August 10, 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 10, 2026UpdatesLebanon says Israeli strikes since March killed 4,335, wounded 12,277Lebanon's Public Health Ministry said Sunday that the cumulative toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 4,335 dead and 12,277 wounded.A man looks at a site hit by Israeli strikes that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, according to Lebanon's state news agency NNA, in Burj al-Shamali, southern Lebanon, Thursday. Credit: Stringer/REUTERSA man looks at a site hit by Israeli strikes that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, according to Lebanon's state news agency NNA, in Burj al-Shamali, southern Lebanon, Thursday. Credit: Stringer/REUTERSLebanon, Israel unlikely to resume talks before end of summer, source says Lebanon and Israel are unlikely to hold another round of negotiations before the end of the summer, Lebanon's Al Mayadeen newspaper reported Monday, citing a Lebanese diplomatic source.According to the source, no new round of talks is currently planned for next month, with significant disagreements remaining between the Lebanese side and the U.S.-Israeli delegations.Israeli soldiers look towards Lebanon, from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, Wednesday. Credit: Avi Ohayon/REUTERSIsraeli soldiers look towards Lebanon, from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, Wednesday. Credit: Avi Ohayon/REUTERSThe source said the United States and Israel had rejected expanding the existing "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon until progress is made in the two areas already designated for negotiations. The Lebanese delegation, meanwhile, rejected Israeli claims that all explosions in southern Lebanon had resulted from strikes on military infrastructure, the report said.The Lebanese source also said the U.S. and Israeli delegations had demanded that Hezbollah withdraw from the Ali al-Taher heights in the Nabatieh area.The latest talks, held in Rome, were described by a U.S. State Department spokesperson as "fruitful" at the technical and expert level. The spokesperson said the two sides' positions had "come very close" on steps needed to implement the pilot zones and expand them.A motorcade arrives at the United States' Embassy in Rome, Italy, Tuesday. Credit: AP A motorcade arrives at the United States' Embassy in Rome, Italy, Tuesday. Credit: AP The discussions focused on Bint Jbeil and Khiam as pilot zones, according to Al Mayadeen. Under the arrangement, Israeli forces would withdraw from designated areas and be replaced by Lebanese army forces as a test of the broader trilateral framework agreement signed in June.Lebanese officials also called during the talks for the reaffirmation of the cease-fire and an end to Israeli violations, according to the newspaper. The Lebanese Presidency said no response had yet been received from Israel's political leadership on the request.7 hours agoIsrael closes West Bank village to Israelis amid settler violenceReports of settler attacks emerged overnight from several locations across the West Bank, as settler groups called on Israelis to gather Monday morning near the village of Al-Mughayyir, where Palestinians are expected to return to cultivate their land for the first time since the start of the war.A message circulated among settler groups urged Israelis to arrive in the area ahead of the expected Palestinian agricultural activity.In the village of Beita, south of Nablus, initial reports said a group of about 20 settlers was reportedly attacking several Palestinian homes.The developments follow an Israeli military decision Sunday to bar Israeli nonresidents from entering the predominantly Christian West Bank village of Taybeh, citing "violent attacks by Israelis in the region." The order does not apply to Palestinians.The military said soldiers would respond to reports of violations by dispersing gatherings and detaining suspects "in order to protect the citizens of the area and to maintain order."Taybeh is one of the few remaining predominantly Christian villages in the West Bank. Settlers reportedly obstructed Palestinian firefighters attempting to extinguish a large fire near the village in June.Israeli settlers put out a fire by a settler outpost, near the Palestinian town Taybeh, West Bank, July. Credit: Ammar Awad/REUTERSIsraeli settlers put out a fire by a settler outpost, near the Palestinian town Taybeh, West Bank, July. Credit: Ammar Awad/REUTERSA UN inquiry released last week found that Israeli authorities were directly involved in settler attacks that killed, wounded and displaced Palestinians in the West Bank. Israel rejected the findings.9 hours agoYemen says Houthi drones, missiles hit Mocha residential area, killing seven Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis resumed attacks on the Red Sea port city of Mocha on Sunday, striking residential neighborhoods and civilian infrastructure in the government-controlled city with drones and ballistic missiles, the Yemeni military said.The attack killed seven people – four military personnel and three civilians – and wounded 30 others, according to the military. Air-defense systems intercepted and shot down 11 Houthi drones involved in the attack, it said.Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, Sunday. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, Sunday. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer Footage broadcast by Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV showed the launch of several ballistic missiles and drones.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a Telegram post that the strikes targeted Saudi troop concentrations and weapons depots in Mocha. Yemeni military sources said the attacks also targeted the commercial quay and storage facilities at the port.The city is controlled by Yemen's internationally recognized government and lies near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a strategic maritime passage linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.The renewed attack came amid a broader escalation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's internationally recognized government. The Houthis also claimed responsibility Sunday for a drone attack on an Aramco facility in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, where the Saudi Energy Ministry said a fire was extinguished without casualties.Israel won’t withdraw from Gaza until militants are disarmed, Board of Peace envoy saysThe Board of Peace's top envoy said Sunday that Israel would not be required to withdraw from Gaza before the enclave's militant factions are disarmed. Nickolay Mladenov in Davos, in January. Credit: AFP/FABRICE COFFRININickolay Mladenov in Davos, in January. Credit: AFP/FABRICE COFFRINISpeaking to Channel 12 News, Nickolay Mladenov said Israel would only withdraw after the verified decommissioning of weapons, saying, "Nobody is required to do anything. Last of all, Israel, before we actually have verified steps on the ground."In the interview, which aired hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the board's 15-point roadmap for Gaza, Mladenov said Israel would be able to respond militarily to imminent threats. Asked about the role Turkey and Qatar would play in Gaza, Mladenov said they would be involved in verifying the implementation of the roadmap, but emphasised the process will be U.S.-led. "I'm not building any of this on the basis of trust. And none of us are. And we're very clear-eyed about the risks going forward," he said. "we're building it on verification. And this is pretty much the basic premise which I would like both sides to really trust: that because of the verification process, we actually have a chance."Mladenov said Israelis and the Palestinians in Gaza have a shared interest in ending the cycle of violence. "What happened on October 7 will never, ever be allowed to happen as long as we have a full implementation of the Board of Peace's plan," he said.According to the envoy, the only alternative to the roadmap is the increased risk of another October 7-style attack. "I think what many in Israel don't understand is that they believe that we have based this whole plan on trust," he said. "The only way that we do this is if we all agree that nothing happens on trust and everything needs to be verified and everything needs to be done in a step-by-step approach."RECAP: Trump says U.S. 'semi-negotiating' with Iran, touts economic pressureHere are Sunday's latest updates:■ U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "only semi-negotiating" with Iran, in a brief phone call with Axios, citing the country's high inflation rate and "the fact they have no money" as he refrained from issuing military threats and touted increased economic pressure on Tehran.■ Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian recently met with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to discuss economic and military affairs, Iranian state media reported.■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed the 15-point roadmap for Gaza unveiled by U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, saying the IDF will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas is disarmed.■ One person was killed in an Israeli strike in the past 24 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said, adding that another victim's remains were also recovered from under rubble.■ Families have begun moving into homes in the new Israeli settlement of Emek Dotan in the northern West Bank, where an official ceremony is slated to take place. ■ The Jerusalem District Court ruled that the Israeli military's Central Command chief must reset the conditions of an administrative restriction order imposed on a jailed far-right settler activist suspected of involvement in a violent assault on Palestinians.Report: Trump says U.S. is 'semi-negotiating' with Iran, as officials stress economic pain over military action U.S. President Donald Trump walks out of the clubhouse at Trump National Bedminster in New Jersey on Sunday. Credit: Dennis Schneidler/ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump walks out of the clubhouse at Trump National Bedminster in New Jersey on Sunday. Credit: Dennis Schneidler/ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he was "only semi-negotiating" with Iran, in a brief phone call with Axios, citing the country's high inflation rate and "the fact they have no money" as he refrained from issuing military threats and touted increased economic pressure on Tehran. Trump told the outlet Iran was in "very bad shape" and had no money to pay its soldiers, saying the U.S. naval blockade was effective in stoking the regime's economic crisis. "It will work out. It always works out. It's like a chess game," he told Axios. "We are low-keying it." Speaking to the outlet, U.S. officials said the Iranian regime was split between two camps. One, led by President Masoud Pezeshkian, is concerned Iran will face economic disaster if a deal with the U.S. is not signed. The other, led by Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander, Ahmad Vahidi, maintains the hardline position, rejecting any concessions. According to the report, one U.S. official said that as long as the U.S. continued attacking Iran, the regime could avoid the economic consequences of the strikes. "When Iran isn't engaged in war, it is forced to confront a grim reality with no real solutions at hand," the official told Axios. The official added that the U.S. military was coordinating the export of 8 million barrels of oil a night through the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, which hugs the coast of Oman. Trump reportedly prepared to declare victory on Iran, pending Hormuz reopeningU.S. President Donald Trump exits the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Sunday. Credit: Jordan Bank/Getty Images via AFPU.S. President Donald Trump exits the clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Sunday. Credit: Jordan Bank/Getty Images via AFPU.S. President Donald Trump was prepared to declare victory in the war against Iran should the Strait of Hormuz be reopened, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing U.S. officials, saying privately he would forgo signing a nuclear deal with Tehran. According to the report, Trump is willing to show patience in negotiations, particularly if the price of gas at U.S. pumps remains stable. Speaking to The Journal, a White House official said the U.S. completed all its military objectives in Iran, and the president is now focused on securing the transit of oil through the strait. Trump will maintain military readiness to respond should Iran target ships in the strategic waterway, the report said. According to The Journal, Trump has privately said Iran would not be able to reconstruct its nuclear sites during his presidency, three of which the U.S. destroyed in the June 2025 war. Trump said U.S. intelligence would likely catch Iranian reconstruction attempts, the report said, saying the president is confident the threat of further attacks could serve as a deterrent. According to officials who spoke to the newspaper, Trump is likely to extend the cease-fire indefinitely and lift the naval blockade on Iran should traffic resume in the strait and the U.S. maintains its ability to keep Iran's nuclear program on hold. 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