Live Updates August 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 formatSubscribeAugust 27, 2026IDF says chief of staff warns of budget crisisThe IDF said Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir warned during a multi-front situational assessment of a budget crisis facing the military, saying that the situation is harming its readiness for war."Unfortunately, these days we are also fighting over the budget. At a time when the IDF and its personnel are stretched across all fronts, we must contend with an 'empty pockets,'" Zamir said, according to the statement. IDF says it killed two Hamas Nukhba members, including Sinwar's former bodyguardThe IDF said it killed two members of Hamas' elite Nukhba force this week who infiltrated the army's Re'im camp in southern Israel during the October 7 attack.According to the IDF spokesperson's office, the Air Force struck the Khan Yunis area in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing Hazem Mousa, a member of Hamas' military wing and Nukhba force.Another strike on Monday killed Razek Sahil Suleiman Abu Shahma, a Nukhba member who had also infiltrated the Re'im camp and previously served as the bodyguard of Yahya Sinwar, the assassinated Hamas chief.UNICEF report: Hunger in Gaza halted after war's end, but its effects on children persistA new UNICEF survey in the Gaza Strip found that the end of the war led to a rapid halt in hunger, but children continue to suffer from nutritional problems, including stunted growth and other health issues stemming from the period of food shortages.Israeli researchers and officials cite the findings as evidence that a UN hunger report that made international headlines a year ago was wrong, arguing that Gaza never experienced widespread, deadly famine.The report, based on a survey of more than 2,000 households in Gaza conducted in June and published Wednesday, found that acute malnutrition among children is currently low, affecting about 0.5 percent of children in the Strip.However, about 12.2 percent of children under five suffer from stunted growth, which the report's authors said may be the result of cumulative nutritional and health problems during the war. Meanwhile, 4 percent of children are overweight, 73 percent consumed unhealthy food on the day before the survey and about 37 percent experienced diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.Palestinian children in Nuseirat, Gaza, last year.Palestinian children in Nuseirat, Gaza, last year.Netanyahu rival Eisenkot says E1 West Bank settlement plan 'a mistake'Gadi Eisenkot criticized Wednesday the Israeli government's construction tender in the internationally condemned E1 area of the West Bank, saying, "It is a mistake that comes at an international cost."In an interview with Israel Hayom, Eisenkot, Netanyahu's chief rival in the upcoming election, said that plans to build settlement homes in E1 are not appropriate "at this time."Yashar party leader, Gai Eizenkot, in southern Israel's Kiryat Malachi, in August. Credit: Ilan AssayagYashar party leader, Gai Eizenkot, in southern Israel's Kiryat Malachi, in August. Credit: Ilan AssayagHe added, "It is a mistake that comes at an international cost," and charged that the prime minister had opposed the move for years but approved it under coalition pressure.E1 is a strategically contested area of the West Bank between Jerusalem and the Ma'aleh Adumim settlement. Earlier this month, Israel's Housing Ministry issued a tender for the construction of about 1,200 housing units in the area.Read the full articleReport: Israel considers expelling British officials from post-war Gaza coordination centerIsrael is considering expelling British representatives from the coordination center in Kiryat Gat in response to Britain's criticism of the government's policies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Financial Times reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Some of the sources said Israel is also considering expelling representatives of other European countries, including Italy and Germany.The Civil-Military Coordination Center, or CMCC, was established in southern Israel's Kiryat Gat in October under U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza. It was tasked with monitoring ⁠the Israel-Hamas cease-fire, facilitating the entry of aid and developing post-war policies for the Palestinian territory.Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Tuesday said he decided to "immediately expel" Dutch representatives from the U.S. base in the country's south, which oversees the Gaza cease-fire, over "a series of anti-Israel moves by the Dutch government."Read the full articleIDF attacks in southern Lebanon, Lebanese reports sayThe Lebanese media has reported a series of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.According to Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen, Israeli artillery fire targeted the Kafr Rumman area in the Nabatieh district. Meanwhile, reports said an Israeli aircraft struck the town of al-Mansouri in the Tyre district.The report also said that the Israeli Air Force carried out a strike in the area between the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Mifdoun, in the Nabatieh district.Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz rises slightly, data showsShipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuzrose slightly even as a geopolitical standoff persisted between the United States and Iran, while the market also monitored Iran-Oman talks about the waterway, data showed on Thursday.Visible commodity vessel transits at Hormuz totalled 10 on Wednesday, up slightly from eight on Tuesday, data from Kpler showed. This remained below a 10-day moving average of about 15 vessels.Two medium-range fuel tankers, a liquefied petroleum gas carrier, a Panamax-sized tanker, and three handymax-sized tankers entered the strait from the Gulf of Oman.A medium-range fuel tanker, a bitumen tanker and a bulk carrier exited the waterway from the Gulf.Iran and Oman are still working on the details of an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source said on Wednesday, after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the two countries had agreed how to share the waterway and its revenue.Meanwhile, traffic slowed for a second day at the other key waterway of the Bab el-Mandeb strait. A total of 19 commodity vessels passed through Bab el-Mandeb on Wednesday, with six tankers that exited, including a very large crude carrier, down from 24 on the previous day, the Kpler data showed.Some vessels may be sailing at the key waterways with their transponders turned off and may be missed in the counts.Tanker hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO saysA tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire that was later extinguished, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Thursday.All crew members were safe and accounted for, and no environmental impact was reported, it added in an advisory note.Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with OmanIran won't allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement that the Islamic Republic is negotiating with Oman, Iran's deputy foreign minister said Wednesday.Diplomats from the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began.Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told state television late Tuesday that commercial shipping traffic into the Persian Gulf would pass through Iranian waters, while the outbound route would pass partly through Iranian waters and partly through Oman's waters.He said the routes would be temporary, and that Iran and Oman must discuss a permanent maritime traffic plan within 30 to 60 days. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way," as his administration opposes parts of the evolving deal.Qatar prime minister to visit Tehran to pursue mediation effortsQatar's prime minister will visit Tehran on Thursday in an effort to relaunch diplomacy after the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise to increase economic pressure on Tehran by targeting its trade partners for sanctions.Qatar, a Gulf neighbor of Iran and a U.S. ally, has served as a back-channel negotiator for the warring parties and played a direct role in securing the June ceasefire that briefly led to a cessation of hostilities.The visit comes as the war nears its sixth month with fighting largely paused but no diplomatic breakthrough in sight. The two sides remain at odds over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil supplies that Tehran has used as leverage.The memorandum of understanding broke down in part because of differences over the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman where one-fifth of the world's oil supplies passed before the war began on February 28.In the NewsIDF Publishes, Deletes Video Giving Draft-dodging Advice to HaredimNetanyahu Rival Eisenkot Says E1 West Bank Settlement Plan 'A Mistake'Undocumented Children With Learning Disabilities Segragated From Israeli Peers'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Report: Israel Considers Expelling U.K. Officials From Gaza Coordination CenterRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. 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