Live Updates: Turkey warns against strikes on Iran, security officials pledge response to West Bank terror attack
Trump accuses Iran of faking strikes • Huckabee questions BoP's ability to execute Gaza peace plan • 'Post' sees letter requesting West Bank coordination despite IDF denial
Follow us on GoogleIDF troops operate on the scene of a terror attack near Hebron on October 23, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
Turkey says renewed attack on Iran would expand conflict, diplomacy only way
Leaders from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Britain, and Italy met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss developments in the Iran war.
ByREUTERSTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan poses with global government officials before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, October 23, 2026.(photo credit: MURAD SEZER/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Iran threatens to sever Gulf internet cables in retaliation for renewed US, Israeli attacks
Iran has drawn up plans to target undersea internet cables in the Gulf if attacked again by the US and Israel, potentially disrupting regional networks.
ByREUTERSA person wades in the water as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.(photo credit: Ali Saeedi/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Lebanese people want Israel ties, stronger government to oust Hezbollah, AMCD head says
Hajjar said that Israel and Lebanon had much to offer each other’s citizens, arguing that the misapplication of Lebanon’s 1955 anti-boycott law had created unnecessary barriers.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDRepresentations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, as the town of Metula, Israel, appears in the distance, June 27, 2026; illustrative.(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Iran Revolutionary Guards say two tankers hit mines south of Strait of Hormuz
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan say 'Israeli occupation main source of regional instability'
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Iran's president to visit Russia next week for Putin talks, foreign minister says
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Saudi missile plant expansion may produce more powerful missiles, study says
More capable missiles could help Saudi Arabia to deter attacks by Iran and the Houthis, but they also risk fueling a regional missile race in a volatile region
ByREUTERSA satellite image shows the solid propellant motor plant in Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2026. (photo credit: Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
UNRWA teacher tells ‘Post’ she was threatened for challenging pro-Hamas rhetoric in Gaza schools
T. said she decided it was her responsibility to speak out after repeatedly witnessing a colleague attempt to blur the “boundaries between education and political and religious indoctrination."
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDPalestinian students attend a class at Nuseirat Preparatory Boys School on September 19, 2026 in Nuseirat Camp, central Gaza. UNRWA-run schools in camps across Gaza provide education for children displaced from their homes amid the ongoing war.(photo credit: Omar Ashtawy/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Squad commander, combat soldier killed in West Bank terror attack, IDF confirms
Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were killed in the West Bank attack that left three others injured.
ByARIELLA ROITMANFallen soldiers Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem, killed on October 23, 2026, during a terror attack in Hebron, West Bank.(photo credit: Canva, IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)Go to the full article > >
IDF, Defense Ministry drafting resolution to protect reservists and families' benefits through 2027
Alongside the government resolution, the IDF and Defense Ministry are advancing legislation in the Knesset, which they hope to expedite after the elections, during the Knesset's first session.
ByAMIR BOHBOT IDF soldiers in a swearing in ceremony. February 27, 2025. (photo credit: Jonathan Shaul/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, saying they aimed to create conditions for regime change in Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a bunker in Tehran. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in what became the IAF’s largest-ever aerial operation.
Iran retaliated with missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf states and US military bases in the region.
Since February 28, ballistic missile attacks on Israel have killed 39 IDF soldiers and 23 civilians, while injuring at least 7,693 others. CENTCOM said 18 US soldiers were also killed.
A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the following day.
