Here are Friday’s main updates:
■ Former senior Fatah official Sufian Abu Zaida said that he will soon disclose a message that then-Hamas leader Sinwar asked him to deliver to Israel, as well as details of secret contacts he mediated between Hamas and Israel before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
■ Opposition Leader Lapid claimed in a video on X that Prime Minister Netanyahu personally disclosed the intelligence that led him to warn of the danger of a multi-front war in September 2023.
■ The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said that a tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, with all crew reported safe.
■ The Haifa District Attorney’s Office said it will file charges on Friday against Sultan Abu Alhijah, 31, a resident of Tamra, on security-related charges for allegedly contacting Hamas and Iranian intelligence officials.
■ An Israeli court has extended by seven days, until September 23, the detention of a Palestinian journalist, suspected of trading with an enemy, incitement and supporting Iran.
■ More than 4,300 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war began on March 2, the country’s Ministry of Public Health reported.
■ The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including President Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Araghchi, to attend next week’s UN General Assembly in New York, despite the more than six-month-long war between the countries.
■ Masked Israeli settlers were filmed attacking the central West Bank village of Burka, east of Ramallah, for the third time this week.