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, 2026Updates5 hours agoMilitary site on outskirts of Iran's Bushehr hit by 'U.S.-Israeli projectile,' Iran's state media reportsA military site on the outskirts of Iran's southern port city of Bushehr was hit by a 'U.S.-Israeli projectile,' IRNA reported, citing a city official.According to the report, the explosion sound in the city was caused by the air defense response.Other Iranian media reports said earlier that the latest missiles were launched from Kuwait, after explosions were heard in several locations along Iran's southern coastline.A U.S. official told CNN that the U.S. military was not currently conducting strikes in Iran.Latest missiles targeting Iran were launched from Kuwait, Iranian media reportsThe latest missiles targeting Iran were launched from Kuwait, Iranian media in Arabic reported.State television also denied earlier reports that explosions had been heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.A U.S. official told CNN that the U.S. military was not currently conducting strikes in Iran after explosions were reported in Iran's southern coastal cities of Konarak, Bushehr, Choghadak and near Bushehr Province.Israeli settlers raided Palestinian town in West Bank, reports sayIsraeli settlers raided the Palestinian town of Deir Jarir in the West Bank, Palestinian reports said, with footage from the incident showing the settlers vandalizing property there.The IDF said in response that its troops had arrived at the scene after recieving a report that Palestinians had attacked Israelis at the location. Two Israelis were wounded, according to the IDF.RECAP: Katz says IDF ready to restart Iran war, U.S. official says Lebanon's army will control first pilot zone in daysHere are Thursday's latest updates:■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel's defense budget will be increased by some 350 billion shekels ($116 billion) in the coming decade in order to develop military self-reliance and local manufacturing of munitions.■ Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the IDF is prepared for a potential resumption of military operations in Iran "even for a third time."■ Katz also said that the IDF will not withdraw from what he called "security zones" in southern Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.■ ⁠The ‌first so-called ‌pilot zone ⁠in Lebanon, in ⁠which the Lebanese army will assume control of an area ‌now ‌occupied by Israeli forces, will launch in "a matter of days," with further zones ⁠being mapped out and planned, ‌a ⁠U.S. official ‌said.■ Iranian Foreign ‌Minister Abbas ⁠Araghchi warned against ⁠any further U.S. military "adventurism" and condemned ‌U.S. ‌attacks on Iran as a violation of the interim agreement, Iran's ⁠Foreign Ministry said.■ Qatari and Pakistani officials are working to bring the United States and Iran back to the negotiating table, sources told CNN.■ A civil rights NGO called to revoke a new emergency order imposing restrictions on visits to prisoners detained for security-related offences, saying it violates a High Court of Justice ruling.7 hours agoLebanon's army to take control of first 'pilot zone' within days, U.S. official says⁠The ‌first so-called ‌pilot zone ⁠in Lebanon, in ⁠which the Lebanese army will assume control of an area ‌now ‌occupied by Israeli forces, will launch in "a matter of days," with further zones ⁠being mapped out and planned, ‌a ⁠U.S. official ‌said on Thursday.Israeli soldiers are seen at a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June. Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg,AP Israeli soldiers are seen at a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June. Credit: Ohad Zwigenberg,AP Under the agreement reached last month, two agreed-upon "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon will be set up, where the Lebanese army will assume "full and effective security responsibility," allowing for return of displaced residents, internationally supported reconstruction efforts and the creation of future similar pilot zones.In the NewsThe Jewish Olympics Reimagined: War, Victory and MemoryHuman in Israel Smashed in the Face With a Rock 100,000 Years AgoThe Shin Bet Chief Has Admitted He's UnqualifiedIsraeli Out, Zionist In: How Israel Lost Its Shared IdentityIran's Other Weapon: How Israel Woke Up Late to the Election Interference ThreatRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. 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