July 20, 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 20, 2026UpdatesU.S. launches new round of strikes against IranThe United States has launched an additional wave of attacks against targets in Iran, according to a statement from CENTCOM on Monday. According to the statement, "the strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz."Report: Iranian strikes wounded about 100 U.S. soldiers in July, U.S. officials sayIranian strikes on U.S. bases across the Middle East wounded nearly 100 soldiers in July, CBS News reported, citing U.S. officials.Sean Parnell, chief spokesman at the Pentagon, reportedly confirmed the number, saying 96 percent "have returned" and are "determined to get back in the fight" and adding that most injuries were "minor concussions."Earlier on Monday, The New York Times reported that the Pentagon did not disclose three Iranian attacks on U.S. forces in Jordan last week that wounded dozens of U.S. service members and damaged several helicopters before Friday's strike that killed several U.S. soldiers.IDF confirms that it handed back part of occupied territory in LebanonThe Israeli military confirmed reports that it began the handover of IDF-occupied territory in southern Lebanon as part of the so-called pilot zone."In accordance with the directives from the political echelon, the 'Safe Zone' pilot program began today in southern Lebanon, in cooperation with the U.S. military (CENTCOM) and the Lebanese Armed Forces," the IDF said in a statement.The IDF, U.S. military and the Lebanese military are coordinating their activities in the area, it said, adding that it will "respond forcefully to any violation of the agreement."Read the full articleIDF soldiers shoot, wound teen, child in Israeli-occupied part of SyriaIDF soldiers opened fire on protesters in Israeli-occupied southern Syria and wounded a teen and a child, according to local reports and footage from the incident. The military opened fire on the residents of the village of Jamlah after they set up roadblocks on a road in the area. The village lies outside the UN buffer zone, which separated the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria before Israel seized it after the fall of the Assad regime.Last month, Lebanon's Al Mayadeen channel reported that residents of two villages in southern Syria set up barricades on roads leading from an IDF base in an attempt to block IDF troops from patrolling the area.At the time, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israeli forces stationed in the base opened fire on protesters who were blocking the roads leading from the IDF base deeper into Syria.Rawan Suleiman contributed to this report.RECAP: Trump says Iran will 'pay' for killing U.S. troops; Israel kills three in GazaHere are Monday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran war and Israel's strikes in Lebanon, Gaza and the Middle East:■ U.S. President Donald Trump said Tehran will "pay ... many times over" for killing U.S. soldiers, adding he has instructed the Pentagon to strike Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a high-level security meeting amid the escalation.■ An Israeli strike on a vehicle killed three in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reported.■ The Pentagon did not disclose three Iranian attacks on U.S. forces in Jordan last week that wounded dozens of American service members and damaged several helicopters before Friday's strike that killed two U.S. soldiers, The New York Times reported, citing U.S. officials.■ Hamas said Monday that Khalil al-Hayya has been elected as the group's overall leader, replacing slain leader Yahya Sinwar.■ The pro-Iranian Houthi movement, which controls part of Yemen, declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia and threatened a full blockade, saying it is ready for any escalation.■ The U.S. State Department said Israel has handed over parts of the IDF-occupied buffer zone in southern Lebanon to the Lebanese government in accordance with its U.S.-mediated agreement with Beirut. Two sources told Haaretz that Israel only controlled one of the three villages.■ The Biden administration suspected Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza as early as a month into the war, agreeing to conduct lengthy investigations to allow continued weapons shipments, The New Yorker reported.■ U.S. President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "will not be arrested in any way shape or form" during his visit to the United States, two days after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was exploring options to arrest Netanyahu.Trump says Netanyahu won't be arrested in U.S. as Mamdani eyes NYPD arrestU.S. President Donald Trump with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, in November. Credit: Evan Vucci/AP U.S. President Donald Trump with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, in November. Credit: Evan Vucci/AP U.S. President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "will not be arrested in any way shape or form" during his visit to the United States, two days after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was exploring options to arrest Netanyahu."Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America. He is fighting against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which recently killed 52,000 innocent protestors, and has spent the last 47 years killing American Soldiers, and others," Trump wrote on Truth Social.In an interview with The New York Times published on Saturday, Mamdani said Netanyahu "belongs in the Hague," adding that he is "a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court." The mayor told The Times he is holding "an active conversation" with the city's legal department on the matter.Read the full articleTrump says Iran will 'pay many times over' for killing U.S. soldiersU.S. President Donald Trump said Washington will kill people in Iran if Tehran kills U.S. soldiers, adding he has instructed the Pentagon to strike the country."Every time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over! This directive has been passed on to Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Daniel Caine, and every Leader in the Military," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.In the NewsOver 1,000 Jews Visit Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount Compound for Tisha B'AvU.S., Iran Exchange Fire for 12th Night in a Row; Houthis Target Saudi Tankers'Liars, Poison': Shin Bet Chief Shared His Anti-media Manifesto With Top AgentsTrump Wants a Lebanon Triumph. 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