LiveLive Updates September 09, 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 formatSubscribeSeptember 09, 2026UpdatesVisiting a mountain peak in south Syria, Netanyahu vows to prevent 'terror army' on Israel's borderPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday toured Mount Hermon's summit in southern Syria, saying Israel "will not allow any terror army to establish itself on our border."Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Mount Hermon's summit in southern Syria. Credit: Prime Minister's spokespersonPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Mount Hermon's summit in southern Syria. Credit: Prime Minister's spokespersonSpeaking from the summit alongside the defense minister and senior military officials, Netanyahu flaunted the achievements of Israel's so-called War of Redemption. He conceded, though, that there was "still work to be done.""The primary task is to defeat the terror regime in Iran," he said. "We are very close to this. We know that the entire axis will ultimately collapse. We are committed to doing this, and we will do it."Speaking alongside the prime minister, Defense Minister Israel Katz said they were there to send "a very strong and clear message to the Syrian president sitting 35 kilometers away down there in his palace in Damascus: We are here on Mount Hermon, we are in the security zone and we are not moving from here.Parts of southern Syria has been held by Israel's military since the fall of the former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024. Katz has vowed that Israel will remain in the area, citing "jihadist elements" that threaten Israel's forces.Read the full articleIsrael demolished 35 Palestinian structures, clearing roads to new settlements, Smotrich saysIsraeli forces demolished 35 Palestinian structures on Wednesday in an effort to clear access roads leading to newly established Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, a statement from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.An Israeli soldier talks on his radio near an Israeli flag-covered car as a group of Israeli settlers gather in front of the structure of a mosque at the end of the resettlement ceremony of Sa-Nur, south of Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on April 19, 2026. Credit: AFP/MARCO LONGARIAn Israeli soldier talks on his radio near an Israeli flag-covered car as a group of Israeli settlers gather in front of the structure of a mosque at the end of the resettlement ceremony of Sa-Nur, south of Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on April 19, 2026. Credit: AFP/MARCO LONGARIAccording to the statement, the demolished buildings included commercial facilities, large homes, plant nurseries and greenhouses. Additionally, 10 large structures and greenhouses spanning some 12 acres were independently dismantled by their owners, the statement added.The demolitions were carried out by the Civil Administration, Israel's governing body in the West Bank that operates under Smotrich's authority in his other ministerial role in the Defense Ministry. The demolitions were part of "a broad policy we are leading to destroy illegal construction" and to "protect the settlements of northern Samaria," Smotrich said.Ahead of the election in October, Smotrich attacked the opposition parties, saying that a government headed by Gadi Eisenkot would "evacuate settlements, establish a terror state in the heart of the State of Israel and fail to fight the illegal construction that threatens settlement routes."Read the full article11 hours agoIsraeli settler sentenced to 13 years in prison for killing Palestinian woman in 2018An Israeli court sentenced a settler to 13 years in prison for killing a Palestinian woman in the West Bank in 2018.Aisha Rabi and her husband, Yaqoub. Credit: Facebook/MehazkimAisha Rabi and her husband, Yaqoub.Credit: Facebook/MehazkimThe Lod District Court ruled that the settler, who was a minor at the time of the crime and whose identity is protected by a gag order, threw a rock through the windshield of a moving car near the Israeli settlement of Rehelim in the northern West Bank, killing Aisha Rabi, a 47-year-old mother of eight from the town of Biddya.The maximum penalty for the main offense with which the settler was charged is 20 years in prison.Read the full articleNext Israeli government's policy will determine scope of British measures against West Bank settlements, senior U.K. source saysThe scope of Britain's measures against Israeli settlements in the West Bank will be influenced by the policies of Israel's next government, a senior British source told reporters on Wednesday.Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, Tuesday. Credit: © HOUSE OF COMMONS/ REUTERSBritain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain, Tuesday. Credit: © HOUSE OF COMMONS/ REUTERSAccording to the official, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Tuesday that "the British government would judge the next Israeli government on its actions," adding that many details of how the measures will be implemented have yet to be decided."Those measures can be smaller or greater depending on what British ministers ask for. And they willl respond to the actions of the Israeli government. So there is flexibility there," the source said.In response to recent British sanctions targeting imports from Israeli settlements, Israel said it will close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem and expel British representatives from the international center monitoring the Gaza cease-fire in the country's south. The source said Britain would respond to the actions, though what form the response will take has yet to be decided, the source said.One killed and one crew member missing after incident involving oil tanker off Dubai⁠A seafarer ‌was killed in an incident involving ‌the Gibraltar-flagged oil products tanker Hercules Star while ⁠at anchorage off Dubai, the vessel's charterer Peninsula ⁠said on Wednesday."It is with deep sadness and regret that we confirm one fatality," Peninsula said in a statement without providing details ‌on what caused the death. "In addition, one ‌member of the crew is missing and a specialist team is working to locate them. All other crew members are accounted for."According to initial assessments from maritime security sources, the vessel may have been hit by drone.British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO said separately that ⁠it had received a report of a vessel listing 24 nautical miles off the ‌United Arab Emirates' ⁠Port Rashid while at anchor, "possibly indicating ‌water ingress following an attack from an unknown projectile".The location was close to the Hercules ⁠Star, maritime security sources said, according to their assessments. A tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was ‌struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters on Wednesday, port officials said.CNN: Surge in construction at suspected Iranian Pickaxe Mountain nuclear siteA clear surge in construction was seen in 2026 at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site, near the Natanz nuclear complex, CNN reported.According to a Center for Strategic and International Studies analysis of six years of satellite imagery, the increase in construction continued during the war between Iran and the U.S.The underground facility at Pickaxe Mountain was not damaged in recent wars and experts estimate it could withstand even the most powerful bunker-busting bombs.Palestinian reports: Israeli airstrikes hits refugee camp in Gaza, several woundedThe Israeli military carried out an airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City, according to Palestinian reports, with medical officials saying several people were wounded.A video shows a building being hit by an airstrike in the Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City.