Israel’s defence minister says forces occupy Jenin camp in West Bank Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has said the Israeli military evacuated the residents and occupied the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank. Katz's statement follows Israeli strikes that killed three people in Jenin earlier today. "The [Israeli military] is permanently stationed there," the minister said in a social media post.
Iranians have become increasingly desperate, as they grapple with an economic crisis made worse by the conflict and grow increasingly skeptical about President Trump’s motives.
Tehrans possible inclusion could turn a tentative defense bloc into the basis of a broader regional security order The reported invitation for Iran to join the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement puts a new perspective on what the new alliance might ultimately become.
Tehran's possible inclusion could turn a tentative defense bloc into the basis of a broader regional security order The reported invitation for Iran to join the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement puts a new perspective on what the new alliance might ultimately become.
Transgender former Israeli spy detained by ICE in US A transgender Israeli woman who served in Israel’s military intelligence directorate is facing deportation from the US after being convicted of imprisonment. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Thursday that it had detained Alon, "a criminal illegal alien from Israel, during targeted operations in Concord, New Hampshire”. ICE used Alon’s former first name, Avishay.
Mohsen Rezaei on Friday set out four Iranian conditions for an agreement with the United States, another sign that the former IRGC commander who once championed an “offensive doctrine” may be moving from advocating war to contemplating a deal at the right price.
Unifil records 1,030 projectile launches in south Lebanon in a week Levels of violence are lower than earlier this year, but the situation in south Lebanon "remains fragile," the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) has warned on Friday. The peacekeeping force said that between 21-27 August, it recorded 1,030 projectile trajectories in the area, an average of 147 per day. “Behind these numbers is a continuing toll on civilians, with homes and vital infrastructure damaged and communities struggling to recover,” Unifil said.
Transgender former Israeli spy detained by ICE in US Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 17:36 Allison Alon worked for US tech companies before kidnapping acquaintance mmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk outside the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, California, on July 27, 2026. The Ventura County Government Center has been the site of tense standoffs and confrontations in recent weeks between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, local community observers, and protesters. Blake Fagan / AFP Off A transgender Israeli woman who served in Israel’s military intelligence directorate is facing deportation from the US after being convicted of imprisonment.
The US Treasury moved Friday to cut the UAE branches of Egypt’s Banque Misr off from direct access to the US financial system over alleged dealings with Iran, marking the first major action in Washington’s new “Economic D-Day” campaign against Tehran.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 28 (ANI): The Odisha government has directed all government and non-government aided colleges to reduce the use of cooking oil and avoid 'puris', 'vadas' and 'bondas' for breakfast in canteens.
Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza Israeli strikes killed five people in Gaza on Friday, authorities in the Strip said, in the latest day of attacks despite international appeals to move ahead on a peace plan. The civil defence agency said that the bodies of three people were recovered in pieces after Israeli strikes in the town of Al-Qarara, east of Khan Younis. Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis named the three people and said they all belonged to the same family, with two aged 42 and one aged 28.
Exclusive: Cambridge colleagues argued a Google search would have prevented Nathan Cofnas hiring Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 11:13 Cofnas, a self-described race realist, accused Jason Arday of plagiarism last month. His colleagues held meeting about his controversial views in February 2024 Nathan Cofnas has faced scrutiny in recent weeks over his controversial views on race and intelligence (Screengrab/X) Off Academics at the University of Cambridge privately argued in 2024 that Nathan Cofnas, who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism last month, should not have been hired, Middle East Eye has learnt. Cofnas, a self-described race realist, has been in the headlines after sociologist Arday died earlier this month.
US issues fresh Iran-related sanctions as war marks six months The United States issued more Iran-related sanctions targeting one entity and one individual on Friday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this week threatened further action amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran. The sanctions target one entity based in Hong Kong and one person linked to Iran's Bank Melli, a notice posted on the Department of Treasury's website showed.
The conflict in the Middle East started with a US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic on February 28 Iran has become stronger while the US has exposed its weakness during the conflict in the Middle East, which is still far from over, experts have told RT on the day marking six months since Washin
The conflict in the Middle East started with a US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic on February 28 Iran has become stronger while the US has exposed its weakness during the conflict in the Middle East, which is still far from over, experts have told RT on the day marking six months since Washin
The conflict in the Middle East started with a US-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic on February 28 Iran has become stronger while the US has exposed its weakness during the conflict in the Middle East, which is still far from over, experts have told RT on the day marking six months since Washin
A video that has gone viral on X is said to show a plane crash in Tel Aviv,Israel, after an attack carried out byIran. The footage, which has garnered more than five million views, was published on August 26 by a fakeaccountpretending to belong to Donald Trump Jr. It is not, however, the official account of US President Donald Trumps son.
Hamas must not concede in talks what Israel failed to win on the battlefield Submitted by Sami Al-Arian on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 14:36 As pressure mounts to disarm and incorporate it into a reconstructed Palestinian order, the movement needs strategic patience to preserve its independence and resistance identity Hamas fighters secure the area as Egyptian workers and Red Cross officials search for the remains of the last Israeli captive, in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, on 8 December 2025 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Some moments in the history of liberation movements require courage to act; others require equal courage to wait. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, on 7 October 2023, was a daring decision that shattered assumptions that had governed the Palestinian question for years. It brought Palestine back to the centre of world politics, exposed the illusion that it could be managed or bypassed, and confronted Israel and its western supporters with a conflict they had convinced themselves could be contained indefinitely.
Smotrich announces plan to judaise Negev and Galilee Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 14:53 Israeli finance minister vows to replicate his West Bank settlement expansion Bedouin look on as a family demolish their home after the Israeli authorities served demolition notices, ordering the owners to tear down their own premises or face being charged a hefty fee for the state to do it, in an al-Sir, a Bedouin village in the Negev, 16 June 2026 (AFP) Off Israel 's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced a new plan to judaise the Negev, or Naqab in Arabic, and the Galilee, vowing to replicate in Israel policies that he has pursued in the occupied West Bank. "Today I am presenting to you the Religious Zionism plan for the judaisation of the Negev and Galilee," Smotrich said on X on Thursday. The Negev and Galilee are in the southern and northern parts of Israel and are home to the majority of Palestinian citizens of Israel.
(260828) -- PASAY CITY, Aug. 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Carlin Davison (R) of New Zealand blocks Mohammad Jamshidi of Iran during the second round match between New Zealand and Iran of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in Pasay City, the Philippines, Aug. 28, 2026.
