LiveLive Updates August 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 formatSubscribeAugust 30, 2026UpdatesThree men shot in Jaffa and Rahat overnight, one killedA man in his 30s was shot dead in Tel Aviv-Jaffa overnight Sunday, while two other men were seriously wounded in separate shootings in Jaffa and the southern city of Rahat, Israeli emergency services said. Jaffa, southern Tel Aviv, Sunday overnight. Credit: MDA operationsJaffa, southern Tel Aviv, Sunday overnight. Credit: MDA operationsPolice said they opened a murder investigation and that large forces from the Jaffa police station, along with Tel Aviv District forensic investigators, were conducting extensive searches for suspects and collecting evidence at the scene. A second man in his 20s was seriously wounded in a shooting on nearby Rabbi of Lelov Street. The emergency services team that treated him said he was "fully conscious and suffering from severe injuries to his body." He was evacuated to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.In Rahat, a 25-year-old man was also seriously wounded in a shooting overnight, Magen David Adom said. He was evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.Read the full articleTurkey condemns Israel's Erdoğan criticism, accuses Netanyahu of 'genocide'Turkey's Foreign Ministry accused Israel's government of spreading "lies and slanders" against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling Netanyahu and his government a source of "regional and global instability."The ministry said Saturday that Israel's statement targeting Erdoğan reflected the "cowardly and corrupt mindset" of what it called "criminals within the Israeli government," foremost among them Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.It accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza and pursuing "unprecedented expansionism" in the Middle East, saying Netanyahu's government was seeing its "impunity collapse" both legally and politically.The ministry also compared Israeli government institutions to Joseph Goebbels' Nazi propaganda machine, saying the international community no longer believed what it described as the government's "lies."Turkey said it had taken an "honest and resolute stance" against Israel's actions under Erdoğan's leadership and would "continue to defend and speak the truth."El-Sayed apologizes to Michigan Jews for comments about synagogue attack Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, Aug. 2, 2026 Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APAbdul El-Sayed in Detroit, Aug. 2, 2026 Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APAbdul El-Sayed, the progressive Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized Saturday to a group of Jewish Democrats for comments he made after a March attack on a synagogue outside Detroit that many found insensitive."I made a mistake," El-Sayed said while addressing the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus at their convention in Lansing.El-Sayed had condemned the attack, in which a man rammed a truck into Temple Israel in Bloomfield, Michigan, but also said that "hurt people hurt people," a reference to the assailant's family in Lebanon that had reportedly been killed in Israeli strikes."I should have issued a statement, of course condemning it, and it just should have been the full stop," El-Sayed said Saturday.His remarks come as El-Sayed has been seeking to reassure Michigan's roughly 100,000 Jews that they should feel confident supporting him in the general election against Republican Mike Rogers, a former U.S. representative who lost a 2024 race for Senate by 20,000 votes.El-Sayed issued a statement earlier in the week distancing himself from Hasan Piker, the leftist livestreamer he campaigned with who has been accused of antisemitism. The apology for his comments about the Temple Israel attack marks another significant step toward repairing ties with Michigan Jews who have been anxious about El-Sayed's relationship to the community in light of his hostile views toward Israel.Herzog condemns settler violence in West Bank's Qusra as ‘crossing a red line’President Isaac Herzog on Friday condemned the violence in the West Bank village of Qusra, calling it a "red line" crossed by lawbreakers acting in defiance of Israeli law and values.He said the incident was the latest in a series of events that "cast a stain on Israel" and demanded "firm and decisive action" against the perpetrators."I stand with the IDF, which is doing its best," Herzog wrote on X. "The government, security agencies, judicial and law enforcement systems must use every available tool and coordinate fully to eradicate this unacceptable phenomenon at its root and bring the perpetrators to justice."אני מגנה בתוקף את אירועי האלימות החמורים בקוסרה. זוהי חציית קו אדום של פורעי חוק הפועלים בניגוד גמור לחוקיה ולערכיה של מדינת ישראל. מקרה נוסף ברצף אירועים המהווים כתם על פניה של ישראל ומחייבים פעולה תקיפה ונחרצת. אני מחזק את צה״ל העושה כמיטב יכולתו. על הממשלה, גופי הביטחון,Show moreAnalysis | Far-right wild card? Ex-IDF general makes election campaign a vendettaOfer Winter announcing his new party on Tuesday. Credit: Olivier FitoussiOfer Winter announcing his new party on Tuesday. Credit: Olivier FitoussiIt's unlikely that Ofer Winter will read these lines. Since launching his party, Amcha Yisrael, earlier this week, he has become one of the most talked-about figures in Israeli politics. Yet Winter is wary of the media. Journalists who covered him during his years in the IDF say he developed a deep distrust of the press: ever since the incident that first thrust him into the headlines, he has felt that the media was out to get him.During Israel's Operation Protective Edge, on August 1, 2014, a day that became known as "Black Friday," Winter ordered the army's so-called Hannibal Directive to be activated following the abduction of his subordinate in the Givati Brigade, Lt. Hadar Goldin. The directive authorized measures intended to prevent an abduction, including actions that could endanger civilians and the abducted soldier.Winter is unlikely ever to forget the widespread public criticism he faced over that decision and others during the operation. That criticism has followed him for the past decade and is inseparable from his decision to run for the Knesset.14 hours agoHundreds protest against government across Israel; protesters attacked in Kiryat OnoHundreds of people protested against the government across Israel on Saturday, with demonstrators calling to protect the integrity of the upcoming elections at Habima Square in Tel Aviv.Former minister and Israel Prize laureate Prof. Avishai Braverman told protesters that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "personal survival" was guiding him and that he would do "everything" to remain in power. If the government is not replaced in the upcoming election, he warned, "the Zionist enterprise will come to an end."In Kiryat Ono, a man posing as a municipal employee spat at female protesters, tore down signs and tried to grab others from demonstrators, protesters said. A police vehicle arrived at the scene, and the protesters said they intended to file a complaint against the man.Demonstration against the government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, Saturday evening. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumDemonstration against the government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, Saturday evening. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumAt a protest at Haifa's Horev Center, city councilwoman Sally Abed said, "For years, they sold us partial solutions. They sold us the idea that we can 'manage the conflict,' that 'this is how things are,' and that we are condemned to live by the sword.""This reality is not inevitable," Abed said. "It is the result of bad political decisions – and different decisions can change it." She called for building Jewish-Arab partnership, saying, "They have money, mechanisms and power. We have something much stronger: We have people. We have a broad public that has not lost hope and believes that we can and must turn this country into a place of welfare, equality and peace."Protests were also held in Jerusalem, Be'er Sheva, Karkur Junction, Nahalal Junction, Afula, HaGomah Junction, Rosh Pina, Karmiel Junction, Kabri Junction, Nahariya and other locations.14 hours agoShin Bet says Yair Netanyahu had to be urgently brought back to Israel following 'grave threat' to his lifeYair Netanyahu at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, last month. Credit: Olivier FitoussiYair Netanyahu at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, last month. Credit: Olivier FitoussiThe Shin Bet security service said it decided to urgently evacuate the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Miami and bring him back to Israel following a "grave threat" to his life.On Wednesday, a U.S. law enforcement source told Newsmax that Iran planned to assassinate Yair Netanyahu while he was living in South Florida. The source said Israeli intelligence learned of the alleged plot last December and alerted U.S. authorities, prompting Yair Netanyahu to leave Florida immediately and return to Israel.Dozens of masked Israeli settlers wound Palestinians, attack foreign journalists in West BankDozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian workers with pepper spray and hurled rocks at a building in the West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, as the IDF continued an operation to evacuate settler outposts in the area.Meanwhile, in the nearby village of Jalud, settlers reportedly attacked a team of foreign journalists after they had interviewed a Palestinian family. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, later on Saturday, settlers also raided the village of al-Mughayyir and the town of Arraba. Amin Abu Alia, head of the village council, said they grazed sheep on village land and attempted to enter a home. Residents of Arraba told Wafa that two people attacked by settlers required medical treatment.Is Israel really 'one step away' from total victory in Gaza? | Reality CheckIsraeli soldiers in Gaza.Israeli soldiers in Gaza.Since the October 7 disaster and throughout two years of war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly declared that Israel was on the verge of achieving "total victory" over Hamas. He has insisted not only that such a victory was attainable, but that Israeli forces were just weeks away from completing the mission. Time and again, reality has proved otherwise.A cease-fire agreement was signed last October, but as of August 2026, Hamas has not been defeated. The group has yet to disarm, and Israel continues to control a significant portion of the Gaza Strip – beyond the Yellow Line set out to separate the sides in the agreement – while striking Hamas targets and operatives almost daily, with dozens of Palestinians killed every month. IDF says it targeted a 'Hamas military wing commander' in Gaza StripThe IDF said that "a short while ago" it struck a Hamas commander "who planned to execute terror attacks" in the area of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. The military added that the Hamas commander "was struck hiding within the compound of the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital." RECAP: Armed Israeli settlers enter West Bank village alongside IDF, attack Palestinians