LiveLive Updates July 17, 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 17, 2026UpdatesQatar says Iranian missile attack thwarted, child injuredQatar's defense ministry said its armed forces thwarted an Iranian missile attack early on Friday, while the interior ministry said a child has been injured by shrapnel resulting from interception operations.The interior ministry said on X the child was receiving medical treatment.Several explosion-like sounds were heard in the capital Doha as a government security alert was sent to mobile phones, according to a witness.Iran has stepped up attacks on Gulf countries following U.S. strikes on its territory, targeting military facilities used by U.S. forces in the region.U.S. military says it completed latest strikes on Iran, marking sixth night of attacksThe U.S. military said late on Thursday it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran that were carried out at President Donald Trump's direction and marked a sixth consecutive night of American strikes."U.S. forces, including fighter jets, aerial drones, and warships, launched precision munitions that hit dozens of Iranian military targets such as coastal surveillance and air defense sites, military logistics infrastructure, and maritime capabilities," the U.S. Central Command said in a statement.2 hours agoAt U.S. summit on ‘radical left’ terror, Sa'ar accuses Hamas of funding Gaza flotillasForeign Minister Gideon Sa'ar listens to remarks by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller during a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstForeign Minister Gideon Sa'ar listens to remarks by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller during a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstForeign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, speaking at a major U.S.-organized ministerial meeting aimed at launching the Trump administration's "unprecedented global offensive against the transnational threat of Radical Left terrorism," accused Hamas of funding what he called "provocative flotillas to Gaza."Sa'ar told the conference, which was attended by officials from over 60 nations in Washington on Thursday, that "terrorist organizations operate hand-in-hand with radical left-wing forces and build an operational alliance with extreme left-wing elements in Western democracies in Europe, Latin America, Africa and beyond."Citing the Global Sumud Flotilla, Sa'ar said that "the purpose of the flotilla was to breach a legal naval blockade and serve the interests of terrorist organizations, mostly Hamas," adding that "Hamas documents seized by the IDF point to funding, operational involvement and covert ownership of the vessels through a Spanish front company."U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the conference that the U.S. will push to focus international counterterrorism efforts on "far-left terror."In his speech, Rubio said the Islamic militancy threat was "severely diminished" due to coordinated international efforts but that rising left-wing violence was a "blind spot.""We can and we must identify and map this threat and rebuild our counterterrorism architecture to defeat it," Rubio said, citing a transnational threat from groups who hate the West and target its politicians and infrastructure.The White House, meanwhile, issued a statement saying that, "Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, far-left extremism will be treated with the same seriousness and ferocity the world has long reserved for jihadist terrorism."Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new tools aimed at combatting illicit funding, saying "at President Trump's direction, Treasury is expanding its efforts to identify organizations that abuse charitable and nonprofit structures as vehicles for illicit finance. We are examining where tax-exempt status has been exploited, where charitable entities have become financial conduits for foreign influence activity."Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller said "one of the hallmarks of left-wing violence and terrorism is its completely pre-textual and disingenuous appeal to civil liberties in an effort to shield its own violence.""When the leftist, who does not believe in freedom, who does not believe in civil rights, who does not believe in any ordinary notion of justice, protests that we are violating his rights, understand that he is lying to try to persuade people who are not closely following the political scene that some injustice has been perpetrated against him. We must stay the course and be completely unflinching in the pursuit of justice against these enemies of civilization," he added.RECAP: U.S. launches sixth night of Iran strikes; Iranian media report missile hits near coast Here are Friday latest updates:■ The U.S. military began its sixth consecutive night of strikes against Iran at 2 P.M., U.S. Central Command said.■ Iranian state TV and the Fars News Agency reported that "American projectiles" and missiles hit areas near the port city of Bandar Abbas, while Mehr News Agency reported that U.S. projectiles struck near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.■ Sailors on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz expressed frustration with the U.S. military after it radioed a message Tuesday asserting the southern route through the strait "remains open," The Wall Street Journal reported.■ Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, ⁠as a U.S.-based research group reported a surge in Israeli attacks to levels not seen since the latest truce took effect in October.■ Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of a major Gaza hospital who has been imprisoned by Israel since 2024, told his lawyer he was assaulted by prison guards following his previous lawyer's visit earlier this month.■ About 200 ultra-Orthodox demonstrators blocked a major highway near central Israel's Petah Tikva in protest against the arrests of draft evaders. 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