{"id":1113778,"date":"2026-07-27T07:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1113778\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T07:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:41:22","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1113778\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostSenior Iranian official threatens Israel with \u2018new target bank\u2019 if Israel enters war \u2022 ITA Airlines cancels flights to Israel amid rising Iran tensions \u2022 Saudi-Houthi conflict escalatesFollow us on Google<\/strong><\/a>\"USUS President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs for Dover, Delaware, to attend the dignified transfer of US Army service members killed in Jordan and Iraq, July 22, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS\/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)<\/p>\n

July 27, 9:43 AM<\/p>\n

Pentagon lists four US troops killed during Iran ceasefire as separate casualties from Epic FuryThe four soldiers were designated “Overseas Operations Casualties,” and were listed separately from the 14 additional Epic Fury casualties that occured since February 28.ByTZVI JASPER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\" The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020.(photo credit: AL DRAGO\/REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

July 27, 9:43 AM<\/p>\n

‘Far more than anyone’: Trump denies munitions shortage as reason for halting Iran strikes – report\u201cWe have far more munitions than anyone in the world, and far more than we need,\u201d he asserted.ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, July 17, 2026.(photo credit: Screenshot\/X\/@PeteHegseth)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

July 27, 8:27 AM<\/p>\n

Iran stops six ships \u2018illegally\u2019 passing through Strait of Hormuz – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

July 27, 7:31 AM<\/p>\n

Red Sea shipping drops after Houthi attacks on Saudi oil sites, data showsEleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Sunday, the lowest level in months, the data showed.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"AA Houthi follower rises a weapon as he attends a rally marking one year of Saudi-led air strikes, in Yemen’s capital Sanaa.(photo credit: MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI\/REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

July 27, 7:31 AM<\/p>\n

Mojtaba Khamenei praises Hezbollah, calls for continued jihad, attacks against IsraelIn statements attributed to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, he asserted that \u201cthere remains no path forward except jihad and resistance\u201d against the US and Israel.ByGOLDIE KATZ<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AA supporter of Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, holds a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 10, 2026.(photo credit: Anwar AMRO \/ AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

July 27, 7:31 AM<\/p>\n

Biden warned Trump that Israel ‘won’t miss chance’ to escalate Gaza war to Iran strikes – reportIn an all-encompassing New Yorker report, several Biden administration officials alleged that they blame US President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu for allowing the Gaza war to spread to Iran.ByCORINNE BAUM<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"PrimePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a security assessment at the Kirya in Tel Aviv with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on April 3, 2026.(photo credit: KOBI GIDEON\/GPO)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

July 27, 7:31 AM<\/p>\n

Cabinet approves ISF to enter Gaza, Board of Peace to begin reconstruction workThe Board of Peace’s pilot phase, expected to begin in Rafah, involves temporary structures built to provide housing for Gaza residents.ByAMICHAI STEIN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"PRIMEPRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Gaza Board of Peace Director Nickolay Mladenov, May 13, 2026.(photo credit: MA’AYAN TOAF\/GPO)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostSenior Iranian official threatens Israel with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1113779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[6505,264217,31239,244162,836,83210,774,81673,216407,837,838,17128,139503,839,2598,12,231542,231543,26],"class_list":["post-1113778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-centcom","tag-drone","tag-gulf-states","tag-hezbollah","tag-hormuz","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-islamic-revolution","tag-israel","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-middle-east","tag-missiles","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-world"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116990818443455673","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1113778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1113779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1113778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1113778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1113778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}