{"id":624952,"date":"2026-09-23T13:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/624952\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:10:17","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/624952\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIran warns US against attacking after Trump’s threats at UN \u2022 Iranian President Pezeshkian lands in New York \u2022 Trump praises Middle East partners for ‘successes’ in the regionFollow us on Google<\/a>\"AA handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidential Office shows Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian attending a press conference in the capital Tehran, on August 8, 2026.(photo credit: Iranian Presidential Office \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

September 23, 3:22 PM<\/p>\n

Two casualties reported as cargo vessel struck in Strait of HormuzByREUTERS<\/p>\n

September 23, 1:00 PM<\/p>\n

First day of United Nations General Assembly highlights criticism of Israel’s regional activityAmong the most prominent critics were Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah II, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and French President Emmanuel Macron.ByELI LEON<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"Belgium'sBelgium’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prevot addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. (photo credit: Eduardo Munoz\/Reuters)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

September 23, 1:00 PM<\/p>\n

BoP to announce six-month, $2.45 billion Gaza recovery, reconstruction project – reportAccording to Axios, the proposed 66-project plan includes budgeting for temporary housing, rubble removal, hospital repairs, and the deployment of the International Stabilization Force (ISF).ByGOLDIE KATZ<\/a>Ahmed al-Shaara says Syria-Israel talks had reached 90% agreement as Israel launches expos\u00e9 accusing UN of biasGo to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

September 23, 12:59 PM<\/p>\n

US deploys National Guard drone, electronic warfare brigade to the Middle EastThe 116th Brigade’s Mobile Brigade Combat Team blends traditional ground maneuver froces with UAS, EW and counter-UAS tools. It will be deployed amid high tensions in the Middle EastByANNA AHRONHEIM<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\" Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conduct force-on-force and live-fire operations June 15, 2026, during a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana.(photo credit: JRTC Ops Group)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

September 23, 12:21 PM<\/p>\n

IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas Finance Department chief in Gaza Strip, Katz says”We will not allow Hamas to rebuild its strength, and we will not stop until there is no Hamas in Gaza,” said Katz.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"DefenseDefense Minister Israel Katz at Jerusalem City Hall, December 15, 2025.(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

September 23, 12:20 PM<\/p>\n

Macron’s Hamas comments at UN were translation ‘misinterpretation,’ French source tells ‘Post’Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denounced Macron’s comments earlier on Wednesday, with Netanyahu calling the statements \u201coutrageous.\u201dByAMICHAI STEIN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"FrenchFrench President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City.(photo credit: Alexi J. Rosenfeld\/Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

September 23, 12:20 PM<\/p>\n

Israeli security officials fear possible regional escalation amid Iran, Houthis, West Bank tensionsThe Israeli defense establishment is monitoring the various arenas and preparing for the possibility that deterioration in one could affect the region as a whole.ByAMIR BOHBOT<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS President Donald Trump attends a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) multilateral meeting alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and King Abdullah II of Jordan on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026.(photo credit: Brendan SMIALOWSKI \/ AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

September 23, 11:34 AM<\/p>\n

Israeli fire kills two people in Gaza – reportByREUTERS<\/p>\n

September 23, 10:56 AM<\/p>\n

‘Completely baseless’: IDF denies report of kidnapping attempts against soldiers near Yellow LineThe claim, originally reported by JNS, had been that Israeli soldiers along the Gaza Strip had faced three separate kidnapping attempts, all of which were rebuffed by IDF forces.ByTZVI JASPER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IDFIDF operates in Gaza, September 29, 2025.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

September 23, 9:32 AM<\/p>\n

Iran says 50% of damaged South Pars gas field production capacity restored – reportByREUTERSLoad More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostIran warns US against attacking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[12998,99,25079,2226,50,83420,51,42,87,46,61,57,43,48,77721,114994,40,38,41,39,1582,4497,1032,77],"class_list":["post-624952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-blog","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-erdogan","tag-france","tag-gaza","tag-gulf-states","tag-hamas","tag-headlines","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-israel-hamas-war","tag-live-updates","tag-news","tag-palestine","tag-settler-violence","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-turkey","tag-united-nations","tag-united-states","tag-west-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624952","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=624952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}