Military and conflict reporting on Iran — strikes, escalation with Israel and the United States, proxy forces across the region, and defence developments — collected from independent English-language outlets.
Iran and Oman appear close to agreeing new navigation arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran insists any reopening must take place under a new post-war security framework rather than a return to the pre-war status quo.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City: Large crowds of Palestinians gathered on August 4 to hold a mass funeral for more than 100 people whose bodies were only recently recovered from the site of a devastating Israeli airstrike carried out in Gaza in 2023. The strike took place on November 22, 2023, during the early weeks of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Eight Palestinians injured in large-scale Israeli raid of Jerusalem refugee camp The Palestine Red Crescent Society has reported that its crews treated eight casualties during the Israeli raid of the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem. Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli forces broke into the camp and the nearby town of Kafr Aqab and announced the start of a large-scale military campaign. The army imposed a curfew, stationed snipers on the rooftops of residential buildings, closed major roads and prevented dawn prayers at all mosques in the area.
UK maritime authority reports ‘loud explosion’ near ship southeast of Yemeni coast The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Wednesday that it has received a report of a “loud explosion” in close proximity to a vessel 95 nautical metres southeast of Yemen’s port city of Aden. In a post to X, UKMTO added that all the crew are safe and no environmental impact has been reported. UKMTO WARNING 106-26 Click here to view the full warning⤵️ https://t.
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.
Exclusive: Cambridge University backtracks on divesting from arms companies Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 13:45 University investment body quietly shelved plan for at least partial divestment from weapons companies, sources say Students gather around their tents during a protest organised by Cambridge for Palestine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, eastern England, 7 May 2024 (AFP) Off The University of Cambridge has backtracked on a move towards divesting from all weapons companies, Middle East Eye can reveal. According to documents seen by MEE, on 16 April the University Council, Cambridge's central governing body, approved the introduction of a "monitoring regime" for investments in "conventional weapons". This monitoring regime was proposed by the Cambridge University Endowment Trustee Body (CUETB), which oversees the university's investments, and would track the endowment fund's "exposure to companies which primarily manufacture conventional weapons", according to the Council.
Afternoon update Good afternoon Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments from across the region: Israel has conducted a drone strike in southern Lebanon, killing one and injuring 11, Lebanese media reports. The strike targeted a prayer area in a cemetery, and caused a fire and explosion. This came shortly after an Israeli warning ordering residents to leave their homes.
Dozens of U. S. water systems have been the targets of cyberattacks in the past week.
Israel's army to set up polling stations in occupied Gaza, Lebanon and Syria Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 15:09 News report says move will allow troops deployed beyond Israel's borders to vote in October's general election Israeli soldiers bring election equipment to facilitate voting for military members in the general elections, at the Har Dov military base on Mount Hermon, between Israel, Lebanon and Syria, in the occupied Golan Heights on 31 October 2022 (Jalaa Marey/AFP) Off The Israeli military has begun preparing to install polling stations in occupied areas of the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria ahead of the general election on 27 October, Army Radio reported on Wednesday. According to the report, Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir has instructed military officials to facilitate voting for soldiers deployed beyond Israel's internationally recognised borders. The military will "deploy polling stations deep in enemy territory - within Lebanon, Syria and Gaza - to enable the right to vote for combat troops stationed beyond the borders", Army Radio said.
Palestinian-Israeli movement calls for multinational force in occupied West Bank Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 14:49 Campaign launched in Kafr Malik says international protection is urgently needed as settler violence escalates and Palestinians face growing displacement An armed Israeli settler arrives at the site of a wildfire near the Ein Samiya spring in the occupied West Bank on 29 July 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off A joint Palestinian - Israeli movement launched a campaign on Tuesday calling for a multinational protection force to be deployed in the occupied West Bank amid escalating Israeli settler attacks. A Land for All – Two States, One Homeland said growing settler violence, coupled with the Israeli government's failure to protect Palestinians, had made international intervention an urgent necessity. The appeal was announced at a press conference in the village of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah, where residents described months of settler attacks, restricted access to farmland and mounting fears of displacement.
One killed and 11 injured by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that one person has been killed and 11 have been wounded in an Israeli drone strike on the southern Lebanese village of Tibnin. AFP said the Israeli strike "targeted the roof of a prayer area of the cemetery". The NNA said the drone strike caused a fire in woods near Kfarshouba, as well as an explosion.
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that troops operating in southern Lebanon have successfully located a weapons storage facility allegedly utilised by Hezbollah alongside underground infrastructure.
Israeli army says it begun striking southern Lebanon The Israeli military said it began striking southern Lebanon in response to what it described as a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" by Hezbollah, despite ongoing US-sponsored negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome today.
Israel issues evacuation warning to village in southern Lebanon The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning on Wednesday to Mansouri village in southern Lebanon, Reuters reports. It is the first online warning by the military for Lebanon in more than a month.
Conflicting accounts suggest either a Houthi strike or an industrial accident caused the blasts Several explosions were reportedly heard overnight at the Jebel Ali Free Zone, a major industrial and logistics district in Dubai, the UAE. Online witness accounts described as many as seven loud blasts over a period of roughly 20 minutes.
A new Pentagon-IDF tie-up deepens military integration while ordinary US citizens get more war, more debt, and less to hope for at home In the early 2000s, I worked with domestic violence victims in Seattle, Washington. One of my trainers was a scrappy woman who told me she was a former member of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Israeli army launches large-scale assault in East Jerusalem refugee camp Israeli forces launched a large-scale operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday. The Jerusalem Governorate said dozens of military vehicles stormed the camp before dawn, carrying boxes, equipment and maps. Soldiers deployed across several neighbourhoods as home raids and searches continued.
Gaza death toll reaches 73,381 At least 73,381 Palestinians have been killed and 174,231 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza since 7 October 2023, the enclave's health ministry is reporting. There are thousands more believed to be buried under the rubble. Medical sources said that hospitals in Gaza received, over the past 24 hours, four fatalities, including two people who succumbed to wounds sustained earlier, in addition to one injured person.
The big story: The resurrection of Hezbollah There was a moment, in late September 2024, when Hezbollah was in complete disarray. Eighty Israeli bombs had obliterated the Lebanese movement’s headquarters. Several of its most senior leaders were dead, including Hassan Nasrallah , who it appeared had been tracked down by the Israelis and was not safe even 60 feet underground.
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begun On Thursday, 23 July, after weeks of escalating attacks between the US and Iran, Donald Trump told a reporter that Iran hadn’t received “enough pain yet”, and he leveled a threat. “I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before,” he warned.
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