Castle and destroyed houses at a village in southern Lebanon, as it seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 31, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
September 3, 10:05 PM
Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party”We’re investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know,” Vance told reporters during a White House press briefing.ByREUTERS
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. super PAC event in Sterling Heights, Michigan, US, August 31, 2026. (photo credit: SAUL LOEB/POOL VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
September 3, 9:25 PM
Vance says US not talking to Iran unless they stop shooting at shipsByREUTERS
September 3, 8:44 PM
IDF completes clearing of Hezbollah tunnels in Ali al-Taher Ridge areaByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
September 3, 6:31 PM
Trump denies US is low on ammunition, claims American began stockpiling effortsByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
September 3, 6:22 PM
Iranian media pushing for regime to sever international undersea fiber-optic cables in Hormuz The managing editor of the ultra-conservative Kayhan newspaper insisted that disrupting or cutting off the internet cables was a “necessary measure” to respond to the “crimes of America.”ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Workers operate on a lead line connected to fiber optic cable at Arrietara beach, near Bilbao, northern Spain, June 13, 2017, as Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. join forces to build an underwater fiber optic cable across the Atlantic Ocean, linking Europe and the USA.(photo credit: REUTERS/Vincent West)Go to the full article > >
September 3, 5:55 PM
Number of Iranian military personnel reported killed by US strikes this week rises to 13The US strikes on Tuesday were the most extensive in weeks. In the latest report on military deaths, Tasnim said six members of the regular military had been killed in southern Iran.ByREUTERS
A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, 2026, shows a military aircraft ready to take off on the day US CENTCOM said US forces carried out strikes on an Iranian military target. (photo credit: US CENTRAL COMMAND/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
September 3, 5:55 PM
Iran struggles to restrict Hormuz traffic after US strikes hit maritime capabilitiesUS officials said 40 vessels carrying millions of barrels of oil crossed the Strait on September 1, while 17 million barrels transited the waterway on August 31, the highest since the war began.ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >
September 3, 4:40 PM
Lutnick apologizes for saying no Americans have died in Iran warByREUTERS
September 3, 3:22 PM
IDF kills two terrorists who crossed Yellow LineByJERUSALEM POST STAFFLoad More