{"id":620485,"date":"2026-09-18T23:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/620485\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T23:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:54:10","slug":"report-pentagons-public-tally-understated-u-s-troop-deaths-in-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/620485\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Pentagon&#8217;s Public Tally Understated U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Here are Friday&#8217;s main updates:<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 Former senior Fatah official Sufian Abu Zaida <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" 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\u200cKingdom Maritime \u2060Trade Operations said \u2060that a tanker was hit by \u200can \u200cunknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a \u2060fire that has since been extinguished, \u200cwith \u2060all \u200ccrew reported safe.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 The Haifa District Attorney&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 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.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 More than 4,300 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war began on March 2, the country&#8217;s Ministry of Public Health reported.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including President Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Araghchi, to attend next week&#8217;s UN General Assembly in New York, despite the more than six-month-long war between the countries.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 Masked Israeli settlers were filmed attacking the central West Bank village of Burka, east of Ramallah, for the third time this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are Friday&#8217;s 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