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.
Gaza death toll rises to at least 18 The latest death toll in Gaza has risen to at least 18 as Israeli continues to attack the territory, Al Jazeera reported. They include four Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli air attack on a car in the Saraya area in central Gaza City, the report said.
Israeli forces set fire to houses in southern Lebanon, report says Israeli forces set fire to houses in the al-Mashaa area between the towns of al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency (NNA) reported. Earlier on Saturday, NNA reported that an Israeli attack on Bint Jbeil in the Nabatieh governorate wounded five Lebanese soldiers, who sustained minor injuries.
Israel says it was targeting military operatives in the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.
Israeli attacks kill 14 in Gaza on Sunday The death toll in Gaza has risen to 14 today after two Palestinians, one a child, were killed in an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced people in Remal, west of Gaza City. This follows Israeli attacks on Gaza City, Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis earlier on Sunday.
Tehran [Iran], August 2 (ANI): Iran's Acting Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Support, Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn al-Reza, has said that Tehran will treat every threat from its 'adversaries' seriously and use such threats to increase military preparedness and strengthen its deterrence capabilities. According to Iran's ISNA news agency, Ibn al-Reza made the remarks in a post on his official X handle.
Israeli finance minister calls for building settlements near Gaza amid ongoing Israeli offensive Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 13:38 Bezalel Smotrich's proposal comes as Israeli strikes kill more Palestinians and US prepares additional military support A displaced Palestinian sits outside tents after an Israeli air strike struck the medical supplies warehouse at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, 1 August 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off Israel 's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called for the construction of three new Israeli settlements along the northern fence of Gaza. The statement comes as Israeli military attacks continue in Gaza and the occupied West Bank despite a ceasefire agreement announced in October. Smotrich, who heads Israel's Settlements Administration, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve the plan in a post on X.
Israeli strike on Bint Jbeil injures five Lebanese soldiers An Israeli attack in southern Lebanon has injured five Lebanese soldiers, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA). The Israeli strike targeted a civilian vehicle escorted by an army vehicle, the NNA reported. It took place in Bint Jbeil in the Nabatieh governorate.
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by Murad Abdo SANAA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia announced Thursday the establishment of a multinational maritime defense alliance it said aimed at protecting shipping lanes in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden.
Trump 'cancels' Iran strikes as Israeli attacks on Gaza continue Submitted by Imran Mulla on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 11:02 Iran said it would act 'decisively' in the event of any further US 'aggression' US President Donald Trump gestures while stepping off Air Force One upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on 31 July 2026 (AFP) Off US President Donald Trump has said he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly on Iran's nuclear programme and reopening the Strait of Hormuz completely. The announcement came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had informed his Turkish , Pakistani and Saudi counterparts that the Islamic Republic would act "decisively" in the event of any further US "aggression". Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that its Aerospace Force targeted the US F-35 repair hangar and ramp at Al-Azraq Base in Jordan with multiple ballistic missiles on Saturday, as the US reportedly geared up for major strikes targeting Iran's energy infrastructure.
The US president said the outlines of a deal had been agreed that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end what he called Irans nuclear threat US President Donald Trump has canceled a planned attack on Iran after saying the outlines of an agreement had been reached that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address what he described as Tehran's "nuclear threat.
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Three children among nine killed since dawn in Gaza Three children are among nine Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since dawn, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. The attacks were in Gaza city, Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis.
Israeli forces claim Hamas commanders killed in Gaza The Israeli military said it has killed two Hamas commanders during air strikes on Friday and Saturday in Gaza. The military said Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, a cell commander in Hamas’s Nukhba special forces, who was killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, had taken part in the October 2023 attack. In a separate air strike in central Gaza on Friday, the military said its forces also killed Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, a commander in Hamas’s Maghazi Battalion.
WASHINGTON, 2nd August, 2026 (WAM) -- US President Donald Trump said that he canceled a planned military strike against Iran after Tehran and "other Middle Eastern countries" requested time to finalise the framework of a peace deal, saying Israel has joined the commitment.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Foreign Ministry stressed that Iran will continue exercising its right to self-defense against ongoing US aggression, denouncing Washington for violating the ceasefire memorandum, maintaining a naval blockade, and carrying out military attacks against the country.
Hamas, PIJ stress full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza A Hamas delegation met officials from Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Cairo, with the two groups stressing the need to force Israel to end its military offensive and fully withdraw from Gaza. Zaher Jabarin, Hamas's leader in the occupied West Bank, headed the group's delegation, while PIJ was represented by its secretary-general, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, Hamas said in a statement on its Telegram channel. Hamas said the two groups discussed "the escalating situation in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, the crimes and accelerated Judaisation operations being carried out by the occupation, and the intensified crimes against prisoners".
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, US president Donald Trump said he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz completely. His statement came after Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that he has informed his Turkish, Pakistani and Saudi counterparts that the Islamic Republic will act "decisively" in the event of any further US "aggression". Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that its Aerospace Force targeted the US F-35 repair hangar and ramp at Al-Azraq Base in Jordan with multiple ballistic missiles.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian foreign minister warned that any act of aggression by the US or the Israeli regime against Iran would draw a decisive and proportionate response from the country's Armed Forces, stressing that those responsible would bear full responsibility for the consequences.
Israeli settlers cut electricity poles in Nablus, report says Israeli settlers cut and damaged electricity poles during a predawn attack on the village of Madama, south of Nablus, causing a power outage in parts of the community, Wafa reported. During the past two weeks, several areas in the occupied West Bank witnessed settler attacks on Palestinian homes, agricultural farms and religious places, desecration of graves and widespread arson. An Israeli police officer films Israeli activists protesting in Tel Aviv on 1 August 2026 against West Bank settler attacks.
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