LiveLive Updates July 24, 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 24, 2026UpdatesU.S. military says it completed 13th consecutive night of strikes on IranThe U.S. military said late on Thursday it completed its latest round of strikes on Iran that marked a 13th consecutive night of American attacks. The latest strikes lasted more than two hours, according to the U.S. Central Command."CENTCOM targeted Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites and maritime capabilities to further diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz," it said in a statement.Report: Iran rejects Trump cease-fire proposalIran has rejected a cease-fire proposal delivered by U.S. President Donald Trump via Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, according to a report in The New York Times.Tehran made clear that it is not interested in an interim agreement that fails to resolve the issue of control over the Strait of Hormuz, the report claimed.Iranian officials stated that if Trump follows through on his threats to strike Tehran and vital infrastructure, Iran will expand the fighting into a regional conflict, including by "striking Tel Aviv and asking the Houthis to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait."Eight Muslim countries condemn Israel's Tisha B'Av 'escalation' on Temple MountItamar Ben-Gvir at the Temple Mount. Credit: Courtesy Minhelet Har HabayitItamar Ben-Gvir at the Temple Mount. Credit: Courtesy Minhelet Har HabayitThe foreign ministers of eight Muslim countries — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Pakistan — issued a joint statement condemning what they called "Israeli escalation" by allowing "the entry of settlers to the Temple Mount" during Tisha B'Av. According to the statement, the "incursion" was led by Israeli ministers and carried out under police protection. They also condemned the raising of the Israeli flag at the compound, the setting up of two tents by the police and additional measures that they claim constitute a provocation and a violation of the status quo at the site.#بيان | يدين وزراء خارجية المملكة العربية السعودية، وجمهورية مصر العربية، والمملكة الأردنية الهاشمية، وجمهورية باكستان الإسلامية، وجمهورية إندونيسيا، والجمهورية التركية، ودولة قطر، ودولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة بأشدّ العبارات التصعيد الإسرائيلي في المسجد الأقصى المبارك/الحرمShow moreRECAP: Trump considers major combat operations in Iran as Brent crude tops $100 for first time in two months Here are Thursday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran war and Israel's strikes in Gaza, Lebanon and the Middle East:■ U.S. President Donald Trump is considering resuming major combat operations in Iran, Axios reported.■ U.S. President Donald Trump said a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia will be approved on the condition that Riyadh joins the Abraham Accords.■ Hamas claimed responsibility for two stabbing attacks in the West Bank that wounded two Israelis, the Palestinian Quds News Network reported.■ A 51-year-old Israeli man was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack near the West Bank settlement of Elon Moreh, according to medics and the IDF. ■ The Israeli military said an Israeli soldier was moderately wounded after it received initial reports of a stabbing attack in the northern West Bank.■ Israeli police filed an indictment against a Jerusalem man in his 20s accused of attacking a media crew, including a CNN team, in the West Bank. He was charged with making threats, illegally possessing a knife and causing vehicle damage.■ Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is visiting Tehran, where he met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Al-Zaidi recently visited Washington, where he received a message to pass on to Iranian officials.■ ‌France will ‌vote on ⁠Friday in favor ⁠of the removal of International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, ‌said ‌a spokesperson for the French foreign ministry.■ Brent crude, the International oil benchmark, broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since May 26 after two tankers carrying Saudi oil were hit by Houthi fire while transiting the Red Sea.■ The Mossad thwarted an Iranian plot to infiltrate operatives into Israel and target senior officials, the agency said in a statement.In the News'We Had a Powerful Experience as Friends, Unlike Anything I Had Experienced'Israel Blames Mamdani for NYC Stabbings as Police Work to Establish MotiveAs Trump Turns Up the Heat on Iran, Israeli Generals Question the MotivesShock Tactics: With the Help of AI, Netanyahu Sinks to New LowsTehran Rejects Reported Truce Proposal as U.S. Completes Overnight Iran StrikesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'