Trump says record Navy deployment 'not nearly long enough'
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran and said the ship would soon rotate out.
· Middleeasteye
Crece la tensión en Qusra: palestinos sitiados temen que colonos israelíes tomen sus casas
Soldados del ejército israelí hacen retroceder a activistas que marchaban con alimentos y agua hacia las casas de tres familias palestinas a las que colonos israelíes han mantenido sitiadas durante seis días, en el poblado de Qusra, en el sur de Naplusa, en Cisjordania, el viernes 14 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Majd…
· Sam Metz
Iran’s next opposition will come from inside its shrinking regime | The National
There is, in Iran’s political discourse, a pair of concepts known as “Khodi” (insiders) and “Ghair-Khodi” (outsiders). The distinction has never been a mere matter of words. Since the founding of the Islamic Republic, it has been a key instrument for defining the regime’s identity, protecting its boundaries and regu…
· Sultan Al Nuaimi
Cartoon for August 15, 2026 | The National
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· The National
Israeli military plans to transfer law enforcement in occupied West Bank to police
Palestine’s vice-president calls plan ‘flagrant violation of international law’ and a step towards full Israeli annexation
· Emma Graham Harrison
Gaza's beekeepers put the buzz back into their business | The National
Ibrahim Al Dabba once owned about 400 beehives spread across hundreds of metres of farmland east of Gaza city.
· Nagham Mohanna
Israel awaits US approval for operation to seize strategic ridge in southern Lebanon - report
Israel is awaiting US approval for a military operation aimed at taking control of the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, Lebanese newspaper Al Joumhouria reported Friday morning, citing a senior security official.
· ELI LEON
India at 80: Young, progressive, and forging a special partnership with Israel - opinion
On August 15, 1947, India became independent under circumstances that would have tested the resolve of any nation. Independence came with the partition, displacement and immense human suffering.
· JP SINGH
Israeli aid delegation arrives in Colombia to assist with post-quake rescue operations
An Israeli aid delegation landed in Cali, Colombia, on Friday to assist with rescue operations, the Foreign Ministry announced, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the country earlier this week.
· ARIELLA ROITMAN
Turning Turkey’s double bind against it: How Israel is outsmarting Erdogan - opinion
Turkey is not enraged because Israel misreads it. It is enraged because Israel has read it correctly and acted.The 2010 Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara marked a rupture. Gaza supplies rhetoric, mobilization, and diplomatic cover. Neither explains the strategic depth of Turkey’s hostility.
· SHAY GAL
Stop living in la-la land: Only the IDF can curb Israel’s enemies – opinion
Israelis have every reason in the world to seriously doubt the American-hatched plans to bring peace to Israel’s southern and northern borders.
· DAVID M. WEINBERG
IDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians
The IDF killed a Hamas commander in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday who had been involved in attacks on troops, the army said on Friday afternoon.
· LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Mother, daughter missing from Vienna possibly fled to South America - report
Mali and Liel Yahalomi, the Israeli mother and daughter who disappeared in Vienna days ago, have reportedly fled to South America, N12 reported Friday evening, citing Austrian media reports.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hezbollah accuses Lebanon’s government of targeting ‘resistance’ instead of Israel: Report
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem accused the Lebanese authorities of "targeting the resistance instead of targeting the enemy" and failing to "abide by agreements", Al Jazeera reported.
· Middleeasteye
US ambassador to Beirut says Israeli attacks in south Lebanon will continue until Hezbollah is disarmed | The National
Israeli attacks in southern Lebanese villages will continue until Hezbollah disarms, US ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said on Friday.
· The National
Feds probe $100M anti-Israel ‘war chest’ tied to glamorous Mamdani ally: sources
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· James Franey
Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report
The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran.
· Middleeasteye
China EVs close in on Japan automakers' Australia stronghold, led by BYD
Australian drivers' switch to electric vehicles has accelerated since fuel prices started climbing due to the U.S.-Iran war. (AAP Image)
· Staff Writer
Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report
The US is set to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier with the USS George Washington in the Middle East after reports of deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier enforcing a blockade of Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Analysis: Israel’s government can’t disown West Bank settler violence
Israeli settlers have marauded across the occupied West Bank for months, attacking Palestinian towns and villages with impunity.
· Simon Speakman Cordall
US will hit Iran economically in ways ‘that have never been seen’ next week: ‘One-two punch’
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· Steven Nelson
France condemns Israeli settlers’ seizure of Palestinian homes in Qusra
France on Friday strongly condemned Israeli settlers’ seizure of several Palestinian homes in Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
· Middleeasteye
US: Lower oil prices are top priority in Iran war
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States’ top priority now in the war on Iran is no longer its nuclear program, but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday, with the treasury chief adding that new economic punishment to wear down Tehran was imminent.
· Agence France-Presse
Activists try to get supplies to Palestinians besieged by settlers
QUSRA, Palestinian Territories — Activists attempted to deliver supplies to Palestinians under an almost weeklong settler siege in the West Bank on Friday, with the Israeli military again deployed at the flash point site.
· Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump can’t beat Iran and Nigel Farage can only beat a bin. When it counts, these populists are just losers | Jonathan Freedland
The pattern in the US and Britain is clear. They serve up stunt after stunt to mask incompetence and the betrayal of all those who trusted them
· Jonathanfreedland
Pro-Israel Emirati influencers mocked for claims of Islamic plot to take over West
Why are Emirati influencers warning of an Islamic plot to take over Britain and the west?
· Middleeasteye
Your Taxes: Is a hotel a real estate play in Israel?
There has been a recent flurry of important real estate tax cases in Israel. The cases relate to hotel companies, Value Added Tax (VAT), and transparent house property companies. If you have a financial interest in Israeli real estate, read on and consult your real estate tax advisor.
· LEON HARRIS
US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village, officials say
The United States wants Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn extremist settlers who have besieged Palestinians in their homes in the West Bank, US and Israeli officials said on Friday, as settlers pressured residents by pitching a new tent before Israeli soldiers arrived and it was taken down.
· REUTERS
Two slicks appear in Gulf as huge oil spill off Oman threatens disaster
Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters, satellite imagery and video verified by Reuters show, as tit-for-tat attacks on oil tankers and other vessels by Iran and the United States spark concerns about environmental damage to the Gulf.
· REUTERS
A-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara responded on Friday to a High Court petition concerning government funding for "first floor" studies in ultra-Orthodox education networks, warning of significant gaps in compliance with core curriculum requirements.
· GILAD MORAG, ANNA BARSKY
Conditions on USS Lincoln raise questions as new aircraft carrier heads towards Middle East | The National
The USS George Washington is heading to the Middle East amid reports of deteriorating conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln during the war with Iran.
· The National
‘Don’t come out, you’ll be killed’: Palestinians recount Israeli settler violence in West Bank
Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Qusra have been ordered to leave their homes after a days-long siege and repeated attacks by Israeli settlers, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declaring the area a closed military zone in what it claims is a move to protect civilians.
· RT
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Palestinian residents of the West Bank village of Qusra have been ordered to leave their homes after a days-long siege and repeated attacks by Israeli settlers, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declaring the area a closed military zone in what it claims is a move to protect civilians.
· RT
Netanyahu brands Britain an ‘Islamic republic’ as it prepares Israel sanctions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has branded Britain an "Islamic republic", attacking a country whose governments have armed, protected and assisted Israel throughout its genocide in Gaza and wider regional wars.
· Middleeasteye
What we know about Israeli settlers' siege on Palestinian homes in Qusra | The National
For almost a week, Israeli settlers, with the military standing by in full view, have besieged Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, in an attempt to force them from their land and take over their homes.
· Thomas Helm
Abbas fought the Taliban alongside US and Australian troops. Now exiled in Iran, he feels abandoned
Five years after the fall of Kabul, the former Afghan soldier is stuck in the middle of a new American war
· Ben Doherty
Kushner to visit Israel after Netanyahu rejects Gaza Board of Peace plan
United States President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, is set to travel to Israel and Egypt next week to support a US-backed Board of Peace plan for a permanent end to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
· Al Jazeera Staff
‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police
Israel is preparing to replace the army in the West Bank with civilian police forces, in a move seen as further advancing the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory.
· Middleeasteye
Kushner, Mladenov and Blair to visit Israel following Netanyahu's rejection of Hamas disarmament plan | The National
President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, high representative of Gaza's Board of Peace Nickolay Mladenov and former UK prime minister Tony Blair will visit Israel and Egypt next week, an official source told The National on Friday.
· Thomas Helm
Kushner, Mladenov and Blair to visit Israel following Netanyahu's rejection of Hamas disarmament plan | The National
President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, high representative of Gaza's Board of Peace Nickolay Mladenov and former UK prime minister Tony Blair will visit Israel and Egypt next week, an official source told The National on Friday.
· Thomas Helm
Kushner to visit Israel to discuss Trump's Gaza plan
Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner will visit Israel next week to discuss the US president's Gaza plan recently rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, officials said on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police
Israel is preparing to replace the army in the West Bank with civilian police forces, in a move seen as further advancing the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory.
· Middleeasteye
Mutual defence: The alliances that preceded Turkiye-Pakistan-Saudi pact
One week on from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye signing their joint defence agreement, the Turkish defence ministry revealed more details about the alliance on Thursday. They include plans to hold joint military exercises and to deepen cooperation between their defence industries.
· Sarah Shamim
Video: Israel Katz inaugurates illegal new settlement in Jenin
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz inaugurated an illegal new settlement in Jenin on Thursday, shortly after Israeli soldiers demolished Palestinian shops and properties on the same day pic.twitter.com/lQAqpOpMEb
· Middleeasteye
Tensions rise in Qusra as Israeli settlers target homes in West Bank town
Activists accumulate food and water supplies in front of Israeli army soldiers who are blocking the road leading to the houses of three Palestinian families that have been besieged by Israeli settlers for six days, in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mo…
· Sam Metz
MK Elazar Stern leaves Yesh Atid party, announces he will resign from Knesset
Long-time Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern announced on Friday that he would be leaving the party, as well as resigning from the Knesset.
· TZVI JASPER
Yemen UN envoy warns Security Council of regional escalation amid Iran-backed Houthi attacks
Yemen faces its greatest risk of renewed war since 2022 as fighting intensifies between the Iran-backed Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-supported army and attacks on Red Sea shipping threaten further regional escalation, UN envoy Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council.
· THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Pay-for-slay: Could the Palestinian Authority be held legally liable for October 7?
Can the Palestinian Authority (PA) be held civilly responsible for the October 7 massacre even if the plaintiffs cannot produce records showing that it directly paid the Hamas terrorists who planned and carried it out?
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Iraq says daily oil exports at highest level since start of war
Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which has choked off the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said Friday.
· Middleeasteye