{"id":564800,"date":"2026-07-29T06:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/564800\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:10:21","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/564800\/","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 PostUS, Saudi Arabia launched joint attack on Iranian-backed Iraqi militias \u2022 Iran fired missiles at US bases in the region \u2022 Netanyahu says Trump meeting was successful<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=\"Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.\" title=\"Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 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\/07\/730926.jpeg\"\/>Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">July 29, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n<p>US, Saudi militaries attack Iranian-backed militias in Iraq following Iranian strikes on US basesA US official told The Jerusalem Post that Iran had launched at least four ballistic missiles towards a US military base in Jordan, adding that &#8220;This was a major attack.&#8221;By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/esther-davis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESTHER DAVIS<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.\" title=\"Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" 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\/07\/1785305418_258_730926.jpeg\"\/>Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-903953\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">July 29, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n<p>No US pressure on Israel to withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Israeli public diplomacy chief saysWhen Netanyahu eulogized former senator Lindsey Graham as Israel&#8217;s &#8220;number one friend,&#8221; Trump responded: &#8220;No, I&#8217;m Israel&#8217;s number one friend. Lindsey is number two.&#8221;\u00a0By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/idan-kweller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IDAN KWELLER<\/a>, <a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/dani-saperstein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DANYA SAPERSTEIN<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.\" title=\"IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" 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\/07\/1785305419_286_716091.jpeg\"\/>IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-903949\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">July 29, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n<p>Middle East diplomats: Progress made on temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping dealTwo Middle Eastern diplomats said Tuesday that there had been progress in efforts to resolve the crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, although no final agreement had been reached.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/amichai-stein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AMICHAI STEIN<\/a>, REUTERS<img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 16, 2026\" title=\"A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 16, 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" 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\/07\/731133.jpeg\"\/>A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 16, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS\/STRINGER)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-903946\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">July 29, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu flew secretly to US after intelligence warned of threat of Iranian attack- reportAccording to N12, Israeli security forces recommended that Netanyahu&#8217;s flight leave under secretive conditions after reports that Iran was escalating its efforts to attack Israeli officials.By<a class=\"reporter-name-channel\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/author\/tzvi-jasper\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TZVI JASPER<\/a><img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\" Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara seen boarding the Wing of Zion ahead of a trip to the United States, July 6, 2025\" title=\" Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara seen boarding the Wing of Zion ahead of a trip to the United States, July 6, 2025\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" 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\/07\/1785305420_722_671398.jpeg\"\/> Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara seen boarding the Wing of Zion ahead of a trip to the United States, July 6, 2025(photo credit: Avi Ohayon\/GPO)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-903944\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">July 29, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n<p>Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source saysIran has said the strait cannot go back to its pre-war status where shipping flowed freely, while Gulf states insist there be no mandatory payment of fees to Iran.ByREUTERS<img alt=\"Enlarge\" title=\"Enlarge\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/zoom-image-icon.svg.png\"\/><img alt=\"A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 16, 2026.\" title=\"A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 16, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"537\" 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\/07\/731857.jpeg\"\/>A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 16, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/STRINGER\/FILE PHOTO)<a class=\"full-article-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-903937\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Go to the full article &gt; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-publish-date\">July 29, 6:48 AM<\/p>\n<p>IRGC says it struck three tankers in Strait of HormuzByREUTERS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS, Saudi Arabia launched joint attack&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,47994,16606,83420,86,149244,85,87,53065,21451,46,88,57,1486,47,11982,43,157282,157283],"class_list":["post-564800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-centcom","tag-drone","tag-gulf-states","tag-hezbollah","tag-hormuz","tag-il","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-islamic-revolution","tag-israel","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-middle-east","tag-missiles","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/564800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=564800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=564800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}