Live Updates: Trump envoy Barrack faces backlash over Syria comments as IDF conducts fresh strikes in Lebanon
Turkey unlikely to risk military clash with Israel, says Mossad source • IDF soldiers left without support in West Bank • Kites cross into Israel from Gaza, prompting calls for response
Follow us on GoogleIDF conducts a military operation in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 12, 2026.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)
Israel targeted Syria airbase over planned Turkish troop, radar presence, source confirms to 'Post'
The IDF struck the Abu al-Duhur military airfield after troops received intelligence that Turkey sought to place a radar with Turkish troops at the Syrian base.
Ex-Mossad official: Turkey unlikely to risk military clash with Israel despite Erdogan's ambitions
"Neither side is interested in a military confrontation, certainly not at the present time. That is completely contrary to Erdogan's outlook," a former Mossad counterterror chief told 103FM.
By103FMTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 11, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)Go to the full article > >
Four kites cross from Gaza into Israel, southern Israeli officials call for strong IDF response
Some fear that objects crossing above the border fence can mark the beginning of a visible escalation. Incendiary balloons or rockets could follow the kites.
ByRAMI SHANI, JERUSALEM POST STAFFKites believed to have been sent from Gaza into Israel, August 22, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
Defense officials say IDF soldiers left without support in West Bank while world watches - report
The officials said that global attention to the West Bank causes diplomatic damage to Israel, and that without enforcement by the police and other state authorities, the incidents wear soldiers down.
Trump envoy Barrack faces criticism over Syria stance and Golan comments - analysis
Gideon Sa’ar criticized Barrack following the comments, saying they were “full of inaccuracies” and included positions that “contradict the position of Trump himself regarding the Golan Heights.”
ByIDAN KWELLERUS SPECIAL ENVOY for Syria Tom Barrack speaks at a news conference in Damascus in September 2025.(photo credit: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
IDF conducts new round of strikes in southern Lebanon - report
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
