{"id":66978,"date":"2026-08-19T06:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66978\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T06:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T06:25:20","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/66978\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostAt least six killed in IDF strike on Gaza City cafe targeting Hamas commanders \u2022 Trump declares Strait of Hormuz ‘new US territory’ \u2022 UAE air defense systems activated due to missile threatsFollow us on Google<\/a>\"USUS President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS\/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)<\/p>\n

August 19, 1:40 AM<\/p>\n

Israel strikes south Lebanon areas – reportByMAARIV<\/p>\n

August 19, 12:41 AM<\/p>\n

UAE halts all trade with Iran, Foreign Ministry announcesByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 18, 9:37 PM<\/p>\n

France to expel two Iranian diplomats in coming days, foreign minister saysByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 18, 8:56 PM<\/p>\n

At least six killed in IDF strike on Gaza City cafe targeting Hamas commandersThe IDF released a statement, saying that they targeted Hamas commanders in the Shati area who were planning to carry out attacks against the IDF in the Gaza Strip.ByJONAH DAVIDOV\"Enlarge\"\" A smoke plume billows during an Israeli strike on an industrial area in Gaza City on July 12, 2026. Gaza’s civil defence and hospitals said an Israeli drone strike and gunfire killed five people and injured several others on July 12. (photo credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA\/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 18, 8:31 PM<\/p>\n

Iran’s Ghalibaf warns US should ‘clean the mess’ and stop thinking it can ‘squeeze concessions’ outByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 18, 6:05 PM<\/p>\n

UAE air defense systems activated due to missile threats, Emirates’ authorities sayByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 18, 5:49 PM<\/p>\n

Lebanon’s Aoun seeks extension of UNIFIL mandate, despite failure to prevent Hezbollah activityDespite Aoun\u2019s support for the UN peacekeeping forces, UNIFIL has long been criticized for failing to take action against Hezbollah\u2019s military buildup in southern Lebanon.ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"UNIFILUNIFIL vehicles drive in southern Lebanon, October 11, 2024; illustrative.(photo credit: REUTERS\/KARAMALLAH DAHER)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 18, 5:48 PM<\/p>\n

Vessel struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew casualty reported, UKMTO saysByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 18, 4:43 PM<\/p>\n

Trump says ‘no talks scheduled with Iran,’ claims blockade in Strait of Hormuz ‘in full force’ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 18, 3:38 PM<\/p>\n

Trump declares Strait of Hormuz as ‘new US territory’ day after MoU deadline expires When asked whether he was working to extend the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Trump declined to answer and shook his head no.ByIDAN KWELLER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post declaring Strait of Hormuz a new US territory, August 18, 2026.(photo credit: Screenshot\/Donald Trump via Truth Social)Go to the full article > ><\/a>Load More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostAt least six killed in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[857,195,5,908,1388,41498,426,34858,27010,41497,4487,17077,4490,2113,2114,340],"class_list":["post-66978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-france","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-france","tag-gaza-strip","tag-hamas","tag-hamas-disarmament","tag-hezbollah","tag-iran-israel-war","tag-irgc","tag-jared-kushner","tag-live-updates","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}