LiveLive Updates July 14, 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 14, 2026UpdatesIsrael: Ready to advance Lebanon pullback from two pilot areas as new round of talks begins Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Israel was ready to move forward with withdrawing from two pilot areas in southern Lebanon, ahead of a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon that began Tuesday in Rome."We are prepared to advance the implementation of these two pilot zones. I hope, and am inclined to believe, that this round of talks will help move that forward," Sa'ar said during a meeting in Jerusalem with his Czech counterpart, Petr Macinka.Reporters stand in front of the United States' Embassy in Rome, where ambassadors-level talks between Israel and Lebanon are expected to take place Tuesday. Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP Reporters stand in front of the United States' Embassy in Rome, where ambassadors-level talks between Israel and Lebanon are expected to take place Tuesday. Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP Sa'ar added that Israel was fully committed to strengthening the framework established in Washington on June 26. "It is historic and important. It is the only way forward, and we will show goodwill in Rome," he said.The two-day talks, mediated by the U.S., mark the sixth direct meeting between the countries since the U.S.-Israel cease-fire with Iran was announced in April.Palestinian report: 1,122 killed since October cease-fire, more than 3,600 woundedGaza's Hamas-run Government Media Office said Tuesday that 1,122 Palestinians have been killed and 3,599 wounded by Israeli attacks since the cease-fire agreement took effect in October.According to the statement, 58,664 aid trucks have entered Gaza since the cease-fire began, out of 165,000 that were expected under the agreement, representing a compliance rate of 35 percent.Farah Abu Assi, 12, collects used paper to light a fire for cooking in the hall of Bilal Mosque, converted into a shelter for displaced people, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Farah Abu Assi, 12, collects used paper to light a fire for cooking in the hall of Bilal Mosque, converted into a shelter for displaced people, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP The office also said 8,878 people had been allowed to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing since its reopening, out of 24,000 expected travelers.The statement accused Israel of continuing "killing" and worsening the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and called on cease-fire mediators to pressure Israel to implement the agreement's terms.Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, Sunday. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/REUTERSSmoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, Sunday. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/REUTERSOman FM: ‘This war is a disaster,’ threats come from Tel Aviv, not TehranOman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi said the war on Iran "is a disaster" and has "achieved none of its officially assigned objectives," arguing that the conflict lacked a United Nations mandate.In an opinion piece published in the French newspaper Le Monde, Al Busaidi said the war should prompt a reassessment of Gulf security arrangements and the longstanding policy of containing Iran."Nevertheless, if it finally buries the myth of containment in the Gulf, then there is reason for hope: the emergence of a fairer, more realistic and more effective system, thus correcting nearly half a century of strategic errors," he wrote.Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik (C) receiving Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) and Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Muscat on June Credit: Omani News Agency / AFPOman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik (C) receiving Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) and Iran's chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Muscat on June Credit: Omani News Agency / AFPThe Omani minister argued that the region's most serious security threats do not come from Tehran but from Tel Aviv, writing that decisions made outside the Gulf, "above all in Tel Aviv," have become a major source of instability.Al Busaidi called for a new regional security framework that includes all Gulf states, including Iran and Iraq, and said Oman has a particular responsibility as one of the countries bordering the Strait of Hormuz to help ensure freedom of navigation through the strategic waterway.Two tankers report missile attacks off Oman coast while transiting Strait of Hormuz, maritime agency saysTwo tankers reported being hit by missiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz via the waterway's southern route, the UK Maritime Trade Operations center confirmed.UKMTO told CNN that the two vessels, which reported separate incidents on Monday, were in close proximity to each other at the time of the attacks. The maritime agency did not identify the ships or say who was responsible.A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, Tuesday. Credit: Stringer/REUTERSA vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, Tuesday. Credit: Stringer/REUTERSThe confirmation came after the United Arab Emirates said overnight that two UAE-flagged tankers were hit by Iranian missiles in the southern part of the strait.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had "struck" what it described as two "rogue supertankers" in the waterway.Tehran has said ships must use designated northern routes to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, but an increasing number of vessels have begun using routes closer to the Omani coastline, challenging Iran's ability to control traffic through the strategic waterway.Iran hacked Middle East mobile networks to track U.S. personnel, FT reportsIran and its allies used cyber capabilities to track the locations of U.S. personnel and contractors across the Middle East during the war, London's Financial Times reported, citing telecommunications data from the Mobile Surveillance Monitor research project and people familiar with the matter.The data shows regional telecom networks were targeted by waves of requests known as SS7 pings, which can exploit vulnerabilities in mobile infrastructure to identify the approximate location of phones roaming outside their home networks. Cybersecurity experts who reviewed the data said the activity appeared to indicate a coordinated campaign.Gulf officials suspected Iran or its allies of exploiting roaming agreements with local providers to locate U.S. personnel, while a U.S. official told the newspaper that Iran-linked actors had also abused commercially available advertising databases to track phones in Iraqi Kurdistan."Iran absolutely has capabilities to get real-time, immediate and continuous location information," Gary Miller, a senior research fellow at cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab who reviewed the data, told the Financial Times. "It would surprise me very much if Iran were not using SS7, or mobile network access in the region, to track U.S. users."U.S. Central Command told Congress in April that it had received "multiple threat reports" regarding adversaries' use of commercial location data to target or monitor U.S. personnel in the region.Officials said further investigation was needed to determine whether digital surveillance directly contributed to specific attacks, as other intelligence methods may also have been used. CENTCOM said it had taken "unprecedented force-protection measures" but declined to provide details.55 Iranian fishermen freed from UAE custody, Iranian embassy saysIran's embassy in Abu Dhabi said that 55 Iranian fishermen detained in the UAE are being repatriated. Fourteen of the fishermen have already returned to Iran by sea, while the others are expected to travel home by air, the embassy said in a statement published on its Telegram channel."These 55 fishermen, mainly from the provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan and Hormozgan, were arrested by the UAE Coast Guard in March and April due to the specific conditions in the region and disruptions in tracking systems," the embassy said.The statement added that the fishermen "spent more than two months in the Sweihan detention center and prisons in Ras al-Khaimah and Sharjah" before their release and repatriation.Czech Republic in talks for Israeli air defence systems, foreign minister saysThe ‌Czech Republic ‌is in talks with Israeli ⁠firms to buy ⁠a number of air defence systems, Foreign Minister Peter Macinka said ‌on Tuesday.During a ‌press conference with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar, Macinka said the Czechs were looking at the Spyder, Arrow and other defence ⁠systems.Replying to @AmirwWeissbrodFantastic participation of 🇨🇿 🤝 🇮🇱 business representatives. The Israeli-Czech Buisness forum in Tel Aviv opened just now with speeches of @gidonsaar and @petr_macinka . We have here more then 200 companies from both sides.