{"id":651989,"date":"2026-10-20T10:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/651989\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:28:13","slug":"live-updates-latest-from-israel-iran-and-the-middle-east-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/651989\/","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 PostUS, Israel weigh renewed strikes on Iran \u2022 Trump accuses Iranian regime of killing 75,000 protesters \u2022 Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to visit TehranFollow us on Google<\/a>\"IsraeliIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials on the day of the funeral service for late US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC,July 28, 2026. (photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN\/REUTERS)<\/p>\n

October 20, 1:15 PM<\/p>\n

Turkey sends Mecca agreement to parliament for approval – reportByREUTERS<\/p>\n

October 20, 1:15 PM<\/p>\n

IRGC says two tankers hit mines, set ablaze south of HormuzByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

October 20, 12:43 PM<\/p>\n

More than 540 terrorist infastructure sites destroyed in southern LebanonByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

October 20, 9:13 AM<\/p>\n

IDF, Shin Bet dismantle three Hamas weapons storage facilities across Gaza StripByJERUSALEM POST STAFF<\/a><\/p>\n

October 20, 9:01 AM<\/p>\n

Netanyahu, Hegseth hold covert meeting at Israel’s Ovda air base days before Israel’s electionThe unannounced meeting comes eight days before Israeli elections and amid US-Israel discussions to resume combat operations against Iran, according to the report.ByARIELLA ROITMAN<\/a>, IDAN KWELLER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"SecretarySecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., on July 9, 2025.(photo credit: MEHMET ESER\/Middle East Images\/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 20, 9:00 AM<\/p>\n

Syria fears imminent Israeli-backed Druze offensive in Sweida, official tells ‘Post’Damascus is increasingly concerned about a potential Druze offensive in Sweida, claiming Israel is encouraging armed groups and providing military support, a senior Syrian official told the Post.ByAMICHAI STEIN<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"PeoplePeople stand next to a destroyed tank turret, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Sunni Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS\/Khalil Ashawi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 20, 5:29 AM<\/p>\n

Trump accuses Iranian regime of killing 75,000 protesters in past eight months\u201cSomebody said, I wonder why they don’t protest. Well, well, it’s a little hard when you got machine guns at the end of the street shooting you down,\u201d he added.ByTZVI JASPER<\/a>\"Enlarge\"\"USUS President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a midterm rally at Truist Arena on the Northern Kentucky University campus on October 17, 2026 in Highland Heights, Kentucky.(photo credit: Eric Lee\/Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 20, 5:29 AM<\/p>\n

US, Israel weigh renewed strikes on Iran as experts warn renewed conflict may be inevitableA possible US military campaign against Iran could target missile facilities and nuclear infrastructure, but experts caution that even a brief operation risks triggering a prolonged conflict.ByTOMER ALMAGOR \/ JTA\"Enlarge\"\"AA giant anti-Israel and anti-Netanyahu billboard is displayed at Enghelab Square in Tehran as tensions between Iran and the United States and Israel continue, on October 12, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (photo credit: Fatemeh Bahrami\/Anadolu via Getty Images)Go to the full article > ><\/a><\/p>\n

October 20, 5:29 AM<\/p>\n

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to visit Tehran on TuesdayByREUTERS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostUS, Israel weigh renewed strikes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[50433,49,54,16606,51,86,102448,85,87,91,53065,21453,46,61,88,57,47,11982,43,157282,157283,114994],"class_list":["post-651989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-abbas-araghchi","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-drone","tag-hamas","tag-hezbollah","tag-hezbollah-iran","tag-il","tag-iran","tag-iran-israel-war","tag-irgc","tag-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps","tag-israel","tag-israel-hamas-war","tag-lebanon","tag-live-updates","tag-middle-east","tag-missiles","tag-news","tag-operation-epic-fury","tag-operation-roaring-lion","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651989","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=651989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}