{"id":448702,"date":"2026-05-19T02:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/448702\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T02:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:37:09","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/448702\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIsraelis cross border into Syria \u2022 IDF faces looming manpower gap \u2022 Source: Drone attack on nuclear plant was message for UAE \u2022 Trump admin. reoprtedly urging UAE to seize Iran&#8217;s Lavan Island<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"ArticleGoogleNewsButton_btn__uqBA8 ArticleGoogleNewsButton_desktop__OuWv9\" aria-label=\"Follow The Jerusalem Post on Google News\">Follow us on Google<\/a><img alt=\"Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel\u2019s naval blockade, gather at a port before their departure in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.\" title=\"Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel\u2019s naval blockade, gather at a port before their departure in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"img-fluid full-width cb-thumbnail\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779158229_605_721464.jpeg\"\/>Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel\u2019s naval blockade, gather at a port before their departure in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Dilara 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