Kites flown across 11 Dutch cities in solidarity with Gaza children
Kites were flown across 11 cities in the Netherlands on Saturday in solidarity with children in Gaza.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00RT speaks to husband of Lebanese bride killed in Israeli airstrike (VIDEO)
The husband of a 28-year-old Lebanese woman killed in an Israeli airstrike just two days after their wedding has told RT how he was speaking to his wife on the phone moments before their home was hit.
· RT
Lebanese man tells RT how Israeli strike killed his bride (VIDEO)
The husband of a 28-year-old Lebanese woman killed in an Israeli airstrike just two days after their wedding has told RT how he was speaking to his wife on the phone moments before their home was hit.
· RT
'Joining Iran's navy on seafloor': CENTCOM sinks Iranian oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
US forces sank an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a post on X/Twitter.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Israel asks residents of Lebanon's Arab Salim to leave, warns of strike
Israeli military asked the residents of the Arab Salim municipality in Lebanon’s southern Nabatieh to leave the area immediately, warning of an imminent strike.
· Middleeasteye
Israel needs tikkun olam, not silence about its problems - opinion
Before the digital age, washing of Israel’s dirty linen in the media was widely regarded as treason. However, there were exceptions, such as the failed Lavon affair of 1954 in which a group of Egyptian Jews was recruited to plant bombs in civilian targets owned by Western entities. The idea was that after the bombs …
· GREER FAY CASHMAN
The world is being driven to the brink by thugs and dictators, but there is a route to a brighter future | Simon Tisdall
It’s no surprise some analysts say we are already in the midst of the third world war, but ordinary people have more power than we think
· Simontisdall
Gaza holds funeral for 100 Palestinians recovered from rubble
A funeral was held in Gaza on Saturday for around 100 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered from the rubble of homes destroyed in Israeli attacks, Reuters reported.
· Middleeasteye
Cristiano Ronaldo fails to fire as Ange Postecoglou suffers first Al Nassr defeat | The National
The Ange Postecoglou honeymoon is over at Al Nassr after the Saudi champions were beaten 2-1 at Al Ittihad on Saturday.
· Andy Lewis
Middle East crude oil exports in August down 39 percent, TankerTrackers says
Crude oil exports out of the Middle East during August 2026 were down 39 percent since the January and February baseline of 18.5 million barrels per day (mbpd), according to oil-tracking firm TankerTrackers.
· Middleeasteye
IDF begins strikes in southern Lebanon following drone attack by Hezbollah
The IDF began strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning following the launch of two drones by Hezbollah terrorists towards IDF troops operating in the Lebanese security zone, the military announced.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
From Al Hilal to Al Nassr: The songs behind every Saudi Pro League club | The National
The Saudi Pro League has spent the past few years becoming one of football’s most closely watched competitions.
· Saeed Saeed
Two children among seven Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Two children were among seven Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported, citing Turkey's Anadolu agency.
· Middleeasteye
'Fauda' in real life: Shin Bet agents posed as aid distributors in Gaza - report
Undercover operatives from the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) were embedded in Gaza as aid workers distributing food and drink to unwitting Gazan market stall-owners, according to a recent KAN News report detailing the lead-up to the recent capture of Hamas’s head of internal security, Mu’in al-Arabid, in the Ga…
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Huckabee’s West Bank message: Condemn violence, defend truth - editorial
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee has offered a model for how a genuine ally should confront one of Israel’s most sensitive challenges by condemning wrongdoing without turning it into an indictment of an entire society.
· JPOST EDITORIAL
IRGC claims American Unmanned Surface Vessel struck in Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its naval force struck an American Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) that had been "trying to breach the restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz".
· Middleeasteye
Nearly 9,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2023
The death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon over the past three years has exceeded 8,900, while the number of injured has reached nearly 30,600, according to Lebanese health authorities.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Hegseth's Polygraphs Return To Pentagon In 'Major Leak Hunt' Over Iran War
The polygraphs have returned to the Pentagon, after the Trump administration has been furious over what the president calls 'leaks' by US officials to the press, particularly regarding alleged diminished munitions stocks and missile shortages.
· Tyler Durden
Gaza death toll since October 2023 rises to 73,651, health ministry says
Israel has killed 73,651 Palestinians and injured 174,575 others as of 5 September 2026, since launching what rights groups and UN officials have described as a genocidal military campaign on Gaza following Hamas's attacks on 7 October 2023, according to the territory's health ministry.
· Middleeasteye
Two protesters detained during pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin
Police intervened in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin, Germany, detaining at least two people on Saturday, Reuters reported.
· Middleeasteye
IDF Colonel warns: Israel must not withdraw from Gaza and Lebanon prematurely
IDF Col. (res.) Oren Zini, former commander of the Tze'elim Training Base, praised security forces following the arrest of an individual known as "the head of Hamas's Shin Bet," in an interview with 103FM on Friday. He warned, however, against any future agreement that would force the IDF to withdraw from its positi…
· 103FM
Netanyahu dismisses 'all this controversy' around Qatar as 'big hoax'
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed “all this controversy around Qatar” as a “big hoax”.
· Middleeasteye
Centcom says Iranian oil tanker has sunk in Gulf of Oman
The US Central Command (Centcom) said that an Iranian oil tanker, M/T Kylo, sunk in the Gulf of Oman and "joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea".
· Middleeasteye
Deadly weekend on Israeli roads: At least two killed, six injured in crashes nationwide
Two people were killed, and six were injured in traffic accidents throughout Israel over the weekend.
· HODAYA RAN
Israeli forces throw Palestinian out of vehicle after detention, beating
Israeli forces threw a Palestinian man out of a military vehicle outside the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, after he was detained and beaten by soldiers, according to the Israeli rights group Looking the Occupation in the Eye.
· Middleeasteye
Netanyahu boasts about bombing Qatar, says Gaza funds used for aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has boasted about bombing Qatar, while dismissing domestic accusations that funds sent to Gaza were used for anything other than aid.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US Sanctions Turkish Bank Over Alleged IRGC Transfers In Latest Action
The US Treasury announced sanctions on Friday on a Turkey-based bank and two of its subsidiaries, accusing them of moving tens of millions of dollars on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and facilitating Tehran's movement of funds across the international banking system.
· Tyler Durden
US military strikes oil tankers as Iran vows tougher reprisals
WASHINGTON, United States — The United States said it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, with Iran's Revolutionary Guards saying they targeted US-linked ships in response.
· Agence France-Presse
To play or not to play: A Swiss theater director comes to Israel to test the murky Wagnerian waters
Considering the state of things in this information-laden, Internet- and social media-suffused age, one has to be driven and willing to put in an extra shift or two to eke out the incontrovertible facts on the ground betwixt the fallout of the data deluge.
· BARRY DAVIS
Israeli attacks kill 4,358 in Lebanon since March invasion, health ministry says
Israeli attacks have killed at least 4,358 people and wounded 12,359 others in Lebanon since Israel invaded the south on 2 March, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
· Middleeasteye
Iran plotting new Oct. 7-style attack against Israel with its terrorist proxies: report
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· David Spector
Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60, including 26 soldiers
Fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people on Saturday, including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP.
· Middleeasteye
American Jews don’t vote in Israel - so why are they being polled on its election? - opinion
A recent Jerusalem Post report carried an intriguing finding: A majority of “connected” American Jews surveyed by the Jewish People Policy Institute would prefer to see Israel’s opposition defeat the current governing coalition in the upcoming election.
· STEPHEN M. FLATOW
Gafni, Maklev to leave Knesset as ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah party refreshes lineup
Rabbi Dov Lando, spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah faction of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, sent letters to MK Moshe Gafni, the faction's Knesset leader, and party member Rabbi Uri Maklev, thanking them for their years of service as they prepare to leave the Knesset, Lando's office said Saturday…
· KESHET NEEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Meses después del alto el fuego, Israel y Hezbollah luchan por una colina estratégica en Líbano
Una columna de humo señala el lugar donde las fuerzas israelíes derribaron viviendas en Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, en el sur de Líbano, el 23 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Mohammed Zaatari)
· Bassem Mroue
Fuel tanker blast in western Iran kills at least 10
At least 10 people were killed in a fuel tanker blast in western Iran, Iranian national broadcast media (IRIB) reported.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Britain 'taxing itself to death' and 'Some Might Stray'
The Sunday edition of the Telegraph is heavy on criticism of Prime Minister Andy Burnham, leading with a warning from the shadow foreign secretary that any plans to sanction Israel "risks jeopardising British national security". Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Parliament he would be introducing…
· Bbcnews
US strikes three Iranian crude oil tankers (VIDEO)
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday it has struck three Iranian crude oil tankers, claiming the strikes were launched in retaliation for multiple unsuccessful “unprovoked attacks” on an aircraft carrier and a destroyer.
· RT
Balkans: Israel deepens ties with Bosnian Serb separatists through Banja Luka trade office
Israeli officials opened an Israeli Chamber of Commerce office on Thursday in Banja Luka, the seat of Republika Srpska.
· Middleeasteye
US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles
CAIRO — US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” Experts called it a dangerous escalation after Iran’s previous attacks at sea targeted…
· Associated Press
Palestinian journalist sparks controversy after referring to Hakeem Jeffries as 'AIPAC monkey'
Palestinian journalist and author Rula Jebreal received backlash after calling House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries an "AIPAC monkey," while criticizing Jeffries' support for Israel on a podcast on Friday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
China’s latest Middle East play makes Egypt a pivot of power
By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
· RT
Iran condemns US attacks on commercial vessels as war crimes
Iran has accused the United States of violating international law by attacking its commercial vessels and imposing a naval blockade against the country.
· Middleeasteye
‘Jerusalem of Gold’ exhibit brings five Israeli artists to the capital’s theater
Art finds a way, to paraphrase the famous line from Jurassic Park, and a new group exhibition that just opened at the Jerusalem Theatre grew out of curator Chaya Gross’s determination to find a more accessible showcase for Israeli artists as light-rail construction takes its toll on Emek Refaim.
· HANNAH BROWN
Ma’ayan: New Jersey-born artist shares how art, faith, and loss shaped her journey to Israel
The New Jersey-born painter known only by her first name – Ma’ayan, Hebrew for “wellspring” – found the junction of her creative and spiritual journey in Jerusalem.
· ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Gunman opens fire on police in Netanya, shooter neutralized at scene
An unidentified suspect reportedly opened fire at a police unit in the Kiryat Hasharon area of Netanya on Saturday and was neutralized by officers at the scene, according to a statement from Israel Police.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, HODAYA RAN, ALON HACHMON
JD Vance: Only US can protect Strait of Hormuz, prevent global energy crisis
US Vice President JD Vance blamed Iran on Thursday for rising fuel prices following attacks on commercial shipping and sharply criticized European countries for failing to do enough to ensure the continued flow of global energy supplies.
· IDAN KWELLER
'Facts matter less': Israel, Huckabee slam UK foreign secretary over Gaza medicine claims
Israel’s Foreign Ministry and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticized Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, on Saturday over remarks he made about conditions facing residents of the Gaza Strip.
· IDAN KWELLER
‘Treasonous’: Pentagon forces staff to take polygraphs in hunt for leaks to journalists
Washington: US government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting about 50 members of the US military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, according to officials briefed on the move.
· Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt
From chess to battle for pole, Gasly has Russell covered at Monza
Pierre Gasly has had the second-longest wait for a pole position in F1 history, with it coming in his 190th grand prix. Only Sergio Perez has had a longer wait, with his first pole coming in his 215th race, at Saudi Arabia in 2022
· Bbcsport