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Iraq orders investigation into Saudi East-West pipeline attack
Iraq welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to hold off on retaliation after Riyadh said drones launched from Iraqi territory struck its East-West pipeline.
Iraq condemned any attack threatening Saudi security and said its prime minister had ordered an investigation into those responsible, according to a statement from its armed forces.
Gal Gadot blows shofar in ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on eve of Rosh Hashanah
Gal Gadot and Jimmy Kimmel blow shofars on the latter's late night talk show on September 10, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
Gal Gadot appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show on ABC to promote her new Amazon series, “The Runner.”
The Israeli Hollywood star shared her love of gefilte fish and horseradish and blew a shofar along with Kimmel to usher in the Rosh Hashanah holiday.
GAL GADOT BLOWS THE SHOFAR
AND TALKS ABOUT ROSH HASHANAH WITH JIMMY KIMMEL pic.twitter.com/PStUK23aUM— Eighteen (@eighteenorg) September 11, 2026
Saudi Arabia says East-West oil pipeline was targeted by drones from Iraq
The Saudi Foreign Ministry offers additional details on what led it to temporarily halt operations of its East-West oil pipeline, saying it was attacked by drones that originated from Iraq.
It didn’t offer additional details regarding who was behind the drone launch, but several Iran-backed Shiite militias operate in Iraq.
Lebanon reportedly arrests Bashar al-Assad’s relative
Lebanon’s army has arrested a relative of ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, as well as the son of famous Lebanese drug lord Nouh Zaiter, a security source tells AFP.
The source, requesting anonymity, says that the military “arrested three people, including Suleiman Hilal al-Assad, the son of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s cousin” while they were caught using drugs in the eastern Bekaa region.
“Among those arrested was also the son of Nouh Zaiter,” who is named Ali, the source adds, referring to a famous Lebanese drug lord who was captured by the army last year.
The source also says that “the Syrian detainee is a civilian” and not a former officer.
The three detainees were transferred to Lebanon’s defense ministry for questioning.
Syria and Lebanon have been trying to turn a new page in their relations since Assad was toppled in late 2024 and after the weakening of his Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
Earlier this month, Lebanese authorities arrested a former Syrian intelligence officer and several accomplices who allegedly planned attacks against the forces of Syria’s new government.
Beirut last month extradited to Damascus a former Assad-era general accused of crimes including murder and torture.
Afghan woman deported from US in first use of secretive terrorism court
An Afghan woman accused of supporting the Islamic State has been deported from the United States in the first case to be pursued by the US Department of Justice through a little-known court created 30 years ago to deport “alien terrorists.”
Nazira Haji Zada, a 47-year-old who had been residing in Texas as a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was deported after agreeing not to continue to fight against her removal in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court following her arrest in July, the department says.
The Justice Department had accused her of helping conceal a failed, Islamic State-inspired plot to commit a mass shooting on Election Day 2024. She was never charged with any crime, but her son and son-in-law pleaded guilty to related charges last year.
Her case had been filed in a court that had gone unused in the decades since its creation by Congress in 1996. That court allows the government to rely on classified evidence in deportation cases.
Her attorney initially argued the secretive process violated her due process rights. Defendants in such cases are not allowed to review the classified evidence used against them.
But according to court documents unsealed on Friday, Haji Zada agreed last month that she was an “alien terrorist” subject to removal. The court’s chief judge, Joan Ericksen, subsequently approved her deportation.
“This landmark case, resulting in the prompt removal of this alien terrorist to her country of origin, is a win for national security and the rule of law,” US Attorney General Todd Blanche says in a statement.
The case marked the latest in a series of aggressive moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to carry out deportations as part of an immigration crackdown.
It was unclear, though, whether the Justice Department would use the obscure court again anytime soon.
Matthew Farley, a public defender who represented Haji Zada, in a statement says her “choice to consent to removal should not be seen as an endorsement of this court’s legitimacy.”
“Dragging lawful permanent residents into court but refusing to show them or their attorneys the evidence that will be used against them is a plain violation of due process,” he says. “We are confident that the Alien Terrorist Removal Court will be struck down as unconstitutional as soon as a judge is asked to address the issue.”
Top EU diplomat says banning trade from Israeli settlements would be ‘principled stance’
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, July 13, 2026. (Marius Burgelman/AP)
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says a decision from her bloc to ban trade with Israeli settlements would be the principled stance.
Kallas argues in an interview with The Irish Times that the EU should treat the settlements the same way it has treated Ukraine’s Crimea since it was occupied by Russia.
“The question is what do we do about this? If we take the example when Crimea was occupied, then it was very clear, it’s illegal, we don’t recognize this, which means that we stop the trade with any products that come from Crimea,” Kallas says.
“We should have the same principled stance – you know this is illegal, everybody agrees – so we should stop trading with Occupied [Palestinian] Territories,” she says.
Kallas acknowledges that adopting a ban on imports of goods from the settlements would require a sizable majority of member states, and it’s unclear whether such support exists, given potential opposition from Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Germany.
“We have leverage when we are able to take decisions… If it is clear that we are divided, then also you know we are not taken seriously,” Kallas says.
Turkey’s foreign minister discusses attacks on Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart, source says
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed regional developments and recent attacks targeting Saudi Arabia in a call with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, a Turkish diplomatic source says.
Last month, NATO member Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement that includes a mutual defense clause similar to NATO’s Article 5.
Saudi Arabia says it temporarily shuttered vital oil pipeline due to attacks
The Saudi energy ministry said the vital East-West oil pipeline was temporarily shut down after several attacks on the pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday, adding some people were injured and received medical treatment, state media reports citing a source at the Saudi energy ministry.
“The East-West pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions was subjected to several attacks on Thursday morning,” a Saudi energy official tells the SPA news agency, adding: “The pipeline was stopped as a precaution, and the attacks resulted in some injuries.”
Dems press admin to ensure Israel not violating Visa Waiver Program by blanketly barring Palestinians
Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, August 23, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
A pair of Democratic lawmakers have penned a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, urging them to ensure Israel’s compliance with the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) amid mounting reports of American travelers being denied entry into Israel based on their Palestinian heritage.
“An American woman from Austin, Texas, was reportedly traveling with her husband and three children to Tel Aviv to attend a cousin’s wedding when Israeli authorities separated her from her family, questioned her about her Palestinian heritage, confiscated her US passport, and searched her phone,” write Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Don Beyer. “Israeli authorities ultimately denied her entry and issued her a five-year ban from entering Israel.”
“This is one of numerous reported cases involving American travelers of Palestinian heritage who have been denied entry into Israel under circumstances that raise concerns about discriminatory treatment,” the lawmakers write, asking Rubio and Mullin to intervene on the matter.
“These reports raise serious questions about whether Israel is meeting its reciprocal obligations under the VWP and whether Israeli authorities are selectively denying entry to US citizens based on their perceived or actual Palestinian identity,” the House Democrats say.
“We respectfully ask that your departments engage with the Government of Israel regarding these reports and seek an explanation for the denial of entry to these American citizens,” the lawmakers continue.
Bennett calls Israeli-made film on Gaza civilian casualties a ‘blood libel’
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett says the Naza documentary alleging Israel intentionally killed civilians during the Gaza war is a “blood libel.”
“What makes it especially painful and infuriating is that this lie comes from Israeli filmmakers and is now being spread around the world,” Bennett tweets on the day after the film’s premiere.
“If Israel wanted to hurt the people of Gaza, we would not send our sons and daughters to fight house to house, through alleyways and tunnels, at the terrible cost of our own soldiers being killed and wounded,” he argues.
“The war in Gaza is terrible. The death of every child is a tragedy,” Bennett continues. “But a terrible war is not genocide.”
IDF rejects testimonies in documentary about AI-powered civilian killings in Gaza
Smoke and fire rises after a house was targeted by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on September 9, 2026. (BASHAR TALEB/AFP)
The Israeli military says it “categorically rejects” allegations made in a new documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza, which received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere in Venice the day before.
The Israeli-made film “NAZA” uses conversations with 24 different Israeli military or intelligence whistleblowers who spoke on condition that their identities be protected, with interviewees describing how they felt like they worked in a killing “factory” or a lethal video game.
The chilling 80-minute documentary comes from Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, with Abraham telling AFP the goal was to “hear in as much detail as possible, how the systems of killing in Gaza looked like, how they operated.”
NAZA draws its name from a Hebrew acronym meaning collateral damage.
The Israeli military criticizes the use of anonymous testimonies in the film, saying the identities of the whistleblowers “cannot be verified,” including whether they served in the military or in what capacity.
“The excerpts cited include claims regarding national and military strategy that are clearly beyond the knowledge of junior-level soldiers,” it adds in a statement.
The men and women featured in “NAZA”, speaking on the nighttime rooftops of Tel Aviv with their voices and faces digitally altered, detail an AI-powered system known as “Lavender” that was used to identify people for assassination.
“Lavender” uses data from the mass surveillance of Gaza, where the entire telecommunications network is monitored by Israel, to identify targets based on their phone calls, movements and interactions.
Interviewees describe the systematic destruction of civilian homes, the disregard for war and humanitarian laws, and a “general atmosphere” of “hatred” towards Palestinians.
“It’s like a video game because everything is done remotely,” one interviewee involved in identifying targets says at one point.
Another describes it as “insanely fun.”
The Israeli military says that decisions regarding the selection and approval of strikes were made “by human personnel only… and not by artificial intelligence.”
It says it targets “terrorist organizations, foremost among them Hamas, in accordance with international law and the laws of armed conflict,” adding that it “makes unprecedented efforts to minimize harm to civilians.”
It has denied Abraham’s reporting on the matter in the past, saying that it lacks “fundamental military understanding.”
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Iran says to discuss Hormuz with Gulf states in Oman on Monday
Iran’s foreign ministry says the country will meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which the Islamic Republic has blockaded during the Middle East war.
“This meeting is intended to promote better understanding among the countries of the region and help strengthen shared regional security,” the ministry says in a statement.
“Iraq and other littoral Persian Gulf states” will participate, it adds.
More than six months into the Middle East war, the blockade continues to drive up oil prices, which soared past $100 a barrel this week.
Oman and Iran, which both border the Strait of Hormuz, have been discussing for several weeks how the crucial waterway will be managed in the future.
The strait was free to transit before the war, but Iran now requires vessels to obtain permission and is considering a mechanism to impose service fees.
Ships that do not comply are regularly targeted by Iranian strikes, while the United States periodically bombs the Iranian coastline to challenge the Islamic Republic’s control of the strait.
India’s Modi stresses need to protect navigation, seafarers in talks with Iran’s Pezeshkian
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and underscored the need to protect the freedom of navigation and commerce, and the safety and well-being of seafarers, India’s foreign ministry says.
He also emphasised the need for continued efforts to ensure lasting peace and stability in the region, the ministry says in a statement.
The leaders met in New Delhi on the eve of the BRICS leaders’ summit.
Phuket Chabad cancels Rosh Hashanah meal due to security concerns, amid anti-Israel protests
A Chabad house in Phuket, Thailand, informed hundreds of Israeli guests planning to attend a Rosh Hashanah dinner tonight that the event had been canceled at the request of Israeli security officials concerned that local protests against the gathering could have turned violent.
“Dear guests! Due to a request from Israeli security officials, we deeply regret that we are canceling the event. Please do not approach the area. The protesters could become violent, and it is dangerous,” read a message from the Phuket Chabad that was sent to those who registered to attend the dinner.
Five hundred local Thai residents staged a protest near the Chabad this afternoon, with signs seen reading “SAVE PHUKET NO ISRAEL” and “Free Palestine” chants heard.
Protest organizers issued a statement laced with antisemitic undertones and claiming they were “monitoring the situation surrounding the Jewish Rosh Hashanah event in the Phuket area.”
Protesters have been trying to get the event canceled for several days, but Thai authorities said Thursday that the event would be allowed to go ahead.
Hundreds of Thais rallied against Israeli tourists outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday. The gathering was led by Thai conspiracy theorist Sondhi Limthongkul, who read out a letter to Israel’s ambassador Alona Fisher-Kamm claiming Chabad centers were buying up Thai land to “advance the objectives orchestrated and funded by international Zionist networks.”
More than 500 Save Phuket protesters, including Thai Buddhist and Muslim networks, gathered at Patong Beach before marching with placards to Chabad House to oppose activities organised by the local Jewish community.
Akkhrawut Kraisisombat addressed the crowd after arriving from…
— Thenationthailand (@Thenationth) September 11, 2026
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Wife of 9/11 victim calls out Saudi Arabia during New York ceremony
A woman whose husband died in the attacks criticizes Saudi Arabia and questions the country’s tight relationship with the US during an annual remembrance ceremony in Manhattan, calling on US President Donald Trump to “tell the Saudis to stop lying.”
Terry Strada, who lost her husband Tom Strada on 9/11, says US presidents have chosen “to protect the Saudis instead of standing with the 9/11 families,” as the crowd at the ground zero broke out in applause.
“It has been one betrayal after another. President Trump can still change that,” she says before telling Vice President JD Vance, who was in attendance, to “carry that message back.”
“Stand with the families, stand with the survivors,” she says. “Stand with Americans.”
Although 15 of the 19 attackers on 9/11 were Saudis, the Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the attacks.
Defending Iran war, Trump says US will never forget 9/11: ‘That’s why we fight today’
US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon, September 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Donald Trump vowed Friday that the United States would never forget the September 11, 2001 attacks and would continue to “fight,” as he marks the 25th anniversary in a ceremony at the Pentagon.
“Today we renew the sacred oath that we first swore in their names a quarter of a century ago. We will never, ever forget. That’s why we fight today,” says Trump, who opted to skip commemorations in New York.
“We don’t have a choice. There can only be victory. We fight hard. We fight to win.”
“We salute the service members working right now to ensure the world’s number one sponsor of terror — the Islamic Republic of Iran — will never ever have a nuclear weapon.”
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Houthis seize Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast — Yemen military official
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have seized control of the country’s entire Red Sea coast, a military official from the internationally recognized government tells AFP, consolidating the group’s control of the vital waterway.
The official said that all territory under government control “on the western coast has fallen,” after the Houthis seized the strategic Mayyun Island and the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the Bab al-Mandab strait as they seek to choke off Saudi oil exports.
Houthis seize last two Bab al-Mandab islands — Yemen military official
Yemen’s Houthis have seized Greater and Lesser Hanish, the last two islands that were not under their control in the Bab al-Mandab strait, a military official in the internationally recognized government tells AFP.
“Everything that was under our control on the western coast has fallen,” the official says, hours after the Houthis seized control of the strategic Mayyun Island, part of its campaign to consolidate its control over the vital shipping corridor.
Houthis say shipping safe except for Saudi vessels, vow further escalation
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree says in a statement that maritime navigation remained safe for all shipping companies except Saudi vessels subject to a previously announced ban.
“We will continue to enforce blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation until the aggression stops and the blockade on our people is lifted,” he says.
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Masked men with tzitzit filmed trying to break into Palestinian home during overnight raid
Settlers are filmed trying to break into a Palestinian home in the central West Bank village of Sinjil last night.
Security camera footage shows several masked men with tzitzit — knotted fringes worn by religious Jews — trying to enter the home before departing after not succeeding.
שנה חדשה – טרור ישן.
מתנחלים פלשו אמש לסינג'יל, נפת רמאללה ואל-בירה, וניסו לפרוץ לבתי הפלסטינים. זו השגרה תחת הכיבוש הישראלי. הצבא יודע ולא נוקף אצבע, הממשלה מעודדת ובטחון הפלסטינים הפקר.
נסו להיזכר בזה הערב סביב שולחן החג. בזוועות שאנו מבצעים ומאפשרים מרחק חצי שעה מביתנו. pic.twitter.com/bDBCraoeRL
— מסתכלים לכיבוש בעיניים (@Mistaclim) September 11, 2026
Jerusalem rabbi charged with inciting racism for claiming in Torah lesson Arab doctors trying to harm IDF soldiers
The State Prosecutor’s Office has indicted a Jerusalem rabbi on charges of inciting racism after he accused Arab doctors of intentionally harming IDF soldiers during a Torah lesson, which was recorded and shared online.
“They murder every day — Arab men and women murder in hospitals more than Hamas,” Rabbi Meir David Shmueli is quoted as having said in December 2023. It took Israeli authorities nearly three years to indict him.
“These doctors, everyone should pray that God eradicates them,” the indictment quotes him as having said.
In another recorded Torah lesson, Shmueli called Arab educators “donkeys.”
Last month, Yehoshua Shani, chairman of the far-right Gvura Forum for families of soldiers killed fighting in Gaza, claimed that his wounded nephew did not receive proper care from Arab staff at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa.
The accusations were quickly seized upon by far-right and populist politicians.
Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the Israel Defense Forces to investigate the incident in coordination with all relevant parties.
Rambam, for its part, rejected the allegations following its own review of the incident, writing in a statement that “all patients, and certainly IDF soldiers, receive high-quality, professional care from a skilled and experienced medical team.”
The statement didn’t address what some said were the racist motivations of the hospital’s critics, which angered Arab medical personnel at the site.
Settlers filmed taking livestock from Palestinian village under IDF protection
Palestinians from the northern West Bank village of Beita claim settlers raided their town and stole livestock under the protection of the IDF earlier today.
Such allegations are regularly made against settlers, who in turn claim that the Palestinians are the ones who stole the livestock and that they are merely retrieving it.
The pretext has been used by settlers to raid Palestinian villages, and last week such an altercation ended in two Palestinian teens killed by IDF fire after clashes broke out.
Footage shows Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, stealing several sheep from a home in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/7vZeWFTeXe
— WAFA News Agency – English (@WAFANewsEnglish) September 11, 2026
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Hamas confirms top armed commander killed by Israel
Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, says that Mohammed Abdel Salam al-Yazouri, who served as part of the group’s higher leadership council and commander of its Khan Younis Brigade, was killed by Israel on Thursday evening.
The statement says al-Yazouri played a prominent role in planning Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught against Israel.
9/11 commemorations on 25th anniversary start in New York
An event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks began in New York on Friday at a memorial on the site of Ground Zero where the Twin Towers were destroyed.
Families of victims and US officials, both past and present, gathered at the Lower Manhattan location amid tight security.
Anthropic says Yemen fighters used its AI Claude chatbot to try build guided weapons
A man carries a mock missile during a rally by university students and faculty denouncing strikes on Yemen and in solidarity with Palestinians, in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 1, 2025. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
A group in Yemen attempted to use Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, the US firm reveals, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the offensive in the country.
In a report published yesterday on how it had prevented illegal uses of Claude in several countries, Anthropic says it had “identified a cell of threat actors based in northern Yemen running three weapons development programs.”
Those were “a guided rocket that used a commodity phone-class flight computer with final-phase homing guidance; a multi-stage ballistic missile with a stated range goal above 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles); and a multi-variant missile…that included a hypersonic glide vehicle variant.”
The cell used Claude to develop guidance, navigation and control software for the airborne weapons that would have otherwise required a team of engineers.
“We do not have evidence the actors succeeded in fielding an operational device; but they did test-fire a guided rocket,” Anthropic says.
“This field test appears to have failed: within hours, the actors returned to Claude to work out why it failed.”
Anthropic says it had banned the relevant accounts as soon as it had detected the illegal activity.
While the company did not identify the actors in question, it is likely to involve the Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa.
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IDF says Gaza strike killed Hamas sniper commander
Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli military strike that, according to health authorities, killed at least one person in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, September 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Hamas sniper commander was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, the military says.
Thursday’s strike in Khan Younis killed Moamen Jabr Al-Sayed Abu Labda, the commander of a Hamas sniper cell in the terror group’s Rafah Brigade, according to the IDF.
The military says Abu Labda “carried out sniper training across the Gaza Strip” in preparation for attacks, as well as tried to restore Hamas capabilities, “in systematic violation of the ceasefire.”
In Jewish New Year greeting, Netanyahu says US-Israel alliance ‘stronger than ever’
US President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
The US-Israel relationship is stronger than ever, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims in a Rosh Hashanah blessing to US President Donald Trump, his family and the American people.
“Over the past year, the United States and Israel have achieved historic progress together,” posts Netanyahu on X. “Iran and its evil axis are weaker than ever, while the US-Israel alliance is stronger than ever.”
Netanyahu also congratulates Trump “on his blockade of Iran’s evil regime and on the economic pressure brought to bear against the world’s greatest source of instability.”
I want to wish President Donald J. Trump, his family, and the American people a Shana Tova—a happy and healthy New Year.
Over the past year, the United States and Israel have achieved historic progress together. Iran and its evil axis are weaker than ever, while the U.S.-Israel…
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 11, 2026
Germany charges seven men over procuring weapons for Hamas
Germany’s federal prosecutor says it has charged seven men in Berlin over alleged membership in Hamas and preparing a serious violent act endangering the state linked to weapons procurement in Germany.
The prosecutor says the men, acting on orders from senior Hamas figures, secured a fully automatic rifle, 13 pistols and more than 700 rounds of ammunition for a planned attack in Germany or Austria around October 2025 targeting Israeli representatives, Jews or pro-Israel individuals.
IDF chief says troops maintain ‘full control’ of south Lebanon buffer zone
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir in a video message from Israel's northern border on September 11, 2026. (Screenshot/IDF)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the army will not withdraw from the “Yellow Line” in Lebanon following the demolition of Hezbollah’s tunnels under the Ali Taher Ridge.
“The mission I assigned to the forces was clear: to destroy the infrastructure at the Ali al-Taher Ridge before Rosh Hashanah, and to redeploy in the area. The Yellow Line remains under our full control and unchanged,” he says.
Zamir also says that the Lebanese army “must demonstrate effectiveness on the ground. Otherwise, it will not be possible to advance the agreement signed between the Government of Israel and Lebanon.”
Houthis say ‘no cause for concern’ for free navigation through Bab el-Mandeb strait
People sail their boat past container ships anchoring near the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb off Yemen’s coast in the Gulf of Aden on August 6, 2026. (AFP)
A member of the Houthis’ politburo seeks to allay global fears for international shipping through the crucial Bab el-Mandeb waterway after fighters from the Iran-backed group completed their takeover of the area.
“Freedom of navigation and international trade in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb are safe and orderly,” Hazem al-Assad tells the Al-Araby al-Jadeed news outlet. “There is no cause for international concern, as they face no danger from the Yemeni side.”
In Rosh Hashanah message, Netanyahu pushes national unity, claims Israel winning on all 7 war fronts
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents the new members joining the Likud party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
In a decidedly upbeat Rosh Hashanah video with uplifting music in the background, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offers a message of national unity.
The Jewish new year, he says in a video shared on his social media channels, “is a time to be reminded of what connects us.”
Netanyahu notes that during election season, “there will be many arguments, there will be disagreements, but at least around the table we’d do well to remember one simple thing that I told our enemies at the start of the war — don’t underestimate us. Because at the moment of truth, this nation knows how to unite.”
שנה טובה ומתוקה לכל אזרחי ישראל! 🇮🇱❤️ pic.twitter.com/8xMg36J4kB
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 11, 2026
The message of unity is one he has sought to push as the general election campaign ramps up, but to limited effect. His coalition is still far from the requisite 61 seats for a majority in the latest poll from The Times of Israel’s sister site, Zman Israel.
“Do you know another nation that fights on seven fronts and wins on all of them?” he asks.
That claim is sure to come under scrutiny, as Israel has not secured the promised “total victory” on its major fronts, in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
He also stresses that all of Israel’s hostages came home this year, and says that Israeli innovation and strength has made it a global power.
ICC interim chief prosecutor says US sanctions on court come from ‘misunderstanding’
Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan (L) talks with Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang in the courtroom at The Hague on March 14, 2025. (Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP/File)
Attacks by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the International Criminal Court stem from Washington’s misunderstanding of the court’s activities, its interim chief prosecutor tells AFP.
In an exclusive interview, his first since taking over as the court’s top prosecutor, Mame Mandiaye Niang also says the ICC is already preparing technical alternatives in the event of future US sanctions against the institution.
Washington has imposed a series of sanctions on ICC officials, furious at the court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We have no interest in, nor is it our role to, infringe upon state sovereignty. We know we aren’t the world’s police. We are perfectly aware of that,” says the Senegalese prosecutor.
The United States is not an ICC member and has never ratified the Rome Statute that established the court. Israel, Russia and China are also not members.
Niang however lashes out at US accusations that the ICC was a corrupt institution: “That is a judgement we simply do not accept.”
Katz says Israel prepared for further strikes on Hezbollah after tunnel detonation
A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun on September 11, 2026 shows the aftermath of an Israeli demolition on the Ali al-Taher ridge that triggered an earthquake. (AFP)
Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel is prepared to strike Hezbollah further at new locations after a massive demolition of tunnels last night, built by the Iranian-backed group at the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon.
“We are ready and prepared to continue the campaign, to continue striking Hezbollah and at additional locations,” Katz says in a statement.
Satellite imagery shows smoke in vicinity of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline
Satellite imagery showed smoke today in the vicinity of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline.
There was no confirmation from Saudi Arabia of an incident in the area, and the Saudi government media office and state oil giant Aramco do not immediately respond to requests for comment on the smoke visible in the imagery verified by Reuters.
The East-West Pipeline has become vital to Saudi Arabia since the outbreak of the war, as state oil giant Aramco used it to ramp up crude flows from its eastern coast to the Red Sea to its west, diverting crude away from the Strait of Hormuz after Iran effectively blockaded it.
At least 46,000 flee escalating fighting in Yemen, says UN
At least 46,000 people have been displaced since the fighting resumed between Iran-backed Houthi group and pro-government forces in southwestern Yemen last week, the United Nations says.
“At least 46,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since fighting escalated last week,” the UN’s International Organization for Migration says in a statement, warning that “the number is alarmingly rising by the hour.”
Saudi Arabia launches airstrikes on Mocha airport, says Houthi media
Saudi Arabia launched two strikes today targeting the airport of the strategic city of Mocha, now under Houthi control, according to the group’s Al-Masirah TV channel.
Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis seized control of the Red Sea port city yesterday after launching a large-scale offensive last week against Riyadh-backed Yemeni government forces.
“The Saudi enemy launched two strikes on Mocha airport,” the Houthi TV channel says.
Iranian president arrives in India for BRICS summit
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Kristina Solovyova/POOL/AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in New Delhi for an 11-member BRICS summit where the Middle East conflict will be high on the agenda, Indian broadcasters show.
Pezeshkian, on his first visit to India as leader, will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the IRNA news agency says. The two-day BRICS summit opens tomorrow.
US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon
Gas prices for regular and diesel fuel are displayed at a BP gas station, in Mundelein, Illinois, April 15, 2026. (AP/Nam Y. Huh)
Diesel prices in the US hit yet another record today, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel.
The national average of $6.05 is up from $5.85 last week and $3.70 from this time last year, according to motor club AAA.
Higher diesel prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods. That’s because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks. And some businesses have already passed along steeper costs to consumers in the form of added fees on online orders and packages in the mail.
Shoppers may feel more and more sticker shock, particularly in the grocery aisle. Perishable foods, like meat and produce, face the most immediate strain of expensive diesel because they need to be hauled in and restocked frequently, or may be harvested using farm equipment powered by the fuel.
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Yemeni forces withdraw from strategic island in Bab el-Mandeb Strait – sources
Yemeni government forces withdrew from the island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, two government sources tell Reuters.
Control of the island and the port city of Dhubab, which sits directly across from it and which the sources said the Houthis entered earlier today, is key to gaining hold of the strait.
Houthis seize key Red Sea island, complete takeover of Bab el-Mandeb area, says official
Yemen’s Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, September 10, 2026. (AP)
Yemen’s Houthis took over a key island in the Red Sea today, completing their push to seize control of the Bab el-Mandeb strait area, a local government official and eyewitnesses tell AFP.
“Boats carrying armed Houthi fighters reached Mayyun Island after government forces withdrew from it yesterday,” the official says, referring to an island also known as Perim that divides the strait into two shipping lanes.
An eyewitness says gunmen were “deploying along the Bab al-Mendeb shore and are driving around in military vehicles.”
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Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss regional ‘insecurity’ as Yemen fighting flares
The top diplomats of Iran and Saudi Arabia spoke by phone to discuss “growing insecurity” in the region, Tehran says, without mentioning recent fighting in Yemen, where the two countries support opposing sides.
Tehran militarily and financially backs Yemen’s Houthis, who for years have held large parts of the country’s north and yesterday seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha. Riyadh has long supported Yemen’s internationally recognized government, and has been carrying out airstrikes on the Houthis since they began their advance.
Iranian top diplomat Abbas Araghchi spoke with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan last night about “the escalation of tensions and the growing insecurity in the region,” according to Tehran’s foreign ministry.
The summary of the call says the two parties “emphasized the need to continue cooperation and diplomatic efforts to prevent the spread of tensions and reestablish stability.”
Though the ministry did not specifically mention Yemen in the readout, a separate statement addressing the fighting there insists it is “impossible to resolve the Yemeni crisis through… military intervention.”
IDF confirms killing commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade
The IDF confirms killing the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip last night.
In a statement, the military and Shin Bet say that Khan Younis Brigade commander Muhammad Abdul Salam al-Yazouri was involved in advancing dozens of attacks on troops, as well as restoring Hamas’s capabilities.
The same strike in Khan Younis also killed Hudhaifa Muammar, a company commander, and Muhammad Bahjat Radi, another Hamas operative, according to the IDF.
צה"ל ושב"כ חיסלו את מפקד חטיבת חאן יונס בזרוע הצבאית של ארגון הטרור חמאס
בתקיפה מדויקת אמש, צה"ל ושב"כ חיסלו במרחב חאן יונס את מחמד יאזורי ששימש כמפקד חטיבת חאן יונס בזרוע הצבאית של ארגון הטרור חמאס ברצועת עזה>>> pic.twitter.com/OhrUhPhbGz
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) September 11, 2026
Hamas says commander of its Khan Younis Brigade killed in Israeli airstrike
Smoke and fire rises after a house was targeted by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on September 9, 2026. (BASHAR TALEB/AFP)
The commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade was killed in an Israeli airstrike overnight in the southern Gaza Strip, according to the terror group and Palestinian media.
A “martyr poster” for Khan Younis Brigade commander Muhammad Abdul Salam al-Yazouri, also known as Abu al-Haitham, is published by an account where Hamas announces the deaths of members.
The Israeli military confirms it carried out an airstrike killing terror operatives in the Khan Younis area last night, but says it is still awaiting confirmation of their identities.
ارتقاء: محمد عبد السلام اليازوري "أبو الهيثم" pic.twitter.com/s7vzyp4SGx
— غزة الآن – Gaza Now (@nowgnna) September 11, 2026
The previous Khan Younis Brigade chief, Rafa’a Salameh, was killed alongside Hamas military wing chief Muhammad Deif in July 2024.
Iran’s Araghchi, Pakistan’s Munir discuss Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
This handout photograph taken and released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on May 23, 2026 shows Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) meeting with Pakistan's Army Chief Syed Asim Munir, in Tehran. (Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP)
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Pakistani army chief Asim Munir discussed finding ways to restore diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Tehran’s conflict with the US on all fronts, a Pakistani security official tells Reuters.
The two spoke by phone yesterday and the conversation was focused on the US-Israeli war with Iran, the possibility of getting back to talks, and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, the official says.
IDF releases footage showing inside of Hezbollah’s Ali Taher tunnels
Footage shows the demolition of Hezbollah's tunnels beneath the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon by the IDF, September 10, 2026. (Israeli Defense Forces)
The IDF releases footage of troops scanning the inside of Hezbollah’s tunnels beneath the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, before the underground complex was destroyed last night.
Some 50 Hezbollah operatives were believed to be holed up under Ali Taher when a new ceasefire took effect in June. The IDF asserts that no members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were in the tunnels, contrary to recent reports.
The military says it killed many of the Hezbollah operatives during the offensive to capture the underground site, including some trying to flee the tunnels and some trying to bring reinforcements.
A video published by the IDF shows two Hezbollah operatives being struck after opening fire from one of the tunnel shafts. Inside the tunnels, around a dozen bodies were found by the troops, according to the military.
Still, some of the Hezbollah operatives are assessed to have fled the area.
The military says it will “reorganize” its deployment in the area following the destruction of the tunnels, but will still remain in control of the ridge with surveillance and firepower.
IDF troops scan Hezbollah tunnels under Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, in footage published on September 11, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
Rachel Rabin, sister of slain PM Yitzhak Rabin, dies at 101
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with his sister, Rachel, aboard a flight to Oslo in 1994. (GPO/Yaakov Saar)
Rachel Rabin, the sister of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, has died at age 101.
Born in Tel Aviv, Rabin was among the pioneers of Kibbutz Manara along the border with Lebanon in 1943.
She worked in education for decades, and remained a resident of the kibbutz until 2023, when she was forced to leave due to the outbreak of fighting with Lebanon.
Rabin is survived by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her husband, Rafi, died in 2012.
2 Palestinians arrested for foiled attempt to smuggle firearms from Jordan
An attempt to smuggle dozens of firearms from Jordan into the West Bank was foiled by Israeli forces this morning, with two suspects arrested in the process.
Before dawn, police officers and IDF troops identified “findings indicating preparations for a weapons smuggling attempt in the Jordan border area,” police say in a statement.
The forces set up ambushes on the border, during which they located and captured two Palestinians in their 50s from the Jericho area.
Police say the pair were found to be carrying 34 handguns and two M-16 assault rifles.
Weapons smuggling is a constant challenge for Israel along its long, porous eastern border with Jordan.
South Korean, Iranian foreign ministers discuss Strait of Hormuz
The sun sets over commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, with the city’s skyline in the background, September 6, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun had a telephone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi today and discussed the situation in the Middle East, including freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Seoul’s foreign ministry says.
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical energy transit route for South Korea, which relied on the waterway for 61 percent of its crude oil imports and 54% of its naphtha imports last year.
Seoul said last week it was reviewing options, including military measures, to contribute to freedom of navigation in Hormuz, while denying reports that a deployment decision had already been made.
On 25th anniversary of 9/11, Herzog says global fight against terror continues
President Isaac Herzog at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
Marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks against the United States, President Isaac Herzog issues a video statement recognizing the anniversary.
“Even 25 years later, the evil of that vicious assault on the United States remains as shocking as ever. Sadly, the global fight against terror continues every day. Here in Israel, we understand this deadly challenge all too well,” Herzog says.
“There is simply no justification for the targeting of innocents, whether they are American, Israeli, or any other nationality. Israel will always stand with America, our greatest ally and friend, and the most powerful nation in the world,” he adds. “May the memory of the victims of 9/11 forever be a blessing.”
25 years ago on 9/11, terror struck at the heart of America.
We remember all those murdered on that horrific day.
We continue to stand with the United States—our great friend and ally—in the fight on global terror.
May the memory of the victims of 9/11 forever be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/c33SckSIB3
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) September 11, 2026
Report: Iran and Gulf states to meet next week in push for Hormuz deal
The sun sets over commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, with the city’s skyline in the background, September 6, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
Gulf foreign ministers plan to meet their Iranian counterpart in a push by Oman and Iran to secure buy-in for a temporary deal to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the Financial Times reports.
The gathering is scheduled to be held on Monday in the Omani coastal city of Salalah, the report says, citing two people briefed on the matter.
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Trump declines Saudi crown prince’s call for US strikes on Houthis – report
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a dinner in the East Room of the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called US President Trump twice yesterday and urged him to launch strikes against the Houthis, Axios reports, citing two US officials.
Trump rejected the request, and US officials say the administration does not intend to take direct military action against the Houthis at this time, the report says.
Yesterday, CNN reported that around 100 US military advisers were present in Saudi Arabia providing them with intel and advice on Houthi targets, but stopping short of actively taking part in any strikes.
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Star NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers claims Trump heading an ‘Israel-first administration’
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, left, gets a hug from Pat Freiermuth (88) before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, November 23, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Star NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers sounds off against US President Donald Trump’s administration, suggesting that it is prioritizing Israel’s interests over those of the US.
“There has been nothing but the obstruction of transparency with this entire administration,” Rogers says during a podcast interview days before he takes the field to begin his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“Anybody who even liked Trump or thought that things would change — this is a pro-Israel first administration,” he says. “When you dig into it — that’s the uni-party. It’s how many members of Congress are sponsored by AIPAC.”
“There is no MAGA movement. There’s no Make America Great Again movement because the guy you elected hasn’t done any of his campaign promises,” Rodgers adds.
Aaron Rodgers: “This is a Pro-Israel First administration. And when you dig into it, that’s the uniparty” pic.twitter.com/OY41kQgTfm
— Harrison Berger (@BergerPosts) September 10, 2026
IDF launches snap drill in West Bank ahead of Rosh Hashanah holiday
Just ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the IDF launched a snap drill in the West Bank early this morning.
The military says in a statement that its Judea and Samaria Division — responsible for most of the territory — activated all of its units for a surprise drill, which will last until this afternoon.
“The drill is intended to examine the forces’ level of alertness and operational readiness, and to practice various surprise scenarios as part of the operational preparations ahead of the holiday period,” the IDF says.
The snap drill is part of a series of exercises held by the military in recent weeks, including a major test of the IDF’s top headquarters on Sunday.
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Hormuz shipping traffic falls to single digits, data shows
Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday from 11 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Friday, well below the 10-day average of 15.
Of the seven vessels, two Panamax ships exited the strait, one carrying fertiliser and the other sailing in ballast, according to data from ship tracker Kpler as of 0306 GMT.
Five vessels entered the strait, including a Panamax vessel carrying dry bulk cargo, a Handysize vessel laden with steel, a Handysize vessel carrying grains, a medium-range tanker loaded with dirty petroleum products, and a Supramax vessel carrying dry bulk cargo.
The figures exclude any vessels that might have crossed the strait with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection.
Before the Iran war started on February 28, the strait typically handled about 125 large, commercial vessels per day, including tankers, gas carriers, bulkers and container vessels, accounting for some 20% of the world’s daily crude oil and liquefied natural gas supply.
A US blockade of Iran-related shipping has halted Iranian crude oil exports since it was reimposed in mid-July.
In the Red Sea, Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said.
In the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Thursday, 26 commodity vessels travelled through, tracking data showed. Of these, 10 vessels entered and 16 exited.
This compares with an average of around 27 ships over the last 10 days.
Syria arrests nine former Assad-era pilots
Syrian authorities say nine former pilots, including three generals, who are accused of having taken part in lethal bombings of towns and villages under the former rule of Bashar al-Assad, have been arrested.
For more than 13 years of a civil war that claimed over half a million lives, Syrian forces relentlessly shelled areas held by the rebels before al-Assad was toppled in December 2024 and the current Islamist government came to power.
Following a series of operations in Latakia in the country’s west, the Internal Security Forces arrested nine former military pilots “involved in war crimes against the Syrian people… in several regions,” news agency SANA reports, citing authorities.
Among them are generals Menhel Anwar Saleh, Sami Ibrahim Mahmoud, and Ghayath Ali Rehye.
“Their crimes caused a large number of casualties… and inflicted extensive damage on towns and villages, in addition to displacing residents and destroying homes and civilian infrastructure,” SANA adds.
Since al-Assad was overthrown, Syria’s new Islamist authorities have arrested dozens of former security officials, and trials began in April.
Syrian authorities said Monday they had arrested a former general accused of involvement in the bloody repression of protests in 2011 that sparked the country’s civil war and the 1982 Hama massacre.
Syria sentenced Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad, and five other security officials to death in absentia in August for atrocities committed during the civil war, the first such ruling under the new authorities.
The former president fled Syria as his government fell and is believed to be living in Russia.
Likud MK suggests there’s no ideological difference between his party and the far-right Otzma Yehudit
Likud MK and coalition whip Ofir Katz suggests that there is no ideological difference between his party and the far-right Otzma Yehudit faction.
Katz is asked during a Kan interview to explain the ideological difference between the two parties, given that several Likud members have either considered or decided to run on the Otzma Yehudit list.
Pressed on the difference between the two, Katz responds, “One is Likud, and the other is Otzma Yehudit.”
“Everything related to IDF soldiers, we’re the same thing. [Likewise with] everything related to the fight against terror supporters,” the Likud MK adds.
Katz then goes on to argue that most Israelis choose which party to support based on who the leader is.
Contradicting Trump, US official says Iran attack on base in Jordan damaged military aircraft
Iranian strikes damaged multiple American military aircraft this week on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, a US official tells Reuters, contradicting US President Donald Trump, who insisted on Thursday that no such damage had been caused.
The US military, the highest-funded in the world, suffered material damage even before Iran’s strikes on Tuesday. This includes the destruction of more than two dozen drones, Iran striking fighter jets, and aircraft being lost to accidents.
According to a May report from the Congressional Research Service, 42 US military aircraft had already been lost or damaged in the conflict.
Since the Iran war started in February, 18 US service members have been killed and over 800 injured.
A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, says Iran’s attack hit one A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the Warthog, leaving it with a missing wing, while roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage and were returned to service.
Iran’s strike on the US base in Jordan came after US forces said they destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers. The US said its strikes were in response to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting a US Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the previous two days.
The Iranian attack required US forces to fire roughly 30 Patriot interceptors to counter the missiles, the US official said, amid increasing concern about the inventory of US air defense interceptors and other missiles.
While specific inventory numbers are classified, the Center for Strategic and International Studies has estimated that about 65% of US Patriot interceptors were expended between February and July, with fewer than 850 left on hand, down from 2,330 before the Iran war began.
In a sign of the destruction caused by Iranian strikes against US military targets, acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao told the Epoch Times that Iran “blew the hell out of Bahrain.” He was referring to the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters based at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, which Tehran has struck.
Settler extremist filmed emptying water from Palestinian well in southern West Bank
An Israeli settler is filmed emptying the water from a well belonging to a Palestinian family in a hamlet in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank.
Left-wing activists identify the settler as Moshe Bialistoki from the nearby illegal Israeli outpost of Dvash M’Sela.
Activists say such harassment takes place on a daily basis across the West Bank and is aimed at coaxing Palestinians to flee their villages. Several thousand have done so, as extremist settlers seek to push Palestinians out of Israeli-controlled Area C of the West Bank. Outposts have also been built in other areas as well, which are supposed to be controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
BREAKING: Moshe Bialistoki from Dvash M’Sela (Honey from Stone) Farm emptying water of a Palestinian family in Huwara, South Hebron Hills.
"I am emptying your water cistern now" pic.twitter.com/M7KX5EGLgI
— Yehuda Shaul (@YehudaShaul) September 10, 2026
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Trump says he has no regrets over how US prosecuted Iran war
US President Donald Trump says he has no regrets for how the Iran conflict has played out and would conduct it exactly how he did if given the chance for a do-over.
“I don’t believe in the word ‘regret,'” he tells Fox News in an interview.
“You can always question yourself a little bit, but if I had to do it again, I would do exactly as I did. I took out their nuclear capability,” Trump says.
The US did not target Iran’s nuclear sites in the war it launched with Israel in February. Trump has claimed Iran’s nuclear program was already completely destroyed in US strikes the previous year.
Trump dismisses suggestions that some of his supporters were upset and demoralized about the war.
“I don’t think they’re demoralized. I think they’re very proud of the fact that I’m not letting Iran have a nuclear weapon,” he says.
Trump reiterates his claim that the war will end immediately after the midterm election, if not beforehand.
.@POTUS: "I don't believe in the word 'regret.'" pic.twitter.com/l1ayOV09oO
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 10, 2026
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US to sanction unnamed ‘large’ bank on Monday, Trump aide says
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration will sanction a large bank next week as it continues to apply economic pressure on Tehran to end a more than six-month US conflict with Iran.
He named neither the financial institution nor its country during his appearance on “Real America’s Voice,” but says the move would happen on Monday.
Bessent says the move was originally scheduled for Friday but was postponed because of the ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks.
“We are just going to continue with this process until everyone stops dealing with this regime,” he says.
“We will make it so unprofitable that if you want to risk an extinction-level event for your company or for your person, your personal finances, then have at it. But we are coming for you.”
The United States has imposed a range of economic measures against Iran since the conflict began in February, targeting oil exports, shipping networks, weapons procurement channels, financial intermediaries, digital asset exchanges and aviation links.
The Trump administration escalated its campaign last month with what Bessent called “Operation Economic Outcast,” imposing sanctions on nearly 60 entities, individuals and vessels and expanding the scope of secondary sanctions on those doing business with Iran in sectors including shipping, aviation, technology, gold and digital assets.
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50-year-old shot dead in Taibe, in Arab community’s 173rd homicide of 2026
A man was fatally shot in the central Arab town of Taibe this evening, the Abraham Initiatives coexistence watchdog confirms.
He is identified as Raed Haj Yahya, 50. He is the 173rd Arab homicide victim this year, the watchdog says.
Medics had rushed Haj Yahya to Kfar Saba’s Meir Hospital in critical condition after finding him in his car without a pulse and not breathing, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service.
Police say officers are scanning the area for suspects. The shooting was of a “criminal” rather than nationalist nature, police say.
Projectiles said to hit two vessels near Oman’s Khasab
Four unknown projectiles hit two vessels 4 nautical miles west of Oman’s Khasab, causing a fire on one vessel and leaving the status of the second vessel unknown, says the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.
The master of another vessel reported seeing the projectiles hit the two vessels about 6 nautical miles north of his position, UKMTO says.
Skeptical Vance said to have sought direct intel from US generals on state of Iran war
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Universal Contracting and Urban Tree Trimming, August 31, 2026, in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
US Vice President JD Vance reportedly sought direct insight from American generals on the war against Iran, seeking to bypass the Pentagon amid his skepticism of the extended military conflict.
A New York Times report says the VP was seeking direct intel from military commander on “objectives, tactics, casualty estimates, what the Iranians would do in the Strait of Hormuz.”
According to the report — citing “more than half a dozen” current and former officials, the commanders warned Vance about severely depleted military stockpiles, as well as the Iranian regime’s willingness to dig in for a major and drawn-out fight.
The newspaper says that the “sobering private assessments” received by Vance were often quite different from the often boastful public rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump.
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