LiveLive Updates July 26, 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 26, 2026UpdatesIran condemns Ukrainian strike on Caspian Sea vessel that Zelensky says carried military supplies to RussiaIran's Foreign Ministry condemned a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, saying an explosion killed one sailor and wounded another.Tehran described the incident as an act of aggression and accused Ukraine of seeking to expand the Russia-Ukraine war. Iran said it would defend its national interests and security.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier Saturday that Ukrainian forces had struck a Russian warship and vessels used to transport Iran-linked military cargo in the Caspian Sea.Ukraine continues applying long‑range sanctions in response to Russian strikes. Last night, the warriors of our Defense Forces hit targets across different regions of Russia that are fueling this war.
Once again, a plant in Kirov was struck – the one supplying components for theShow moreThe claims could not be independently verified. The Caspian Sea, located more than 600 miles from the front line in Ukraine, has increasingly come under threat from Kyiv's expanding long-range strike capabilities.Ukraine has previously carried out drone strikes against Russian naval assets in the Caspian, and last year expanded its targets to include cargo vessels. The Russian Caspian Flotilla has served as both a launch platform for cruise missiles and a route for Iranian military supplies to Russia, according to Ukrainian, U.S. and European intelligence assessments.RECAP: Hamas police chief killed in Gaza strike as post-cease-fire death toll exceeds 1,191Here are Saturday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran war and Israel's strikes in Gaza, Lebanon and the Middle East:■ Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry said six Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 48 hours, raising the death toll since the October cease-fire to 1,191. The IDF said an Israeli strike killed Hamas police chief Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, who it said was also a member of Hamas' military wing.■ Clashes between settlers and Palestinians were reported in the West Bank, including near Susya and Tell, where four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed a day earlier. The IDF said a confrontation near Susya involved stone-throwing, after which a Palestinian seized an Israeli civilian's weapon and shots were fired into the air. The army said it arrested more than 20 Palestinians in overnight raids.■ Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said they carried out operations targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu. Iraqi air defenses also shot down a drone near the U.S. consulate in Erbil, security sources said.■ Six people were detained in France over an alleged plot targeting a synagogue near Paris, in a case prosecutors said was linked to Islamic extremism.■ Iran's oil minister said Tehran sold $18 billion worth of oil during the war and cease-fire period, including $11.5 billion during the fighting and $6.5 billion during the truce.■ The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump switched aircraft after U.S. officials identified a "credible threat" from Iranian proxy forces during his trip to Turkey.■ Democrats Party leader Yair Golan accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz of turning the West Bank into "a powder keg that endangers human lives and Israel's security." Katz accused Golan of "giving the enemy support" and inciting against settlers and soldiers.■ UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese described recent settler attacks in the West Bank as "pogroms" and called for an arms embargo and a halt to trade with Israel.■ UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Damascus, the first visit by a serving UN chief to Syria since 2009, and called for international support for Syria's reconstruction after Assad's ouster.Katz accuses Golan of inciting against settlers, soldiers after West Bank commentsDefense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday accused opposition leader Yair Golan of "giving the enemy support" after Golan blamed the government for escalating tensions in the West Bank.Katz said Golan, the opposition's designated defense minister, was "inciting against the Jewish settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria" and encouraging Palestinian militants to attack settlers and IDF soldiers.Katz also criticized Golan for previously accusing Israeli soldiers of "murdering Palestinian babies in Gaza as a hobby," saying he had created a "terrible blood libel" against Israel.יאיר גולן, שר הביטחון המיועד של האופוזיציה שהאשים את חיילי צה"ל "שהם רוצחים תינוקות פלסטינים בעזה כתחביב" ויצר עלילת דם נוראית ברחבי העולם (ומאז נאסרה כניסתו לבסיסי צה"ל), עומד ומגדף היום בכיכר העיר את רה"מ בנימין נתניהו ואותי, מסית נגד ההתיישבות היהודית ביהודה ושומרון ומלבה בכךShow moreGolan made the remarks at a Democrats Party rally in Tel Aviv, where he accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Katz of turning the West Bank into "a powder keg that endangers human lives and Israel's security."Katz said that since he became defense minister, terror attacks in the West Bank had declined by 80 percent due to a "determined and unprecedented security policy" led by him, Netanyahu and the IDF."We will continue to lead a determined and offensive security policy for Israel's security," Katz said, adding that his opponents would "continue to slander and give the enemy support."Sa'ar says ousted ICC prosecutor's conduct shows warrants against Israeli leaders should be revokedForeign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said Saturday that the removal of former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged serious misconduct exposed the "moral bankruptcy" of a prosecutor who, Sa'ar said, rushed to seek arrest warrants against Israeli leaders for political reasons."The long-delayed removal of Karim Khan from the ICC for serious misconduct has exposed the moral bankruptcy of a corrupt prosecutor who rushed to file scandalous arrest warrants against Israel's prime minister and former defense minister in an attempt to deflect from the serious misconduct he feared would be revealed," Sa'ar wrote on X.The long-delayed removal of Karim Khan from the ICC for serious misconduct has exposed the moral bankruptcy of a corrupt Prosecutor who rushed to file scandalous arrest warrants against Israel’s PM and former DM, in an attempt to deflect from the serious misconduct he fearedShow moreSa'ar called the warrants "politicized and outrageous," arguing they targeted "elected leaders of a democracy with an independent legal system defending its citizens against terror." He added that the warrants "should never have been sought in the first place and should be revoked immediately."Gaza Health Ministry: Death toll rises to 1,191 after six more deaths The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza said Saturday that six Palestinians had died over the previous 48 hours as a result of Israeli attacks, including four newly reported fatalities and two people who succumbed to earlier wounds.The ministry said another 37 people were wounded during the same period. It added that additional victims remain trapped under rubble or in areas inaccessible to rescue and civil defense crews.Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Friday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Friday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP According to the ministry, 1,191 Palestinians have been killed and 3,853 wounded in Gaza since the October 11 cease-fire took effect.The ministry said the overall Palestinian death toll since the war began on October 7, 2023, had risen to 73,317, with 173,961 people wounded. These figures cannot be independently verified and do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.4 hours agoYair Golan accuses Netanyahu of turning West Bank into ‘powder keg’ at protest rallyDemocrats Party leader Yair Golan on Saturday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz of escalating tensions in the West Bank, speaking at the party's first election rally in Tel Aviv following Friday's deadly clashes near Nablus. Credit: Moti Milrod"Netanyahu and the draft-dodging minister Katz are turning Judea and Samaria, on the eve of elections, into a powder keg that endangers human lives and Israel's security," Golan said at the rally in Rabin Square. "The blood of our soldiers that has been spilled and will be spilled is on their hands."Around 2,000 people attended the event, after which participants marched to a demonstration at Habima Square. After a rally at Rabin Sq that focused on Jewish terror in the WB , unseating Netanyahu and peace, the Democrats Party begin a march, led by head Yair GolanProtests against the government were held at several locations across Israel on Saturday evening.Iranian oil minister says it sold $18 billion of oil during war and cease-fireIranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said Iran sold $11.5 billion worth of oil during the war and a further $6.5 billion during a cease-fire, when lower risks to tanker traffic helped increase exports and enabled the sale of part of around 100 million barrels of stored crude oil and gas condensate.Workers walk in the Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced since the start of the Iran war, near Basra, Iraq, March. Credit: Leo Correa/AP Workers walk in the Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced since the start of the Iran war, near Basra, Iraq, March. Credit: Leo Correa/AP The sales generated more than 60 percent of the oil revenue forecast in Iran's annual budget, Paknejad said.In the NewsIDF Bars Palestinians From West Bank Settlements for the Coming DaysIsrael Caught Off Guard as Trump Decided Last Minute Not to Strike IranUN Chief Slams Israel's Holding of Golan Heights in First Visit to Postwar SyriaEight Arrested in Tel Aviv as Israelis Protest Netanyahu Gov't, Jewish TerrorA Settler March to Gaza Unveils the Face of Netanyahu's GovernmentRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs 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 ElectionAn Israeli Election Surprise Called the DemocratsEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With Israel
