LiveLive Updates August 08, 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 formatSubscribeAugust 08, 2026UpdatesIDF says gap found in fence in Gaza border kibbutz; military sweeping areaThe IDF is sweeping the area of kibbutz Zikim, near the Gaza border, after the kibbutz's security coordinator reported that a gap was found in a fence. Kibbutz Zikim, southern Israel. Credit: Eliahu HershkovitzKibbutz Zikim, southern Israel. Credit: Eliahu HershkovitzAccording to the IDF, no suspects have been found so far, and it is unknown when the gap in the fence was created. An examination of border surveillance found that it is unlikely anyone crossed from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. One wounded after Israeli settlers open fire in Palestinian village, attack medics, report saysA Palestinian man was wounded by gunfire after Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Abu Njeim, southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank, according to the Palestine News Agency.According to the report, the settlers targeted an ambulance that had arrived to provide medical care for the wounded resident, smashed its windows and sprayed pepper spray at its crew.Another report from the Palestine News Agency said Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Beit Dajan, east of Nablus, and wounded three Palestinian residents.RECAP: Yemen's ⁠Houthis attacked Saudi-backed forces, as strikes kill four and wound dozensHere are Friday's latest updates:■ Yemen's ⁠Houthis ‌said they struck Saudi-backed forces, ⁠depots, vehicles and military equipment, as attacks killed four and wounded dozens.■ Iraqi ⁠Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ‌met Saudi General Intelligence Chief Khalid ⁠al-Humaidan to discuss ⁠coordination over regional security developments, the prime minister's office said.■ Iranian lawmaker Mohsen Rezaei said in a post on X that the planned defense deal between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan would not bring security to the kingdom, and that Riyadh should instead "change its policies."■ UNICEF said at least 300 children have reportedly been killed in Gaza in the 300 days since a cease-fire was announced in October 2025, an average of one child killed each day despite the agreement to halt military operations and allow the full entry of humanitarian aid.■ Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, according to a joint statement, reflecting what the three countries described as a shared commitment to further strengthening collective security.Yemen's Houthis say they struck Saudi-backed forces in MaribYemen's ⁠Houthis ‌said on Friday ‌that they struck Saudi-backed forces, ⁠depots, vehicles and military equipment ⁠at the Sahn al-Jinn camp with a number of missiles and drones.Yemen's state ‌television said earlier ‌on Friday that air defences shot down a number of drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthis over Marib, east of Sanaa.A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen in July. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERSA ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen in July. Credit: Stringer/ REUTERSYemen's state news ⁠agency SABA, citing local authorities in Marib, said ‌the Houthis ⁠had launched ‌ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential ⁠neighbourhoods in the city on Friday morning, killing two people and ‌wounding 14 others.Iraqi PM, Saudi intelligence chief discuss regional securityIraqi ⁠Prime ‌Minister Ali al-Zaidi ‌met Saudi General Intelligence Chief Khalid ⁠al-Humaidan on Friday to discuss ⁠coordination over regional security developments, the prime minister's office said.Zaidi said Iraq would ‌not allow its territory ‌to be used to launch actions or activities targeting any other country, reiterating Baghdad's commitment to protecting its sovereignty and preventing regional escalation, it added.The ⁠meeting came a day after a senior ‌Saudi official ⁠said the kingdom expected ‌imminent coordinated attacks by Iraqi militias from the north ⁠and Yemen's Houthis from the south, under the supervision of Iran's ‌Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.Colombian VP celebrates reinstatement of Colombia-Israel Free Trade AgreementColombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo met with Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and celebrated the "beginning of a new dawn in relations between Colombia and Israel," which includes the reinstatement of the Colombia-Israel Free Trade Agreement.Colombian Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo in July. Credit: Elizabeth Frantz/ REUTERSColombian Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo in July. Credit: Elizabeth Frantz/ REUTERSRestrepo highlighted the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the decision to move Colombia's embassy to Jerusalem.In the NewsWhy Secular Tech Workers Are Fleeing JerusalemShe Never Served in the Israeli Army. Her Heroine Is an Angry SoldierEx-Netanyahu Aide: Staff Were Asked to Pledge Personal Loyalty to PM's FamilyEmerging Middle East Pact Seen in Israel as Sign of Waning U.S. InfluenceThe Israeli-Canadian Activist Taking Prime Minister Carney to CourtRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. 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