{"id":1002980,"date":"2026-08-15T19:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1002980\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T19:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:38:22","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1002980\/","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 PostSome 15 settlers enter Kusra despite IDF closure \u2022 Three Iranian military pilots held captive in Qatar for six months without contact; Qatar denies reports, says it found remains of oneFollow us on Google<\/strong><\/a>\"TheThe IDF strikes targets in Gaza’s Khan Yunis, August 15, 2026.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT\/TELEGRAM\/DORON KADOSH)<\/p>\n

August 15, 10:03 PM<\/p>\n

Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, says it found remains of oneByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 15, 9:03 PM<\/p>\n

Residents of northern Israel warned to expect loud explosions amid ‘vigilant activity’ by IDFByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 15, 7:52 PM<\/p>\n

IDF kills Gaza terrorist who crossed Yellow Line, approached soldiers ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 15, 7:43 PM<\/p>\n

IDF tank hits bomb in Gaza Strip, no injuries reportedByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 15, 7:39 PM<\/p>\n

Huckabee: Hezbollah is ‘pure evil’ after terror attack seriously wounds three IDF soldiers ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 15, 6:44 PM<\/p>\n

Iran’s Ghalibaf ‘in contact’ with Hezbollah terrorists despite Lebanese objections – reportMeanwhile, the IDF continues to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon following ceasefire violations by the terrorist group, with Hezbollah saying the latest strike would be “met accordingly.”ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"Iran'sIran’s top negotiator and speaker of its Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, meets the head of Pakistan’s Army Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (not pictured) on April 16, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Hamed Malekpour\/Iranian Parliament Communication Office\/Handout via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 15, 6:42 PM<\/p>\n

Three IDF soldiers seriously wounded in southern LebanonByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 15, 6:42 PM<\/p>\n

Yemen’s Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director saysByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 15, 5:38 PM<\/p>\n

Some 15 settlers enter Kusra despite IDF closure, Palestinian residents report feeling threatenedPalestinian residents who remain in the area told KAN News that they still feel threatened by Jewish extremists in the area.ByCORINNE BAUM<\/a>, SHIR PERETS<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IsraeliIsraeli settlers gather outside a Palestinian home in Qusra, in the West Bank, August 15, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a video.(photo credit: VOBR\/via REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 15, 4:19 PM<\/p>\n

Three Iranian military pilots held captive in Qatar for six months without contact – reportIran’s Mohammad Bagherzadeh noted that the pilots have not been permitted to speak to their families or Iranian officials while in Qatari captivity, according to Iran International.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AA replica of an Iranian air force F-4 Phantom fighter aircraft is displayed before traffic along a city square in Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026.(photo credit: ATTA KENARE \/ AFP via Getty Images)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 PostSome 15 settlers enter Kusra…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1002981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[3489,372,69,4526,249921,4783,83,99,2066,13192,7218,38339,50,16586,266321,266253,5503],"class_list":["post-1002980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","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-news","tag-normalization","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117101222080195488","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1002981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}