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IDF kills two Hamas terrorists in Gaza City strike • Alerts sound in Saudi Arabia near Yemen border • Iran’s President Pezeshkian vows not to surrender
This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of al-Hanniyeh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli controlled explosion in the area of al-Mansouri on September 8, 2026.(photo credit: KAWNAT HAJU / AFP via Getty Images)
IDF accuses Lebanese army of taking only ‘cosmetic’ action against Hezbollah
Lebanese sources told Walla in recent days that despite Israeli criticism, the Lebanese army is operating against Hezbollah infrastructure and operatives in the area.
Lebanese army forces deploy in the aftermath of an overnight Israeli airstrike on the village of Kfar Roummane in southern Lebanon on September 7, 2026.(photo credit: Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images)
Kushner reveals how failed Doha strike helped Washington pressure Israel on Gaza
“Israel did the strike in Doha, which was a terrible thing,” Kushner said. “And obviously, it was unsuccessful as a military operation. And that led to Israel being globally isolated.”
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.(photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)
Trump says US could stay in Iran and keep oil, like Venezuela deal
“We’ll ultimately get out (of Iran), unless we decide to stay and keep the oil like Venezuela,” Trump said, adding that the US revenue from Venezuela has “paid for the war many times.”
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Iran flag at a Persian Gulf oil facility, July 2005(photo credit: REUTERS)
People look at an Iranian-designed HESA Shahed 136 (Geran-2) drone at an open-air exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment on Mykhailivska Square in front of Saint Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral, in Kyiv, on April 7, 2026.(photo credit: Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images)
Two killed in Gaza City strike, IDF says it targeted car with Hamas terrorists
The strike in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood in western Gaza City struck a vehicle, according to footage circulated on social media.
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Residents attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli airstrike that hit a vehicle in Gaza City, August 31, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj)
Yemeni army rosters filled with ‘ghost names,’ leaving Mocha vulnerable to Houthi takeover – report
Blame for the apparent lack of military resistance to the Houthi takeover has been split between Yemeni leaders, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, according to a Saturday CNN report.
Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 9, 2026.(photo credit: Media Centre Of The Yemeni Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS)
IDF warns of rising West Bank tensions despite low terror levels, pushes for preventive operations
Security officials say terror activity in the West Bank is at its lowest level since 2011, but warn of growing friction, weapons concerns and potential escalation ahead of the holidays.