{"id":1019767,"date":"2026-08-23T21:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1019767\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T21:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:40:17","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1019767\/","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 PostIDF launches manhunt in pursuit of terrorist following Jericho stabbing attack \u2022 Rezaee: Iran made billions of dollars amid US blockade \u2022 Pakistan army chief to visit TehranFollow us on Google<\/strong><\/a>\"PalestiniansPalestinians live among buildings destroyed during the recent war in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 31, 2026.(photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n

August 23, 11:25 PM<\/p>\n

Greece moves Patriot interceptor to protect key military base amid rising US-Iran tensions – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 7:53 PM<\/p>\n

Israel warns Hamas of intensified strikes over Gaza drone, balloon launchesByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 23, 7:14 PM<\/p>\n

IDF kills Hamas commander, attacks weapons production site near aid center in Gaza strikesThe IDF also referred to Hamas’s actions as systematically violating the ceasefire, while attempting to restore its military capabilities.\u00a0ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"WeaponsWeapons manufacturing facility established near an aid distribution point. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 7:13 PM<\/p>\n

Mossad head Gofman, Syrian FM met in an effort to lower tensions between Jerusalem, DamascusThe meeting came after comments from al-Shaibani to Reuters on Saturday, in which he urged Israel to seize a “historic opportunity” for diplomacy.ByAMICHAI STEIN<\/a>, IDAN KWELLER<\/a>, JERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"SyrianSyrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Damascus, Syria, August 22, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/KHALIL ASHAWI)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 7:11 PM<\/p>\n

Dudevan fighters arrest four wanted suspects in Binyamin Brigade area ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 5:18 PM<\/p>\n

Terrorist killed while trying to steal weapon from IDF soldier near Rimonim JunctionByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 4:22 PM<\/p>\n

Iranian president calls MoU best path forward – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 4:13 PM<\/p>\n

Israeli strikes kill two, including 4-year-old boy, Hamas health ministry says – reportByREUTERS<\/p>\n

August 23, 3:53 PM<\/p>\n

Five arrested in connection with attacks on civilians in Sa’ir, off-duty female soldiersByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

August 23, 3:33 PM<\/p>\n

Some 10 kites launched from Gaza into Israel in recent days, military source says – reportByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>Load More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIDF launches manhunt in pursuit…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1019768,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[23314,372,69,103821,23285,6111,99,173625,6085,2066,13192,7218,50,266321,266253,5503,23312,405946,24922,238142],"class_list":["post-1019767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-ahmed-al-sharaa","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-erdogan","tag-hezbollah-iran","tag-iran-nuclear","tag-israel","tag-israel-elections","tag-israel-iran-news","tag-jd-vance","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-syria","tag-syria-and-turkey","tag-turkey","tag-turkey-iran"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117147000397403192","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019767","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=1019767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1019768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1019767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1019767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1019767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}