{"id":48777,"date":"2026-05-17T07:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/48777\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T07:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:55:12","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/48777\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostPA reinforcing notorious ‘pay-for-slay’ policy \u2022 IDF confirms death of Hamas military chief following Gaza strike \u2022 Land convoy sets out from Libya as part of Gaza flotilla\"IDFIDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 29, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)<\/p>\n

May 17, 7:48 AM<\/p>\n

IDF: Suspicious target falls near soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, triggers sirensByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

May 17, 4:13 AM<\/p>\n

Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati killed during combat in southern LebanonRecanati was a Platoon Commander in the Golani Brigade\u2019s 12th Battalion, and was due to marry his fianc\u00e9e in about a month.\u00a0ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"Capt.Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 17, 4:13 AM<\/p>\n

Iran allegedly behind Canada attacks on US consulate, synagogueAl-Saadi, working on behalf of the Islamic Regime proxy, told an undercover law enforcement officer that his “people” were behind two attacks in Canada, against a consulate and synagogue.ByMICHAEL STARR<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"PROTESTERSPROTESTERS MARCH at a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS\/Laura Proctor )Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 17, 4:13 AM<\/p>\n

IDF reservist dismissed after allegedly vandalizing, damaging Palestinians’ property while off dutyAs a result, the reservist’s weapon was confiscated, and he was dismissed from reserve duty, according to Ynet.\u00a0ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"(ILLUSTRATIVE)(ILLUSTRATIVE) Israeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, April 27, 2026(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

May 17, 4:13 AM<\/p>\n

Land convoy sets out from Libya as part of Gaza flotilla effortTwo hundred participants from 25 different countries are participating in the convoy, riding in the 20 mobile homes, 7 ambulance or medical transport vehicles, and other locomotives.ByMICHAEL STARR<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"BoatsBoats from a large flotilla attempting to break a maritime blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip seen arriving at the Ashdod port, after the Israeli Navy took control of the vessels overnight.(photo credit: JAMAL AWAD\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostPA reinforcing notorious ‘pay-for-slay’ policy \u2022…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48778,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[21711,17,162,21713,3921,1654,11781,200,12445,21653,3427,21712,21714,21717,21715,21716],"class_list":["post-48777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-canada","tag-donald-trump","tag-drone","tag-drone-attack","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps","tag-lebanon","tag-missile-attacks","tag-missiles","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}