LiveLive Updates July 09, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 09, 2026UpdatesNetanyahu imitates Trump's AI doctor video, peddles 'Bibi Derangement Syndrome'Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted an AI-generated video on Wednesday showing himself as a doctor treating patients for "Anyone but Bibi syndrome," imitating a video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump promoting a cure for "Trump derangement syndrome."Unlike Trump's video, which shows celebrities who have been critical of him, such as actor Robert De Niro and comedians Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O'Donnell, Netanyahu's version depicts critical Israeli journalists as his "patients" – all of whom have been demonized in Likud campaign ads since at least 2019.ד״ר ביבי"Maybe you too suffer from Ralebet," the AI-generated depiction of Netanyahu says at the start of the video, referring to the acronym for "Anyone but Bibi," which echoes the Hebrew names of diseases such as tuberculosis and rabies.Read the full articleSirens sound in Bahrain, Interior Ministry saysThe siren has been sounded.. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe placeSirens sound in Bahrain following earlier Iranian strikes on U.S. military infrastructure, the Interior Ministry said.Analysis | Trump says Iran cease-fire is over – but isn't galloping toward an all-out warU.S. President Donald Trump climbed one rung higher in his tantrum diplomacy on Wednesday. He not only squabbled with the leaders of Spain, Italy and other countries at the end of the NATO summit meeting in Ankara, mixed up the leaders of Russia and Ukraine and intervened in a referee's decision at the World Cup. The president also opened a new round in the saga of threats issued against Iran.Trump described Iran's leaders as "scum," saying that "They're cancer. You know what you do? You've got to cut out cancer early." He said that he hated them and that as far as he was concerned, the truce in the Gulf was over.President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Credit: Filip Singer/APPresident Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Credit: Filip Singer/APRead the full articleIran summons British ambassador over 'baseless' security allegations, IRNA reportsIran's Foreign ‌Ministry summoned Britain's ambassador ‌in Tehran on Thursday to ⁠protest against what it called "baseless ⁠accusations" that Tehran was involved in security-related activities in Britain, state media reported.A car drives past a banner depicting Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Credit: AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYEA car drives past a banner depicting Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Credit: AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYEThe move follows ‌Britain's decision to summon ‌Iran's charge d'affaires in London on Tuesday after two Romanian nationals were jailed over the 2024 stabbing of a British-Iranian journalist. Britain said the attack was carried ⁠out on behalf of the Iranian state, an assertion ‌Tehran has ⁠rejected.The ministry's Director ‌General for Western Europe, Alireza Yousefi, handed the ambassador a ⁠written protest note, accusing London of "deflection" and urging it to stop hosting ‌what Tehran described as "terrorist networks" targeting Iran.Qatar tells Iran all parties should commit to diplomacy following escalation with U.S.Qatari ‌Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed ‌bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told ⁠Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ⁠in a phone call on Thursday that Iran and the United States should ‌commit to diplomacy.Al-Thani ‌added that Washington and Tehran should implement the signed memorandum of understanding to end the war.Iran launched drones towards a site in ‌Qatar earlier ⁠on Thursday and ‌a Qatari tanker was attacked in the Strait ⁠of Hormuz earlier the week. Al-Thani condemned the attack in the call, ‌the foreign ministry said.Defense minister: IDF will 'continue to remain' in Lebanon security zoneDefense Minister Israel Katz said that Israeli forces will "continue to remain" in the IDF-controlled security zone in Lebanon "until Hezbollah is disarmed," adding, "We did not ask for permission from anyone to enter Lebanon, and we do not need permission to remain in Lebanon.""Thanks to the decisions of political leadership, the determination of the IDF command, the fortitude and heroism of IDF soldiers, and the resilience of the residents of the north – we have established a strong security zone in Lebanon, from the sea in the west to The Beaufort complex and the foothills of Mount Hermon in the east, which will be cleared of residents and terrorist infrastructure below and above ground," he said.Israeli settlers crossed into Syrian territory for overnight stay, group saysA group of Israeli members of a movement calling to settle in Syria crossed into its territory and stayed there overnight into Thursday through Mount Hermon in Israel's north.The Pioneers of the Bashan movement, named after a biblical-era region situated in modern-day Jordan and Syria, said this was a "major step toward civilian settlement" and "permanent control" in Syria, adding that the group had informed IDF troops in advance that they would infiltrate Syrian territory but did not give their exact location.Far-right Pioneers of Bashan activists. 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