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Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East

Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East

Jpost • October 23, 2026

Trump accuses Iran of faking strikes • Huckabee questions BoP's ability to execute Gaza peace plan • 'Post' sees letter requesting West Bank coordination despite IDF denial

Turkey says renewed attack on Iran would expand conflict, diplomacy only way

Leaders from Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Britain, and Italy met in Istanbul on Friday to developments in the Iran war.

Iran threatens to sever Gulf internet cables in retaliation for renewed US, Israeli attacks

Iran has drawn up plans to target undersea internet cables in the Gulf if attacked again by the US and Israel, potentially disrupting regional networks.

Lebanese people want Israel ties, stronger government to oust Hezbollah, AMCD head says

Hajjar said that Israel and Lebanon had much to offer each other’s citizens, arguing that the misapplication of Lebanon’s 1955 anti-boycott law had created unnecessary barriers.

Iran Revolutionary Guards say two tankers hit mines south of Strait of Hormuz

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan say 'Israeli occupation main source of regional instability'

Iran's president to visit Russia week for Putin talks, foreign minister says

Saudi missile plant expansion may produce more powerful missiles, study says

More capable missiles could help Saudi Arabia to deter attacks by Iran and the Houthis, but they also risk fueling a regional missile race in a volatile region

UNRWA teacher tells ‘Post’ she was threatened for challenging pro-Hamas rhetoric in Gaza schools

T. said she decided it was her responsibility to speak out after repeatedly witnessing a colleague attempt to blur the “boundaries between education and political and religious indoctrination."

Squad commander, combat soldier killed in West Bank terror attack, IDF confirms

Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sergeant Yuval Shai Svilem were killed in the West Bank attack that left three others injured.

IDF, Defense Ministry drafting resolution to protect reservists and families' benefits through 2027

Alongside the government resolution, the IDF and Defense Ministry are advancing legislation in the Knesset, which they hope to expedite after the elections, during the Knesset's first session.

Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, saying they aimed to create conditions for regime change in Iran.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a bunker in Tehran. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in what became the IAF’s largest-ever aerial operation.

Iran retaliated with missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf states and US military bases in the region.

Since February 28, ballistic missile attacks on Israel have killed 39 IDF soldiers and 23 civilians, while injuring at least 7,693 others. CENTCOM said 18 US soldiers were also killed.

A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the following day.