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Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostEgypt not Arab country using diplomacy to lower Israel’s guard \u2022 IDF carries out first preemptive Hamas strike since late July \u2022 US officials say Israel not doing enough against settler violenceFollow us on Google<\/a>\"ExplosionExplosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n

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Lebanese firefighters accuse Israel of intentionally causing fires during strikes – report\u201cMost of our missions are now related to fires,\u201d Hussein Fakih, the head of the civil defense in the Nabatiya region, told the Guardian. \u201cThere are enormous areas of woodland that have burned.”ByTZVI JASPER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"ExplosionExplosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Egypt not Arab country using diplomacy to lower Israel’s guard, Netanyahu adviser saysA brief post by Urich sparked a new controversy in Israel’s diplomatic and security establishment and renewed concerns over a possible strategic deception operation against the country.ByIDAN KWELLER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"PresidentPresident of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: HADI MIZBAN\/POOL VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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IDF carries out first preemptive Hamas strike since late July Gaza dealShortly after that deal, the US essentially instructed Israel to stop attacking Gaza, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu complied.ByYONAH JEREMY BOB<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IDFIDF soldiers map out a terrorist’s home in preparation for its demolition, July 25, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Israel not doing enough to quell settler violence, senior White House official says – reportEarlier on Wednesday, the IDF began lifting the siege imposed by a group of settlers on two homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra, which is located in Area B of the West Bank.ByAMIR BOHBOT<\/a>, JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"TheThe damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostEgypt not Arab country using…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[211,41,38,2254,34731,100,34,37,1096,93,2206,38528,55170,212,92,101],"class_list":["post-246972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-abbas-araghchi","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gaza-strip","tag-hamas-disarmament","tag-hezbollah","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-jd-vance","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-normalization","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117085848548446492","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}