{"id":1026921,"date":"2026-08-27T06:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1026921\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:50:17","slug":"lebanese-reports-says-idf-strikes-in-southern-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1026921\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Reports Says IDF Strikes in Southern Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Here are Thursday&#8217;s latest updates:<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">Iranian missile<\/strong> and drone attacks caused <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">&#8220;unprecedented damage&#8221; to U.S. intelligence facilities<\/strong> and surveillance equipment across the Middle East, <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=1221398978#1221398978\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News reported<\/a>, citing people familiar with the matter. The damage to buildings and equipment used by the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies is expected to <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">cost billions of dollars to repair<\/strong> or replace, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told foreign ministers from several allied countries that the <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">United States is not expected to launch new strikes against Iran<\/strong> for the time being, <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=2058310032#2058310032\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Axios reported<\/a>, citing a U.S. official and another source familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 President Donald Trump sent Congress a proposed <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia,<\/strong> while insisting that the deal will only move forward if Riyadh normalizes relations with Israel, a<a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=1946660464#1946660464\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> U.S. administration official said<\/a>. Saudi Arabia has demanded an irreversible path to Palestinian statehood before recognizing Israel.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 Only five commercial vessels transited the <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">Strait of Hormuz<\/strong> on Tuesday, according to<a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=1776922084#1776922084\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> preliminary shipping data<\/a>, down sharply from a 10-day average of 15. At least three Indian oil refiners and a major global energy company plan to stop using v<strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">essels blacklisted by Iran<\/strong>, including for ship-to-ship transfers, four sources said. <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=1311775685#1311775685\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iran has threatened <\/a>to fine or detain the vessels and confiscate their cargoes.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 One person was killed and several wounded in an <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">Israeli strike<\/strong> on a displaced persons&#8217; tent west of <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">Khan Yunis in southern Gaza<\/strong>, according to <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=1974669674#1974669674\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palestinian media reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">Israeli strikes<\/strong> were reported at several locations in southern Lebanon, including the Dabcha area and the villages of Qantara, Sibrine and Kfar Roummane, <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=27060278#27060278\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to Lebanese media.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">Qatar<\/strong> condemned Defense Minister Israel <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">Katz&#8217;s entry into southern Syria<\/strong>, calling it a violation of the country&#8217;s sovereignty and a <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=716336941#716336941\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;transgression of international borders.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 Religious Zionism lawmaker Tzvi Succot refused to express regret for <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">smashing a Palestinian memorial<\/strong> in the <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">West Bank<\/strong>, south of Nablus, <strong class=\"x1xlr1w8\">while under IDF protection<\/strong>. &#8220;What do I have to regret?&#8221; Sukkot said, claiming the memorial honored people who had killed Israelis and that &#8220;every minute it stands there is incitement to terrorism.&#8221; He<a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-26\/ty-article-live\/trump-sends-saudi-nuclear-deal-to-congress-but-says-riyadh-must-recognize-israel\/000001a0-3bb9-d274-a7f4-bfb9337f0000?liveBlogItemId=1412567423#1412567423\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> blamed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa&#8217;ar and the IDF spokesperson<\/a> for negative international coverage, saying they had &#8220;caused the damage in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are Thursday&#8217;s latest updates: \u25a0 Iranian missile and drone attacks caused &#8220;unprecedented damage&#8221; to U.S. intelligence facilities&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":984110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[266635,372,69,70,58674,4527,4783,4784,99,119115,50,36737],"class_list":["post-1026921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-2026-israel-iran-war","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gaza","tag-gaza-aid","tag-hamas","tag-hezbollah","tag-idf","tag-israel","tag-israel-u-s","tag-news","tag-october-7"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117166147611828378","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026921","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=1026921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1026921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/984110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1026921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1026921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1026921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}