FILE PHOTO: People walk on the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 22, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA/REUTERS)
Iran to announce new restricted zone in the Gulf, top security official says
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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.
Prime 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)
Israeli strike kills two people in Gaza, Hamas officials claim
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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.
Fouad 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)
‘Facts matter less’: Israel, Huckabee slam UK foreign secretary over Gaza medicine claims
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee backed the Foreign Ministry, writing: “the Brits have lost it. Their government’s Jew hatred knows no bounds and recognizes no facts.”
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives to attend a cabinet meeting after the summer recess at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, September 1, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/TOBY MELVILLE)
Fatah Central Committee secretary-general reveals Hamas talks in Turkey, doubts elections – report
According to a source who spoke with the Palestinian Press Network, Rajoub also met with mukhtars, or clan leaders, from the Gaza Strip in an effort to potentially create his own alliance.
PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-WEST BANK Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh (L) and head of the Palestinian Football Association and Palestine Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub (C) arrive to attend the football match between Jabal Al-Mukaber and Shabab Al-Khalil teams.(photo credit: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)
Iran’s response to US attacks will be ‘faster, heavier, more painful,’ Ghalibaf says
“From now on, any attack against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, heavier, and more painful response,” Ghalibaf said in a speech published on his Telegram channel.
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A cleric walks near a residential building damaged by a strike on March 4, in Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2026. (photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)