LiveLive Updates July 10, 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 10, 2026UpdatesIsraeli police arrest grand mufti of Jerusalem after Friday prayersIsraeli police arrested the grand mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, after he finished delivering a sermon and leading Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. He was released shortly after, after being given a one-week ban from the mosque.The grand mufti is the highest-ranking Islamic legal and religious authority that oversees the Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa Mosque.According to sources in the Waqf, Sheikh Hussein was arrested immediately after Friday prayers and was later released, subject to a seven-day ban from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque. So far, the Israeli police have not responded to the arrest or the ban.Qatari delegation is in Iran, aims to boost mediation role, Tasnim news agency saysA ⁠Qatari delegation ‌visited Iran on Friday ‌in what is believed to ⁠be an effort by ⁠Doha to consolidate its role as a mediator after a recent escalation in hostilities in the Gulf, ‌Iran's semi-official Tasnim news ‌agency reported.U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar in May. Credit: Brian Snyder/ REUTERSU.S. President Donald Trump talks with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar in May. Credit: Brian Snyder/ REUTERSTasnim said the visit followed what it described as Qatari accusations against Iran over an alleged incident in the Strait of Hormuz and subsequent U.S. attacks on ⁠Iranian military and civilian targets.A source with knowledge of the ‌situation told ⁠Reuters on Friday that ‌Qatari negotiators were meeting Iranian officials in an effort to ⁠de-escalate tensions and create conditions for broader negotiations, adding that the talks were ‌being conducted in coordination with the United States.Qatari negotiators in Iran for talks to de-escalate US-Iran tensions, source saysQatari ⁠negotiators ‌are in Iran ‌to meet Iranian officials in ⁠an effort to ⁠de-escalate tensions and create conditions for broader negotiations to continue, a source with knowledge ‌of the situation ‌told Reuters on Friday, adding that the talks were being conducted in coordination with the United States.The talks aim to address ⁠the implementation of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding ‌and ⁠the issues that ‌triggered the recent escalation between Washington and Tehran, ⁠including disputes over navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the ‌source said.Palestinians in East Jerusalem left without sewage after Israel forces UNRWA shutdownTens of thousands of Palestinians living in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem have been without sewage services since March, when the UN Relief and Works Agency was forced to halt operations in Israel.Residents repairing sewage problems in Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, last week. Credit: Association for Civil RightsResidents repairing sewage problems in Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, last week. Credit: Association for Civil RightsIn a letter sent Tuesday to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) said no authority is currently providing sewage services in the camp, leaving residents to "deal on their own with sewage pumping, unclogging blockages, treating sewage pits, maintaining sewage infrastructure, and coping with the flooding that regularly affects the neighborhood."The letter added that residents have been forced to hire private contractors at considerable expense.Read the full articleIran warns of retaliation for infrastructure strikes as Qatar mediates with U.S.Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary warned Friday that any attacks on Iranian infrastructure would be met with retaliation, state media reported. "Israel will not be immune from a response; any attack on infrastructure will be met with a corresponding response," Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr was quoted as saying by state media.The warning came amid continued tensions between Iran and the United States and Israel following recent strikes and ongoing diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation. Smoke rises from a port, near Strait of Hormuz, following a U.S. strike in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, Iran, Wednesday. Credit: Social Media/via REUTERSSmoke rises from a port, near Strait of Hormuz, following a U.S. strike in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, Iran, Wednesday. Credit: Social Media/via REUTERSQatar has been holding talks with Washington and Tehran in an effort to de-escalate the crisis, The New York Times reported. The Qatari mediation efforts are aimed at reducing tensions and keeping channels open between the two sides.RECAP: U.S. ready to strike Iran if needed as diplomacy continues, official saysHere are Friday's latest updates:■ Israel shared intelligence with the United States indicating that Iran is advancing a plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported.■ The United States is prepared to strike Iran if necessary but is continuing diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions, a U.S. official told CNN. The official said Washington was maintaining military readiness while giving negotiations a chance. Technical talks between the two sides are ongoing, another U.S. official said.■ Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in Mashhad after a week of funeral ceremonies following his death in U.S.-Israeli strikes in February. His son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has remained out of public view.■ Lebanon's Public Health Ministry said 4,321 people have been killed and 12,204 wounded by Israeli fire since fighting with Hezbollah escalated on March 2, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.■ Seven Palestinians, including two children, were wounded in a reported settler attack in the Masafer Yatta area of the South Hebron Hills, according to Palestinian media. The reports said settlers sprayed family members with pepper spray and assaulted them, while Israeli soldiers who arrived at the scene secured the settlers and took part in the attack.■ Three Palestinians were wounded during an Israeli army raid in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, following clashes that began after an alleged settler incident. Palestinian residents said soldiers assaulted family members inside a home and used live fire during subsequent clashes. The IDF said forces responded to a report of a bonfire involving Israeli citizens and dispersed those present.■ A Palestinian aid truck driver transporting supplies for World Central Kitchen was killed by Israeli troops in Rafah, witnesses told Palestinian media. The IDF confirmed a shooting occurred, saying troops opened fire after identifying an "immediate threat" from a driver who ran toward a checkpoint. The incident is under review, the military said.■ The IDF said it killed Yahya Saeed Mohammed Hamdan, a Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated the Re'im military base during the October 7 massacre, in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. The military said Hamdan had been involved in efforts to restore Hamas' operational capabilities and posed an immediate threat to troops.■ Four residents of the southern Israeli town of Segev Shalom were indicted over alleged plans to carry out attacks against police and security forces, including an attack at Be'er Sheva's central bus station, the Shin Bet and Israel Police said. Authorities said the suspects had allegedly formed a group to advance attacks and establish a terror infrastructure.■ Amnesty International said three Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon that killed 24 civilians, including 12 children, should be investigated as possible war crimes. The rights group said it found no evidence of military targets at the sites and accused Israel of failing to distinguish between civilian and military targets. The Israeli military said some of the allegations involved strikes on Hezbollah targets and that others had been referred for review.IDF says it killed Hamas militant who led October 7 attack on Re'im baseThe Israeli army said Friday that it killed a Hamas Nukhba commander who infiltrated the Re'im military base in southern Israel during the October 7 attack, in an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip.According to the military, Yahya Saeed Mohammed Hamdan, a commander in Hamas' elite Nukhba forces, was killed on Thursday. The IDF said Hamdan had been involved in advancing attacks against Israeli troops in recent months and efforts to restore Hamas' military capabilities.The military said Hamdan "posed an immediate threat to troops operating in the area and that the strike was carried out using precise munitions following aerial surveillance."Amnesty International: Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed 24 civilians may amount to war crimesThree Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon that killed 24 civilians, including 12 children, should be investigated as potential war crimes, Amnesty International said on Thursday, accusing Israeli forces of failing to distinguish between civilian and military targets.The rights group examined strikes on three civilian homes in southern Lebanon on March 6, 12 and 13 that killed members of three families. According to Amnesty, the victims included six women – one of them pregnant – and six men, while at least 18 others were wounded. Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June. Credit: Stringer/REUTERSSmoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June. Credit: Stringer/REUTERSAmnesty said its investigation found no evidence of military targets at the sites and concluded there were "reasonable grounds" to believe the attacks involved violations of international humanitarian law, including direct or indiscriminate attacks against civilians or civilian objects.The organization called on the international community to impose an arms embargo on Israel and urged Lebanon to grant the International Criminal Court jurisdiction to investigate alleged crimes committed on its territory."Within the space of just a week – the Israeli military obliterated entire families, including a dozen children, in Lebanon," Amnesty's deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, Kristine Beckerle, said.IDF soldiers in Al-Khiam, southern Lebanon, in May. Credit: Bar PelegIDF soldiers in Al-Khiam, southern Lebanon, in May. Credit: Bar PelegThe Israeli military told Amnesty that some of the allegations it raised involved strikes on Hezbollah military targets, while others had been referred for review. The military said it was committed to minimizing harm to civilians and accused Hezbollah of using civilian infrastructure for military purposes.The report comes amid renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah following a major escalation in March. According to Lebanese government figures cited by Amnesty, more than 4,200 people have been killed in Lebanon since the conflict intensified, including over 250 children.Four Israelis indicted over alleged plans for Be'er Sheva terror attackFour residents of the southern Israeli town of Segev Shalom were arrested and indicted on Thursday over allegations that they planned attacks against police and security forces, as well as a terror attack in Be'er Sheva, the Shin Bet security agency and Israel Police said.The investigation allegedly found that one of the suspects had previously published content on social media that authorities said included incitement and support for terrorism. The suspects later allegedly formed a group to advance plans for attacks.Israeli Police officers at the scene of a terrorist attack at the central bus station in Be'er Sheva, in 2024. Credit: Olivier FitoussiIsraeli Police officers at the scene of a terrorist attack at the central bus station in Be'er Sheva, in 2024. Credit: Olivier FitoussiAccording to the statement, the suspects planned to open fire at the Segev Shalom police station, carry out an attack at Be'er Sheva's central bus station and establish a terror infrastructure aimed at targeting security forces operating in the area.According to a joint statement, the arrests followed a joint investigation by Shin Bet and the Southern District police's Central Unit. The suspects were arrested in May and June in an operation carried out by Border Police special forces. Authorities said some of the alleged activity began while some of the suspects were minors.Read the full article7 hours agoPalestinian aid truck driver killed by Israeli troops in Rafah, witnesses sayA Palestinian truck driver transporting aid for the World Central Kitchen into Gaza was shot dead by Israeli troops in Rafah on Wednesday, according to witnesses cited in a report by The Guardian, Palestinian media and Gaza's truck drivers' association, which said it is considering suspending aid deliveries in protest.According to the report, the driver, Ahmad Esleem, was shot in the head after being ordered out of his truck and standing with his hands raised. Three eyewitness accounts said the convoy had stopped on the Philadelphi Corridor after one truck broke down. Displaced Palestinians gather to receive hot meals distributed by a charity kitchen in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, last week. Credit: AFP/BASHAR TALEBDisplaced Palestinians gather to receive hot meals distributed by a charity kitchen in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, last week. Credit: AFP/BASHAR TALEBAnother driver, Diaa Mansour, told The Guardian that soldiers ordered several drivers out of their vehicles, forced him to remove his clothes and made him sit under the sun before bringing Esleem out of his truck. "One of the soldiers began talking to Ahmad while he stood with his hands raised," Mansour said. "Ahmad did not speak Hebrew, and it seemed the soldiers did not understand his Arabic. Suddenly, they shot him."Jihad Esleem, deputy head of Gaza's Association of Transport Companies and a relative of the driver, said the convoy had been fully coordinated with the United Nations World Food Program, WCK and the IDF. He accused Israeli forces of carrying out a "field execution" of a civilian driver who was wearing a safety vest and had the required permits.The IDF confirmed that a shooting took place, stating that "troops identified three aid truck drivers who had stopped along the Philadelphi corridor and exited their trucks contrary to established procedures." The military said one driver later ran toward troops at a nearby roadblock, and "after perceiving an immediate threat, opened fire toward the driver." The driver was wounded and transferred for further treatment with the Red Cross, the IDF said, adding that the incident was under review.Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip in May. Credit: Eliyahu HershkovitzKerem Shalom crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip in May. Credit: Eliyahu HershkovitzThe truck drivers' association said it will hold an emergency meeting to discuss suspending operations at the Kerem Shalom crossing due to drivers facing frequent abuse and risks while transporting aid into Gaza. 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