{"id":579189,"date":"2026-08-09T04:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T04:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/579189\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T04:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T04:44:16","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-middle-east-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/579189\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUAE condemns alleged Iranian attack on vessel in Hormuz \u2022 Lebanese calls for intifada against Hezbollah \u2022 Potential infiltration feared with discovery of cut fenceFollow us on Google<\/a>\"IsraeliIsraeli soldiers visit at a viewpoint overlooking southern Lebanon, August 5, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n

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US Gen. Dan Caine looking for ‘off-ramp’ to avoid further escalation in Iran war – reportAccording to the report, Caine recently made clear to other US officials that available military options may not be enough to achieve US President Donald Trump\u2019s stated war objectives.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"ChairmanChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS\/ELIZABETH FRANTZ)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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IRGC says re-opening Hormuz dependent on US talks, as Araghchi signals progress on Hormuz deal Iran and Oman are “very close” to reaching an accord on a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"VesselsVessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS\/STRINGER)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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UAE condemns alleged Iranian attack on ADNOC vessel in HormuzThe UAE accused Iran of targeting commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as ADNOC says 15 of its vessels have been attacked since the conflict began.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"ShipsShips and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Cut discovered in Kibbutz Zikim fence, IDF says no threat detected, copper thieves suspectedInvestigations determined the likely culprit to be copper thieves, according to Maariv, which reported that they unsuccessfully attempted to steal a copper wire drum before fleeing.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>, YANIR YAGNA<\/a>, RAMI SHANI\"Enlarge\"\"TheThe Israeli army near the border fence with Gaza, southern Israel. February 09, 2026.(photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov\/Flash90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Lebanese politician says Shi\u2019ite community is victim of Hezbollah, calls for \u2018intifada\u2019 – reportL\u2019Orient Today reported that Gemayel suggested the Shi\u2019ite population was being held hostage to Hezbollah and there should, therefore, be an \u201cintifada\u201d (uprising) against the group.ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"AA woman and a child hold Hezbollah flags, including one bearing a portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, during a protest in Riyad al-Solh Square in central Beirut, Lebanon, on August 7, 2026.(photo credit: Nael Chahine \/ Middle East Images \/ AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUAE condemns alleged Iranian attack on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":579011,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[49,54,22081,42,8954,1031,87,53065,15005,1486,47,159370,43,157282,157283,1490,78,114994,40,38,41,39,33578,2893],"class_list":["post-579189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gulf-cooperation-council","tag-headlines","tag-houthis","tag-idf","tag-iran","tag-irgc","tag-israel-iran-war","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-middle-east","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-red-sea","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-will-israel-attack-iran","tag-yemen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579189","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=579189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/579011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}