Israel to sign $3. 6bn defence deal with Greece, its largest ever Greece is set to sign a $3. 6 billion defence deal with Israel on Monday in Tel Aviv, which will provide Athens with an air defence system.
Iran will stand firm against any aggressor, Pezeshkian says Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran does not seek war but will stand firmly against any aggressor, stressing that no power can force a nation determined to resist to surrender. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is not the initiator of war,” he said, adding, “we do not welcome war, but we will stand firmly against any aggressor with strength, and no power can force a nation that is standing with all its strength and determination to surrender. ” Pezeshkian said Iran would not bow to threats as it has the backing of diplomatic efforts, the support of the Iranian people, the work of government officials and the sacrifices of commanders of the armed forces.
Palestinian injured in Israeli strike on Khan Younis succumbs, report says A Palestinian has succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli bombing on the al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis, Al Jazeera reported, citing the city’s Nasser Hospital. This takes the death toll in a fresh wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza to three. Earlier, two Palestinians were killed in a drone strike in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, Wafa news agency reported.
Israeli forces shoot at girl, two young men in Gaza Israeli forces shot at a girl and a young man in Gaza and targeted the northwest of Rafah city with artillery shelling, Wafa reported. In Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, a child was wounded by Israeli forces, Wafa reported, adding that another young man was shot in the Al-Tuam area, northwest of Gaza City. The Israeli military also opened fire east of Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip.
Israel would strike Iran even with a US deal, minister says Israel will attack Iran again if it tries to rebuild its nuclear or missile programmes, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Saturday. Speaking to Israeli media, Cohen said Israel would strike Iran in such a case, regardless of a deal between Tehran and Washington. He said Iran would already have nuclear weapons had Israel not intervened, citing intelligence estimates that the joint US-Israeli strikes had delayed the programme by two to four years.
Hormuz remains closed until US military actions end, Iran says Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy rejected US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was open, calling them an attempt to control oil prices and conceal what it described as US failures. The restrictions would continue until US military actions against Iran end and relevant commitments are implemented, it said on Saturday in a statement. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also reiterated that Hormuz remains closed and that Tehran is in no hurry to reopen it, Iran's Student News Network (SNN) reported.
Southern Lebanon hit by new wave of Israeli attacks Israeli forces struck multiple locations in southern Lebanon on Saturday evening, hitting a social care home, residential buildings and open areas, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported. A social care home for the elderly in the southern town of Hula was blown up by Israeli forces, NNA said. An Israeli drone fired a guided missile at an open area between Jarmaq and Kfar Reman, while artillery earlier shelled the outskirts of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh.
Israeli settlers, army continue attacks in West Bank towns Israeli settler violence across occupied West Bank continued later on Saturday as settler groups launched new attacks on Palestinians in the villages of Burqa and Arrabeh, Palestine’s Wafa news agency reported. In Burqa, Israeli settlers attacked local farmers, fired shots in their direction, and attempted to torch one of their vehicles. In Arrabeh, settlers let their livestock graze on Palestinian-owned olive groves and attacked residents.
Second Palestinian confirmed killed in Israeli strike on Gaza’s Tal al-Hawa The death toll from an earlier Israeli drone strike in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood has risen to two, Wafa news agency reported. A separate Israeli drone strike west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip injured Palestinians, Gaza's ambulance and emergency services said.
Iran-backed Iraqi group sets 10 conditions for disarmament, including full US withdrawal Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iran -backed Iraqi armed group, said on Saturday it will only cooperate with efforts to bring weapons under state control if 10 conditions are met, including a complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq. The group said US forces must fully withdraw by land, sea and air, that any American presence “under any title” must end, and that Iraqi airspace must not be used to launch attacks on neighbouring countries. It also called for full federal control over Iraqi territory, stronger Iraqi-operated air defences with advanced systems, and the withdrawal of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters and Turkish troops from northern Iraq.
One killed, two wounded in Israeli drone attack on Gaza City At least one Palestinian was killed and two others wounded in an Israeli drone attack on the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City, Wafa news agency reported. Casualties were taken to al-Quds Field Hospital. The strike followed an earlier Israeli drone attack on a tent within the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital complex in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, which wounded three people.
Palestinian residents trapped as Israeli settlers surround home in occupied West Bank village Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 08/29/2026 - 16:23 Settlers reportedly set fire to Palestinian land near Qusra, which has been besieged for several weeks Israeli soldiers stand in front of the entrance of a besieged Palestinian house by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2026 (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh) Off Israeli settlers continue to besiege a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, leaving at least four people trapped inside as settlers set fire to nearby lands. Footage posted online showed dozens of settlers walking to the outskirts of Qusra and removing stones from a nearby road. Emergency coordination is also ongoing to allow ambulances to access the area south of Nablus to evacuate at least one wounded individual.
Israeli settlers surround another Palestinian home in Qusra, attack journalists in Jalud Israeli settlers who are being backed by the Israeli military have surrounded another Palestinian home in Qusra, south of Nablus, with at least four people trapped inside, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The settlers also reportedly set fire to nearby land, while efforts were underway to allow ambulances to evacuate a wounded person. Qusra has faced relentless settler violence for weeks, with several homes in the Ras al-Ain area under siege since 9 August.
How the military-industrial complex is waging war on the planet Submitted by John Rees on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 20:52 Nato's rearmament drive will impose severe environmental costs, including a massive projected increase in carbon emissions Parts of cannons are stored at an armament factory in Bourges, France, on 21 March 2025 (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP) On The scale of the arms industry’s contribution to climate change is often minimised, avoided or ignored. But preparations for war, and war itself, are killing the planet faster than practically any other single factor. The military-industrial complex causes more environmental damage than either the civilian aviation industry or the global shipping industry; in fact, its carbon footprint is close to both combined, according to a recent report.
Israeli settlers continue Qusra siege for 21st day as forces prevent medical evacuations Mayor Abdul Azim Wadi said Israeli settlers continued besieging homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra for the 21st day, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. Wadi said that Israeli forces are also attempting to arrest Palestinians besieged inside their homes in the village. Israeli military is also preventing wounded people from being evacuated from a house surrounded in the Ras al-Ein area, he added.
Israeli attacks increase Gaza death toll The Palestinian Health Ministry said new Israeli attacks killed nine Palestinians and injured 18 others in the past 48 hours. The ministry said one body was recovered from rubble of previous Israeli attacks. The new attacks put the death toll from Israel's war on Gaza to 73,449 Palestinians, and 174,472 injured since October 7, 2023.
Israeli forces carry out two explosions in southern Lebanon, set fire to homes Israeli military carried out two explosions Saturday morning on the outskirts of the town of Aita al-Jabal in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. NNA said Israeli forces set fire to several homes in the town of Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon, while a drone strike targeted the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon.
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Yassamin Ansari denounce 'immoral' Iran war Two US Congresswomen have criticised Trump administration’s “immoral” war on Iran, which completed six months on Sunday. In a post on X, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wrote: “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.
Israeli strikes on Gaza killed four children in five days, Unicef says Israeli strikes on Gaza killed four children in the past five days and destroyed humanitarian supplies and damaged critical water infrastructure, Unicef said. The children, aged between two and 16, were killed in separate strikes, including one who died from wounds sustained last week. On Tuesday, five other children aged eight to 17 were hit by live fire or shrapnel following strikes and suffered life-changing injuries, Unicef said, according to a statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
'Iran has many surprises in store for enemies', defence minister says Iran’s acting defence minister Majid Ebn al-Reza has said that Tehran has many “surprises” in store for its enemies, Iranian media reported. “We should not talk about the surprises now, but Iranian knowledge, the Iranian youth, and the things being carried out in the defence industries will, God willing, bring good surprises,” Majid Ebn al-Reza said on Friday, as reported by Tasnim News Agency. “Everyone, and especially the enemies, should know that they will become aware of Iran’s surprises in due time.
