LiveLive Updates July 27, 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 27, 2026UpdatesIsrael to release 60 Palestinian detainees to Gaza in largest release since October cease-fire dealIsrael's Ofer Prison, January. Credit: Olivier FitoussiIsrael's Ofer Prison, January. Credit: Olivier FitoussiIsrael is expected to release 60 Palestinian security detainees to the Gaza Strip on Monday from Israeli detention facilities, the military and the Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office said, in what would be the largest detainee release since the October hostage deal.The IDF said the detainees would be released after interrogation, and that, unlike the prisoners released as part of that agreement, the detainees being freed now are not considered terrorists.Read the full articleRECAP: Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drones launched by pro-Iran militias in IraqHere are Monday's latest updates:■ Saudi air defenses intercepted drones launched by pro-Iranian militias in Iraq that targeted oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's eastern region and Riyadh, the Saudi Defense Ministry said.■ ⁠Yemen's ‌Iran-aligned Houthis ‌said ⁠they targeted several sensitive crude oil supply and transport sites ‌linking eastern ‌Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea city of Yanbu in ⁠response to ‌what they described as Saudi ⁠drone incursions into Yemeni airspace.■ Iran's deputy parliament speaker warned Ukraine that any "mischievous" act in the region would be met with a "regret-inducing" response, Iran's state-owned PressTV reported, after an alleged Ukrainian attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea killed one sailor on Saturday.■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington, where he is expected to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday before attending a funeral service for former Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.■ The IDF said it detained two Israelis who crossed the border into Syria and transferred them to police for questioning.■ Israeli forces killed Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi, the head of Hamas' internal security, in a strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Israeli security agencies said.■ Israeli forces apprehended four Palestinians who were involved in an attack on an off-duty IDF soldier and stole his weapon in the area of Susya, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, on Saturday, Israeli security agencies said.Yemen's Houthis say they 'targeted' Saudi crude oil transport infrastructure with drones⁠Yemen's ‌Iran-aligned Houthis ‌said ⁠they targeted a ⁠number of sensitive crude oil supply and transport sites ‌linking eastern ‌Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea city of Yanbu.Plume of smoke rises, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday they carried out operations targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu, according to a statement by the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sare, in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. Credit: Social Media/ REUTERSPlume of smoke rises, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday they carried out operations targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu, according to a statement by the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sare, in Jizan, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.Credit: Social Media/ REUTERSThe group's military spokesperson ⁠Yahya Saree said the action was ‌in ⁠response to ‌what he described as Saudi ⁠drone incursions into Yemeni airspace.IDF says it killed head of Hamas internal security in Gaza strikeIsraeli forces killed on Sunday the head of Hamas' internal security, the IDF and Shin Bet security agency said in a joint statement.A displaced Palestinian woman walks past destroyed buildings in the east of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Credit: AFP/EYAD BABAA displaced Palestinian woman walks past destroyed buildings in the east of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Credit: AFP/EYAD BABAAccording to the statement, Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi was killed in a strike carried out by the IDF and Shin Bet in the Deir al-Balah area in the central Gaza Strip."Under Ladawi's command, the apparatus collected intelligence for senior Hamas officials, supporting their decision-making and facilitating the planning and execution of terrorist attacks against the State of Israel," the statement said.Iranian official warns Ukraine of 'regret-inducing' response to any mischief in regionIran's deputy parliament speaker warned Ukraine that any "mischievous" act in the region would be met with a "regret-inducing" response, Iran's state-owned PressTV reported.Hamidreza Haji Babaei issued the warning after Iran said on Saturday that a Ukrainian attack on one of its commercial vessels in the Caspian Sea killed one sailor and wounded another."We warn Ukraine's masters that any mischief through your stooge in the region and the Caspian Sea will be met with a regret-inducing response from the great Iranian nation," Babaei is quoted by PressTV as saying.Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday alleged that the strike was carried out at Israel's request to "drag Europe into its war" and said the attack "cannot go unanswered."3 hours agoNetanyahu departs for Washington unannounced, from air force base, ahead of Trump meetingPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs for Washington on a previous visit. No journalists accompanied him on Monday's flight. Credit: Avi Ohayon / GPOPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departs for Washington on a previous visit. No journalists accompanied him on Monday's flight. Credit: Avi Ohayon / GPOPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Monday ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, flying out of Nevatim Air Base without the customary advance announcement from his office and without journalists accompanying him.Netanyahu is expected to meet Trump on Tuesday before attending the funeral of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, which the U.S. president is also likely to attend.Read the full articleLikud regains lead in new poll; opposition falls short of ruling majority without Arab partiesPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party has regained its position as Israel's largest party, according to a Kan 11 poll published Sunday, overtaking Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar after trailing it in the previous survey.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes in 2022. Credit: Olivier FitoussiPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu votes in 2022. Credit: Olivier FitoussiLikud would win 22 seats, up one from the previous Kan survey, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar would lose one seat to 21 after leading the previous poll.The poll suggests that together, opposition parties would win 68 seats, compared with 52 for the governing coalition. That majority, however, would require the inclusion of Arab parties.Read the full articleRECAP: Former Israeli PM Bennett says Qatar is 'cancer' that has spread to Netanyahu’s officeHere are Monday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran war, Israel's strikes in Gaza and developments across the Middle East:■ Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett sharply criticized Qatar during a national security conference, saying that a government under his rule would declare it an enemy state. Bennett called Qatar a "violent antisemitic cancer" that has spread throughout the West and even into the Israeli prime minister's office, claiming that as Hamas' main financier, it bears responsibility for the deaths and abductions of October 7 victims.■ Jordan's ‌armed forces ⁠said ⁠they intercepted and downed two drones on ‌Monday ‌morning, adding that there were no casualties ⁠or material damage. The statement ‌did ⁠not ‌identify who launched ⁠the drones. The incident followed an earlier report by the Israeli military that it had intercepted two drones near the Jordan border. The IDF said the drones did not enter Israeli territory and that the source of the launch was under review.■ About 600 former senior officials from Israel's military, Mossad, Shin Bet, police and diplomatic service sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his expected meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to raise concerns over escalating violence and the deteriorating security situation in the West Bank.■ Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the Palestinian Authority cannot challenge the disability ratings of victims of terrorist attacks in an effort to reduce the compensation it is required to pay.■ Egypt on Sunday welcomed Ireland's approval of legislation banning the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements, calling the move an important step in support of international law and United Nations resolutions.■ The Pentagon updated its casualty database on Saturday, adding more than 140 wounded troops and restoring four soldiers killed in Iranian strikes after they had disappeared from the count, as reported by CNN. The revised figures show that 18 U.S. service members have been killed and 624 wounded since Washington launched its war against Iran on Feb. 28.■ Ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait fell sharply on Sunday after Yemen's Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz remained low, shipping data from Kpler showed.■ An explosion was heard in Erbil, Iraq, amid reports that a U.S. military base in the city was targeted by a drone, according to Arab media and Iran's Tasnim News Agency.■ Israeli settlers set fire to a truck and equipment in an industrial area in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Al-Quds news outlet.In the NewsIsrael to Release 60 Palestinian Detainees to Gaza From Israeli FacilitiesHow a Battle Over Modesty Erupted at a Sea of Galilee BeachThree Months to Israel's Election: Why Is Netanyahu Really Going to Washington?Iran Says It Still Controls Hormuz, Not Seeking Talks After Trump Halts StrikesFrench DJ Barbara Butch's Original Sin? 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