LiveLive Updates July 30, 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 30, 2026UpdatesConvicted assailant of author Salman Rushdie found guilty of supporting HezbollahHadi Matar, 24, who stabbed repeatedly Salman Rushdie at a lecture in Chautauqua, arrives for his arraignment in 2022. Credit: Gene J. Puskar /AP Hadi Matar, 24, who stabbed repeatedly Salman Rushdie at a lecture in Chautauqua, arrives for his arraignment in 2022. Credit: Gene J. Puskar /AP The man who stabbed and partially blinded author Salman Rushdie on stage at a New York arts institute in 2022 was found guilty on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges stemming from the attack.Hadi Matar, 28, was convicted of attempting to provide material support to Lebanon's Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, as well as engaging in transnational terrorism and providing material support to terrorists.A U.S. District Court jury in Buffalo, New York, returned its guilty verdict on all charges after deliberations of just two hours, capping a trial that began last Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for federal prosecutors.Matar, a U.S. citizen from Fairview, New Jersey, was found guilty of attempted murder in New York state court in 2025, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.His conviction on federal terrorism charges carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Sentencing was scheduled for November 3.RECAP: Unidentified drone strikes U.S. gas facility in Egyptian port, security sources sayHere are Thursday's latest updates:■ An unidentified drone struck a U.S.-owned and operated gas storage facility in Egypt's Damietta Port, two security sources and the Ambrey security company said.■ The Israeli military shelled two Syrian villages near the Golan Heights, the Lebanese Al Mayadeen channel reported.■ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington, Netanyahu's office said.■ The Iraqi pro-Iranian militia Kataib Hezbollah said retaliation for the joint U.S. and Saudi strikes on its forces is "inevitable," giving the Baghdad government a week to respond.■ A senior Israeli official, speaking on background one day after the Trump-Netanyahu White House summit, insisted that the two leaders shared a "genuine consultation" on the list of options at their disposal concerning Iran, rejecting any claims that the meeting was anything but positive and substantive.■ Canada condemned worsening settler ‌violence ⁠in the ⁠West Bank and demanded a halt to the expansion of Israeli settlements there.■ The municipality of the Lebanese town of Houla, which is located in the IDF-occupied buffer zone in southern Lebanon, said Israeli forces stored approximately four metric tons (about 8,800 pounds) of explosive material in a building on its outskirts.In the NewsU.S. Strikes Iranian Targets After Trump Vows to Hit Iran 'Very Hard'Likud Comptroller Pick Represents Party Against MK Who Alleged Ballot MisconductFrom Arrest Warrant to Trial: The Traps Awaiting Netanyahu if He Loses PowerNetanyahu Wants No Journalists, No QuestionsPrimary Objective: Why Israel's Defense Chief Is Enabling Jewish TerrorRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the OccupationTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts