{"id":1018354,"date":"2026-08-23T03:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1018354\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T03:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:40:26","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1018354\/","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 PostTrump: US had total control over the “entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz” \u2022 IDF arrests three Palestinian suspects related to attack on Jewish West Bank hikersFollow us on Google<\/strong><\/a>\"IranianIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks to the press after visiting the grave of Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, August 21, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS\/AHMED SAAD)<\/p>\n

August 23, 2:33 AM<\/p>\n

IDF conducts new round of strikes in southern Lebanon – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 12:28 AM<\/p>\n

Trump envoy Barrack faces criticism over Syria stance and Golan comments – analysisGideon Sa\u2019ar criticized Barrack following the comments, saying they were \u201cfull of inaccuracies\u201d and included positions that \u201ccontradict the position of Trump himself regarding the Golan Heights.\u201dByIDAN KWELLER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS SPECIAL ENVOY for Syria Tom Barrack speaks at a news conference in Damascus in September 2025.(photo credit: Khalil Ashawi\/Reuters)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 22, 10:44 PM<\/p>\n

Defense officials say IDF soldiers left without support in West Bank while world watches – reportThe officials said that global attention to the West Bank causes diplomatic damage to Israel, and that without enforcement by the police and other state authorities, the incidents wear soldiers down.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IDFIDF soldiers in the West Bank.(photo credit: FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 22, 10:43 PM<\/p>\n

Four kites cross from Gaza border into Israel, Gaza border officials call for strong IDF responseSome fear that objects crossing above the border fence can mark the beginning of a visible escalation. Incendiary balloons or rockets could follow the kites.ByRAMI SHANI, JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"KitesKites believed to have been sent from Gaza into Israel, August 22, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT\/X\/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 22, 10:42 PM<\/p>\n

Ex-Mossad official: Turkey unlikely to risk military clash with Israel despite Erdogan’s ambitions”Neither side is interested in a military confrontation, certainly not at the present time. That is completely contrary to Erdogan’s outlook,” a former Mossad counterterror chief told 103FM.By103FM\"Enlarge\"\"TurkishTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 11, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/UMIT BEKTAS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 22, 10:40 PM<\/p>\n

Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish troop, radar presence, source confirms to ‘Post’The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar with Turkish troops at the Syrian base. ByIDAN KWELLER<\/a>, CORINNE BAUM<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AbuAbu al-Duhur base is seen following reported Israeli strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS\/STRINGER)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 22, 5:26 PM<\/p>\n

IDF kills Hamas commander working to restore terror tunnelsByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 22, 3:54 PM<\/p>\n

Repairs at Iran\u2019s South Pars refinery hit by Israel reach 70%ByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 22, 2:18 PM<\/p>\n

Ghalibaf: US put its allies at risk for sake of IsraelByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 22, 1:16 PM<\/p>\n

One injured in alleged IDF drone strike in Syria near Damascus – reportAccording to the report, the Israeli drone struck a vehicle in an Al-Ayn area farm.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IsraeliIsraeli soldiers at a staging area near the Israeli border with Syria in northern Israel, February 28, 2026.(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI\/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 PostTrump: US had total control…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1018355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[23314,372,69,370583,23285,83,6111,173625,6085,2066,405947,7218,59767,50,266321,266253,5503,405946,238142,103],"class_list":["post-1018354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-ahmed-al-sharaa","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-erdogan-turkey","tag-hezbollah-iran","tag-iran","tag-iran-nuclear","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","tag-world"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117142753272805445","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018354","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=1018354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1018355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1018354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1018354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1018354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}