{"id":1014605,"date":"2026-08-21T09:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1014605\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:02:27","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1014605\/","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 PostBessent: US will US will ‘squash’ Iranian economy, collapse ‘murderous regime’ \u2022 US planning to block Abbas from addressing UNGA in SeptemberFollow us on Google<\/strong><\/a>\"IsraeliIsraeli security forces operate during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 20, 2026.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n

August 21, 11:18 AM<\/p>\n

Jewish teenager lightly wounded by rocks thrown in West BankByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 11:08 AM<\/p>\n

Poland protests Israel decision to end probe into killing of Polish Gaza aid workerPoland demanded answers from Israel after the investigation into the Gaza strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers, including Polish citizen Damian Sobol, was closed.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"PeoplePeople sit in front of a World Central Kitchen in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on January 26, 2025.(photo credit: YOUSSEF ALZANOUN\/MIDDLE EAST IMAGES\/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 11:08 AM<\/p>\n

Chance of Iran war expansion dropped after Trump declared economic warfare, officials sayAccording to the officials, US President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to impose another harsh package of economic sanctions is intended to \u201cbuy time\u201d until after the US midterm elections.ByAMIR BOHBOT<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"PrimePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 10:35 AM<\/p>\n

Iran’s Ghalibaf says Tehran must plan to overcome ‘unjust sanctions’, following US threatsByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 21, 10:32 AM<\/p>\n

Israelis burn construction equipment, leave graffiti in West Bank – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 10:11 AM<\/p>\n

IDF kills Hamas terrorist who held hostages after October 7ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 8:55 AM<\/p>\n

Pentagon spokesperson says claims of US munitions shortage amid Iran war ‘false’ – report”The US has massive amounts of ‘munitions'” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on August 6, adding that claims of any munitions shortage were fabricated.ByESTHER DAVIS<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AA general view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025. (photo credit: Kent Nishimura\/Reuters)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 6:36 AM<\/p>\n

Israel strikes southern Lebanon – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 5:50 AM<\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Bessent says US will ‘squash’ Iranian economy, collapse ‘murderous regime'”I see lots of reports that said, ‘oh, well, this has never worked.’ It does work, because we have a combination. It is a one-two punch,” Bessent said.ByESTHER DAVIS<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stands behind U.S. President Donald Trump who speaks to the media on the day of a NATO leaders’ summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/UMIT BEKTAS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 21, 5:50 AM<\/p>\n

Terrorist shot after attempting to stab IDF soldier operating in West Bank, no IDF injuriesA terrorist armed with a knife attempted to stab an IDF soldier in the Jenin area in the West Bank on Thursday morning.ByESTHER DAVIS<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IDFIDF soldiers in the West Bank.(photo credit: FLASH90)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 PostBessent: US will US will…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1014606,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[23314,372,69,370583,23285,83,6111,99,173625,6085,2066,405947,7218,59767,50,266321,266253,5503,405946,238142],"class_list":["post-1014605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-ahmed-al-sharaa","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-erdogan-turkey","tag-hezbollah-iran","tag-iran","tag-iran-nuclear","tag-israel","tag-israel-elections","tag-israel-iran-news","tag-jd-vance","tag-lebanon-headline","tag-live-updates","tag-mahmoud-abbas","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-syria-and-turkey","tag-turkey-iran"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117132696266916435","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014605","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=1014605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1014606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1014605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1014605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1014605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}