LiveLive Updates July 25, 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 25, 2026Updates6 hours agoSettlers filmed alongside IDF in West Bank town after deadly clashesPalestinian media reported that settlers were filmed on Saturday in the northern West Bank town of Tell, near Nablus, where four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed a day earlier. The footage appeared to show settlers attempting to enter a building under construction alongside IDF soldiers. The Palestinian Red Crescent said a Palestinian was wounded by Israeli soldiers in the village. Footage shows settlers trying to enter a building under construction, alongside IDF soldiersUse according to section 27A of Israeli copyright lawThe IDF had not responded to Haaretz's request for comment on why the settlers were there.Palestinian reports also said Israeli forces seized two homes in the nearby village of Madama and another building in Jalud. In the Ka'abneh community on the outskirts of Taybeh, settlers were reported to have twice entered Palestinian land to graze livestock. Near Qarawat Bani Hassan, close to the Barkan industrial zone, settlers reportedly took over a Palestinian building under construction, and raised an Israeli flag. Overnight, IDF forces raided a number of towns and villages across the West Bank, arresting more than 20 Palestinians, including several relatives of those killed in Friday's clashes.Read the full article Yemeni air force strikes Houthi missile and drone launch sites in Marib and al-Jawf, officials sayThe ‌Yemeni government air force ‌on Saturday carried ⁠out airstrikes on Houthi ⁠missile and drone launch sites and arms depots in the Marib and ‌al-Jawf provinces along the ‌front line with the Iran-aligned group, two Yemeni military officials said.A protester with a poster featuring a picture of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his head joins a demonstration with Houthi supporters in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, March. Credit: Khaled Abdullah/ REUTERSA protester with a poster featuring a picture of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his head joins a demonstration with Houthi supporters in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, March. Credit: Khaled Abdullah/ REUTERSThe officials said the strikes were among the first offensive operations ⁠launched by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government against the ‌Houthis ⁠amid renewed ‌violence in the more than decade-old conflict, following the ⁠collapse of a four-year truce between the Houthis and ‌Saudi Arabia.Six detained over suspected plot targeting Paris synagogue earlier this monthSix ‌people have ‌been held in custody and ⁠are expected to ⁠face charges over a foiled attack earlier this month that allegedly targeted ‌a synagogue in ‌the Paris suburb of Sarcelles, the French anti-terrorism prosecutor said on Saturday.People walk by a mural in Sacelles, Paris, that incorporates the word "coexist" with the symbols for Islam, Judaism and Christianity, in April. Credit: Tom Nicholson/ReutersPeople walk by a mural in Sacelles, Paris, that incorporates the word "coexist" with the symbols for Islam, Judaism and Christianity, in April. Credit: Tom Nicholson/ReutersThe six suspects, whose identities were not disclosed, were arrested ⁠after about 300 people were evacuated ‌from Sarcelles ⁠on July ‌12 when a suspicious vehicle was found near ⁠the synagogue.The prosecutor said that the plot was ‌linked to Islamic extremism.Report: Trump switched aircraft in Turkey this month because of Iranian threatU.S. President Donald Trump was forced to switch aircraft to his old Air Force One earlier this month after U.S. officials identified a "credible threat" that Iranian proxy forces were seeking to harm him, The New York Times reported, citing multiple people briefed on the matter.U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, July. Credit: AFP/SAUL LOEBU.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, July. Credit: AFP/SAUL LOEBDue to the threat, the Secret Service urged Trump to switch aircraft on his flight back from Turkey, where he was attending a NATO leaders' summit, the report said. Though he had touched down in Ankara on the new Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8, Trump opted to fly back on the old Air Force One, which has more advanced defensive capabilities, according to a previous report by The Times. The Qatari plane will now go through a month of "additional upgrades and enhancements," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.Read the full articleReport: Israeli settlers take over Palestinian building in West Bank town, raise Israeli flagIsraeli settlers have taken over a building on the outskirts of the Palestinian town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, near Barkan Industrial Park, and raised an Israeli flag on the building, Palestinian reports said.Israeli settlers stand on top of a building in Qarawat Bani Hassan, West Bank, Saturday. Credit: Used in accordance with Section 27A of the Israeli Copyright Law.Israeli settlers stand on top of a building in Qarawat Bani Hassan, West Bank, Saturday. Credit: Used in accordance with Section 27A of the Israeli Copyright Law.According to the reports, the building is currently under construction.Read the full articleAttorney General asks High Court to annul 'discriminatory' law freezing arrests of Haredi draft dodgersIsrael Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara informed the High Court of Justice on Friday that a law preventing the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers must be annulled, after the bill was ratified by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition last week.Haredi protesters block a highway in central Israel over arrests of ultra-Orthodox IDF draft evaders, last week. Credit: Moti MilrodHaredi protesters block a highway in central Israel over arrests of ultra-Orthodox IDF draft evaders, last week. Credit: Moti MilrodBaharav-Mira wrote in her legal response that the law is an "extreme and clear case of a flawed and harmful" law that creates "a selective and discriminatory criminal enforcement norm, which is diametrically opposed to the constitutional fundamental principle of equality before the law."Read the full articleGreek air defense system in Saudi Arabia intercepts two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen, sources sayAn air defence system operated by Greek military ‌personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen on Saturday towards oil refineries in Yanbu, Greek security sources told Reuters.Saudi ⁠Civil Defence had issued an emergency alert in Yanbu to warn residents of danger."The attack was launched with two ballistic missiles and targeted the refineries in Yanbu," one of the sources said, adding that the missiles had been launched ‌from Yemen.A second source confirmed the interception of the missiles.Greece has deployed a U.S.-made Patriot air defence battery, operated ⁠by Greek personnel, in Saudi Arabia since 2021 under an agreement to ⁠help protect the kingdom's energy infrastructure. Saturday's interception was the second time ⁠that Greek personnel had operated the system.IDF conducts extensive raids, multiple arrests, in West Bank after clash left six deadIsraeli troops raided overnight several Palestinian cities, towns and villages across the West Bank in what Palestinian reports described as one of the most extensive waves of raids in recent nights, involving dozens of searches, field interrogations and arrests across multiple locations simultaneously.Israeli soldiers move on a street outside the Nablus Specialty Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday. Credit: Majdi Mohammed,AP Israeli soldiers move on a street outside the Nablus Specialty Hospital in the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday. Credit: Majdi Mohammed,AP The raids come after two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed in a clash near Nablus on Friday when armed Israeli settlers entered the nearby Palestinian town of Tell and a Palestinian resident seized a weapon from one of the settlers. The deadly incident triggered a wave of settler raids and attacks on surrounding Palestinian villages.Overnight, the IDF raided Tell and searched dozens of homes there, including those of families of Palestinians killed on Friday. According to Palestinian sources, more than 20 residents were detained by the morning, and the operation in the village remains ongoing.IDF forces also operated in multiple municipalities in the Jenin Governorate, including a residential compound near the Arab American University for people displaced from the Jenin Refugee Camp. Forces conducted additional raids in the areas of Tulkarm and in the city of Qalqilya, while at least three arrests were reported in the town of Azzun.Read the full articleIn the NewsMaine Democrats Pick Troy Jackson as Graham Platner's Senate Race ReplacementIDF Conducts Extensive Raids in the West Bank After Friday Clash Left Six DeadTrump Reportedly Forced to Swap Aircraft at NATO Summit Following Iranian ThreatAttorney General: 'Discriminatory' Law Shielding Draft Evaders Must Be AnnulledIsrael's Magyar Moment? 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