LiveLive Updates July 13, 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 13, 2026UpdatesReport: At least six missiles launched from Yemen targeting Saudi airport At least six missiles were launched from Yemen Monday targeting Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport, according to reports. Air operations at the airport in the country's south were halted following the strikes, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported.According to Al Jazeera, all six missiles were intercepted by Saudi air defenses. 1 hour agoUN condemns obstruction of aid operations in Gaza after IDF says Hamas raided aid depot, assaulted two staffThe United Nations condemned the obstruction of humanitarian aid operations in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military accused Hamas of forcibly entering a World Food Program warehouse and assaulting two truck drivers in the Jabalya refugee camp on Saturday.Trucks carrying humanitarian aids line up to enter the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing in February. Credit: Mohammed Arafat/APTrucks carrying humanitarian aids line up to enter the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing in February. Credit: Mohammed Arafat/APThe IDF said in a statement addressed to Gaza residents Monday that it strongly condemned the incident, adding that it showed Hamas "will not hesitate to use any means to exploit the humanitarian aid intended for you for its own criminal interests."In a statement Sunday, United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov said aid employees were "forced to halt food distributions after armed personnel affiliated with the de facto authorities forcibly entered the Abu Rashid food distribution point."Alakbarov said the incident was part of an "increasingly dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence and obstruction, including smuggling attempts, targeting and abusing humanitarian operations."The special coordinator urged all parties to protect aid staff and refrain from obstructing their work."I call for an immediate end to all interference with humanitarian operations and to respect their independence, impartiality and neutrality," he said.'Sovereign states over globalism:' Rubio launches U.S. campaign to dismantle ICC U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio launched a U.S. diplomatic campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court under the slogan, "Sovereign states over globalism."Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Rubio said the Trump administration would use "all the tools at our government's disposal" and work alongside "every ally with whom we can make common cause" to dismantle the Hague-based court "brick by brick, if necessary."According to the secretary, American allies who benefit from U.S. security guarantees "must not stand idly by while those who provide that security are targeted."Rubio charged the court with "interfering with American military and law enforcement operations" and said compliance with the court would mean "the death of the U.S. as a sovereign and independent nation."Citing an ICC investigation into potential U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan, the secretary said the court was "anointing [itself] the final judge of U.S. military policy and the entire U.S. justice system.""The ICC is backed and run by a powerful network of leftist nongovernmental organizations, smug globalists and hostile Third World governments united by their enmity toward the U.S.," Rubio said.EU announces 900 million euro ‘Team Gaza Initiative’ aid package, says Israel approved Gaza waste management projectsThe European Union-led Palestine Donor Group announced Monday that it had raised almost 900 million euro (about $1 billion) in aid funds for the Gaza Strip.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a report on children's safety online at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday. Credit: Marius Burgelman/AP European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a report on children's safety online at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday. Credit: Marius Burgelman/AP European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the aid package, called the "Team Gaza Initiative," would finance "early recovery" projects as part of an intermediate phase between immediate humanitarian assistance and long-term reconstruction.The PDG aims to create basic living conditions, clear debris and restore essential services such as water, electricity and medical infrastructure.In a statement, the EU said European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica reached an agreement with Israeli authorities on the implementation of two major waste and water management projects in Gaza.Meeting on the sidelines of the PDG conference in Brussels, the EU and several European nations agreed to provide nearly 42 million euro (about $47 million) in additional funding to the Palestinian Authority. The approved funds come in addition to nearly 310 million euro (about $353 million) the European Commission committed to provide to the PA at the first PDG meeting in November.Read the full articleTrump: U.S. 'reinstating the Iranian blockade' in Strait of HormuzU.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was reinstating its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and would charge a toll on cargo shipped through the waterway. In a post on his Truth Social platfrom, Trump said the strait was "OPEN and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran," adding that other countries would have "fair and open use of the Strait." Acorrding to the president, "The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,'" and would charge a toll of 20 percent on cargo transiting the strait. Describing it a matter of fairness, Trump said the toll would cover "any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World." Iran won't let U.S. intervene in management of Strait of Hormuz, top joint military command says‌Iran will not ‌allow the United States ⁠to intervene in ⁠the management of the Strait of Hormuz, the country's top joint ‌military command, ‌Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in a statement on Monday.Any attempt by the U.S. army to arrange ⁠transit through the strait outside the ‌paths designated ⁠by ‌Tehran and without coordination with Iran's armed forces ⁠will be strongly resisted, said the statement published ‌by state media.Trump says U.S. is 'taking over the Strait of Hormuz' U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States was "taking over the Strait of Hormuz." U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in an interview with Fox News' "Fox & Friends" on Monday. Aaron Rupar/XSpeaking by phone with Fox News, Trump said the U.S. would "keep the strait, and we'll probably run it," adding that the United States would be the "guardians of the strait." "We should be reimbursed for that," he said. "When we do that, we're gonna be reimbursed. We're gonna get paid."Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes on Sanaa airport⁠A ‌spokesperson for ‌the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen ⁠accused Saudi ⁠Arabia on Monday of carrying out airstrikes targeting Sanaa International Airport ‌and said ‌the kingdom would bear the consequences of its attack."This aggression will not pass without a response ⁠and punishment," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya ‌Saree said ⁠on the ‌Telegram channel, describing the attack as "bringing ⁠an end to the de-escalation phase" in his ‌group's confrontation with Riyadh.Haaretz exposé: Inside the Mossad plot to install Israel's arch-enemy Ahmadinejad as Iran's leaderThe plane lands, and a team of Mossad agents disembarks without delay. The agents switch on their phones and struggle to believe what they are seeing: hundreds killed in the Gaza border area, an unknown number of Israeli hostages and an entire area overrun by Hamas on October 7, 2023.They are stunned but quickly recover. Nothing will deter them from their mission – to bring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's former president and one of Israel's greatest enemies, on board in the service of the Mossad.Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 2024. Credit: Vahid Salemi/APFormer Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 2024. Credit: Vahid Salemi/APIn fact, this inconceivable relationship had begun taking shape a year earlier, as the Mossad accumulated intelligence pointing to surprising shifts in Ahmadinejad's views. The Holocaust denier who saw Israel as a satanic entity spreading disease had come a long way since leaving office in 2013, gradually becoming one of the most prominent critics of the ayatollahs' regime.Read the full articleIn the NewsIran and Netanyahu Both Sow Conflict and Chaos Online Ahead of Israeli ElectionsEU Announces Billion-dollar Gaza Aid Package Designated for 'Recovery' ProjectsAfter Two Decades of Netanyahu, the Likud Party No Longer ExistsIn the Land of Detained BodiesReducing Gaza to a Charity Case or a Security Threat Is a Dangerous MistakeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA