Live Updates: IDF strike targets in southern Lebanon, Iranian official warns of new restricted zone in Gulf
IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon • IDF issues evacuation warning for residents of Deir Azharani • US Navy SEALS conduct four-month-long covert operation to clear mines in strait.
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US Navy SEALS conducted covert four-month mission to clear Strait of Hormuz mines - report
The objective of the operation was to make the strait safer for commercial vessels that had largely avoided the waterway since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Strait Of Hormuz Reopening Complicated By Mines And Uncertainties Of Ceasefire. Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. (photo credit: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
IDF issues evacuation order for village in southern Lebanon, following Hezbollah attacks
IDF targets Hezbollah in southern Lebanon following Hezbollah drone launches - report
Earlier, Hezbollah launched two explosive drones toward IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon. IDF forces fired at one of the drones and intercepted it, with no injuries reported by the IDF.
ByELI ASHKENAZISmoke rises from southern Lebanon during an Israeli military operation, September 5, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Iran to announce new restricted zone in the Gulf, top security official says
ByREUTERS
IDF expected to make historic change for more inclusive combat soldier profile
While there have been numerous reports over several months suggesting that such a change might be approved, KAN News reported first on Sunday that the decision has finally gone through.
'The end of the Iranian regime is near,' Netanyahu threatens at government's Rosh Hashanah toast
"We are determined to defend ourselves; we are determined to strike our enemies," Netanyahu said at the Government Rosh Hashanah toast.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMANPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads Likud into the October 27 election as the ruling party seeks to retain power amid slipping polls and questions over Netanyahu’s future.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
Lebanon can sign Abraham Accords once Hezbollah is disarmed, Sunni MP says
“I don't see any reason why we cannot sign peace with Israel,” Makhzoumi said, adding that it was possible for Lebanon to “achieve” membership in the Abraham Accords.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDFouad Makhzoumi, a Sunni billionaire philanthropist and current member of parliament who is running again, poses during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon April 28, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)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
