{"id":650934,"date":"2026-10-19T09:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/650934\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:20:16","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/650934\/","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 PostAraghchi says Netanyahu pushing US into war to avoid jail \u2022 UAE, Saudi meet amid Houthi strikes \u2022 Sisi seeks parliamentary approval to send military assistance to Saudis in fight against HouthisFollow us on Google<\/a>\"EgyptianEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting of Egypt’s National Defence Council at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, October 18, 2026(photo credit: THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY\/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)<\/p>\n

October 19, 9:59 AM<\/p>\n

US gov’t warns Americans to ‘exercise heightened vigilance’ worldwideByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 9:16 AM<\/p>\n

IDF kills three Hamas terrorists, including commander, during latests Gaza strikesAccording to the military, all three had recently worked to coordinate attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians.ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IDFIDF infographic shows three Hamas operatives killed in Saturday’s strikes.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 7:46 AM<\/p>\n

Macron ‘made his bed’ when siding with US against Iran, Araghchi saysByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 6:12 AM<\/p>\n

Iran’s IRGC navy says oil tanker hits mine, catches fire in Strait of HormuzByREUTERS<\/p>\n

October 19, 6:12 AM<\/p>\n

IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence Security officials sharply criticized what they described as the courts’ failure to impose meaningful penalties, arguing that judges were reluctant to issue punishments that could deter offenders.ByAMIR BOHBOT<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"IsraeliIsraeli military forces fire tear gas and disperse Palestinian farmers, preventing them from continuing the olive harvest as they attempt to cross an iron gate erected by the Israeli army in the village of Salem, east of Nablus in the West Bank, October 17, 2026.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH\/FLASH90)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 6:11 AM<\/p>\n

Egypt’s Sisi seeks parliamentary approval to deploy Egyptian military in support of Saudi ArabiaAny Egyptian military backing for Saudi Arabia could mark a major escalation in the wider Iran war, which has threatened global energy supplies and sent oil prices soaring.ByREUTERS\"Enlarge\"\"FILEFILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Cairo, Egypt, September 15, 2026.(photo credit: BANDAR ALGALOUD\/COURTESY OF SAUDI ROYAL COURT\/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 6:11 AM<\/p>\n

Israel urged Qatar to continue Gaza funding despite public criticism, documents revealAccording to an investigation by TIME magazine, successive Israeli governments helped establish, operate, and preserve the Qatari assistance mechanism for Hamas-controlled Gaza for years.ByAMIT AVITAN\"Enlarge\"\"AnAn illustration of the flags of Israel and Qatar.(photo credit: danielo\/Shutterstock)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 6:10 AM<\/p>\n

Araghchi accuses Netanyahu of pushing US into war to avoid jailByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 6:09 AM<\/p>\n

Russia’s Lavrov to visit Tehran on Monday, Iran saysByREUTERS<\/p>\n

October 19, 6:08 AM<\/p>\n

UAE president, Saudi defense minister discuss regional security as Houthi attacks intensifyByREUTERSLoad More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostAraghchi says Netanyahu pushing US…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":650935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[292129,49,54,9093,128748,42,8954,46,61,87806,57,1486,41593,43,157282,157283,78,114994,40,38,41,39,79,1032,25360],"class_list":["post-650934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-2024-iran-israel-conflict","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-gaza-israel","tag-gazan-board-of-peace","tag-headlines","tag-houthis","tag-israel","tag-israel-hamas-war","tag-lebanon-israel-war","tag-live-updates","tag-memorandum-of-understanding","tag-middle-israel","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-united-arab-emirates","tag-united-states","tag-west-bank-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650934","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=650934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}