Live Updates: Lebanese firefighters say IDF intentionally starting fires as Israeli officials rethink all fronts
Egypt not Arab country using diplomacy to lower Israel's guard • IDF carries out first preemptive Hamas strike since late July • US officials say Israel not doing enough against settler violence
Follow us on GoogleExplosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)
Lebanese firefighters accuse Israel of intentionally causing fires during strikes - report
“Most of our missions are now related to fires,” Hussein Fakih, the head of the civil defense in the Nabatiya region, told the Guardian. “There are enormous areas of woodland that have burned."
ByTZVI JASPERExplosion of infrastructure in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side. August 10, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Egypt not Arab country using diplomacy to lower Israel's guard, Netanyahu adviser says
A brief post by Urich sparked a new controversy in Israel's diplomatic and security establishment and renewed concerns over a possible strategic deception operation against the country.
ByIDAN KWELLERPresident of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: HADI MIZBAN/POOL VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
IDF carries out first preemptive Hamas strike since late July Gaza deal
Shortly after that deal, the US essentially instructed Israel to stop attacking Gaza, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu complied.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOBIDF soldiers map out a terrorist's home in preparation for its demolition, July 25, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Israel not doing enough to quell settler violence, senior White House official says - report
Earlier on Wednesday, the IDF began lifting the siege imposed by a group of settlers on two homes in the Palestinian village of Qusra, which is located in Area B of the West Bank.
ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFFThe damage following an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8