LiveLive Updates August 31, 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 31, 2026UpdatesNBC News reporter says he and crew are ‘all OK now’ after West Bank attackThe masked settlers recorded as they attack the NBC crew in the West Bank, on Saturday. Credit: nbcnews.com/The masked settlers recorded as they attack the NBC crew in the West Bank, on Saturday. Credit: nbcnews.com/NBC News international correspondent Matt Bradley says he and his crew are "all ok now" after being attacked by masked Israeli settlers in the West Bank on Saturday."They jumped out, beat us, then jumped back in the car," Bradley told NBC News, describing the attack.The correspondent and members of his press crew were attacked while interviewing a Palestinian woman in Jalud, one of several Palestinian villages in the Nablus area that have become a flashpoint for clashes with settlers over recent weeks.Four Palestinians wounded by live fire near Ramallah, Red Crescent saysThe Palestine Red Crescent said that its teams, along with private ambulance crews, treated four Palestinians who were wounded by live fire in the town of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah in the West Bank.The wounded were taken to a hospital for medical treatment, the Red Crescent said. Local reports said the shooting was carried out by Israeli settlers. There were no details on the condition of the wounded.Report: IDF strikes southern Lebanese village of Yohmor Yohmor in the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon.Yohmor in the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon.The Israeli Defense Forces struck the outskirts of the village of Yohmor in the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon, according to Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al Akhbar.UKMTO says tanker hit by projectile near OmanThe Omani port city of Khasab.The Omani port city of Khasab.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a tanker was struck by a projectile 12 nautical miles north of the Omani port city of Khasab.No casualties or environmental impact were reported, the UKMTO said.Hundreds of thousands of Gaza children remain out of school, new data showsGaza's education system remains largely dysfunctional, with hundreds of thousands of school-age children lacking meaningful access to education, according to data collected by the Humanitarian Forum on Gaza, an organization of Israeli civil society experts and NGOs, in August 2026.The group said 772,042 school-age children are currently outside the formal education system. Of those, 338,722 are expected to receive no form of education, while 433,301 are participating in temporary learning spaces, operating at roughly 600 locations across the Gaza Strip.More than 93 percent of schools in Gaza have been severely damaged or destroyed, the forum said. It estimated that about 180,000 children aged 9 and 10 have never attended school regularly.A school in Gaza's Nuseirat in 2025. Credit: Eyad Baba/AFPA school in Gaza's Nuseirat in 2025. Credit: Eyad Baba/AFPThe forum attributed Gaza's slow education infrastructure recovery partly to restrictions on aid and construction materials, which have forced children into inadequate temporary learning spaces.The forum also raised concerns that some organizations permitted by Israel to operate in Gaza lack established experience implementing similar educational initiatives.RECAP: Israeli forces detain British Activist in the West Bank; U.S. generals warn prolonging Iran war is unsustainableHere are Sunday's latest updates:■ A British activist in the West Bank was detained by Israeli authorities on Saturday on suspicion of committing an indecent act on a minor, as footage circulating on social media showed armed settlers restraining him against his will.■ The American Jewish Committee (AJC) said it strongly condemned "the continued violent attacks by Israeli extremists" against Palestinians in the West Bank this past weekend.■ National Defense Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronted female Palestinian detainees in an Israeli prison, saying he is happy he degraded prison conditions to a minimum.■ Several U.S. military generals warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that prolonging large-scale operations against Iran is unsustainable and risks weakening the military's ability to confront threats elsewhere, including to the U.S. homeland.Red Cross facilitates transfer of 13 released detainees to Gaza hospitalThe International Committee of the Red Cross said it facilitated the transfer of 13 released Palestinian detainees from the Kerem Shalom crossing, a border checkpoint at the intersection between Israel, Egypt, and the Gaza Strip, to Nasser Hospital in Gaza and helped reunite them with their families.The ICRC said it has facilitated the transfer of more than 2,700 released detainees since 2023. It added that it has been unable to access detainees held in Israeli detention centers since October 2023 and urged authorities to provide information on their whereabouts and allow visits.The ICRC said detainees must be treated humanely under international humanitarian law and be allowed to communicate with their families. 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