{"id":142587,"date":"2026-09-04T02:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T02:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/142587\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T02:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T02:19:15","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/142587\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostExplosion at Iranian wedding likely a result of direct hit by US munition \u2022  South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment \u2022 IDF clears Hezbollah tunnels on Ali al-Taher ridge in Lebanon<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ArticleGoogleNewsButton_btn__uqBA8 ArticleGoogleNewsButton_desktop__OuWv9\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\">Follow us on Google<\/a><img alt=\"AN ISRAELI soldier checks the ID of a Palestinian woman at an Israeli checkpoint, on the day Palestinians make their way to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bethlehem, the West Bank, February 20, 2026.\" title=\"AN ISRAELI soldier checks the ID of a Palestinian woman at an Israeli checkpoint, on the day Palestinians make their way to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bethlehem, the West Bank, February 20, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/707445.jpeg\"\/>AN ISRAELI soldier checks the ID of a Palestinian woman at an Israeli checkpoint, on the day Palestinians make their way to the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem&#8217;s Old City, to attend the first Friday prayers during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Bethlehem, the West Bank, February 20, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/MUSSA QAWASMA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">September 4, 4:34 AM<\/p>\n<p>Explosion at Iranian wedding likely a result of direct hit by US munition, experts say &#8211; reportOn Thursday, US President JD Vance said the United States was investigating the strike. &#8220;We&#8217;re investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know.&#8221;ByREUTERS<img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"US Air Force Rockwell B-1B Lancer dropping JDAM bombs photographed from the canopy of an escort fighter jet.\" title=\"US Air Force Rockwell B-1B Lancer dropping JDAM bombs photographed from the canopy of an escort fighter jet.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/730887.jpeg\"\/>US Air Force Rockwell B-1B Lancer dropping JDAM bombs photographed from the canopy of an escort fighter jet.(photo credit: Screenshot\/X\/BLT)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-907564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">September 4, 4:34 AM<\/p>\n<p>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.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/amir-bohbot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AMIR BOHBOT<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"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.\" title=\"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.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/736430.jpeg\"\/>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)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-907554\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">September 4, 4:34 AM<\/p>\n<p>Police thwart reported stabbing terror attack near Damascus Gate in Old City, no injuries reportedThe terrorist approached security personnel stationed in the area and reportedly attempted to stab them before being shot by nearby police officers, according to Israeli media.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/miriam-sela-eitam\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MIRIAM SELA-EITAM<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"sraeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on June 16, 2017. \" title=\"sraeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on June 16, 2017. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/736445.jpeg\"\/>sraeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on June 16, 2017. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-907567\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">September 4, 4:34 AM<\/p>\n<p>IDF soldiers fired upon while operating east of the Yellow LineBy<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/jerusalem-post-staff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">September 4, 4:34 AM<\/p>\n<p>South Korea prepares Hormuz military deployment, media reports sayByREUTERS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostExplosion at Iranian wedding likely&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72603,16357,47782,74,936,41776,3331,114,1262,31,7522,10922,325,4177,72602,3186,10923,33,116,444],"class_list":["post-142587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-south-korea","tag-bahrain","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-centcom","tag-donald-trump","tag-drone","tag-hamas","tag-hezbollah","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-korea","tag-kuwait","tag-live-updates","tag-middle-east","tag-missiles","tag-news-from-middle-east","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-south-korea","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}