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Damaged home in southern Lebanon village following Israeli artillery strikes overnight August 8 2026

Israeli Forces Shell Southern Lebanon Villages Overnight After Seventh Round of Talks

Israeli artillery shelled multiple areas across southern Lebanon overnight Friday into Saturday, hitting villages in the Tyre district and Nabatieh area hours after the seventh round of US-brokered ceasefire talks concluded in

August 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Israeli soldiers operating in southern Lebanon during continued IDF presence after the June ceasefire framework

IDF Soldier Moderately Hurt in ‘Operational Accident’ in Southern Lebanon

An Israeli soldier was moderately hurt in what the IDF described as an 'operational accident' in southern Lebanon on Friday. The incident is the latest in a pattern of military casualties that

August 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas Iran August 2026

UAE Says IRGC Missile Struck ADNOC Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC struck an ADNOC-affiliated tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the fifteenth attack on the company's fleet since the conflict began in March. Abu Dhabi condemned the strike as

August 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Arab League national flags at the Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan trilateral defense agreement signing

Egypt Could Join Ankara-Riyadh-Islamabad Defense Pact – Turkish Vice President

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said Egypt could join the Türkiye-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan collective defense pact signed on Friday, extending an explicit public invitation to Cairo less than 24 hours after the three-nation

August 8, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs Security Council meeting in Moscow on August 7 2026 the day he called UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed

Putin and UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed Discuss Persian Gulf Normalization Amid Diplomatic Surge

Russian President Putin called UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed to discuss the Persian Gulf situation and called for normalization 'as soon as possible,' the Kremlin said, as Erdogan simultaneously flew to Jeddah

August 7, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Palestinian tatreez embroidery panels documenting the Gaza genocide displayed at the National Eisteddfod in Wales

Gaza Genocide Tapestry Shown in Wales as Israeli Forces Beat Elderly American in West Bank

Palestinian tatreez tapestries documenting the Gaza genocide opened at Wales's National Eisteddfod Thursday. The same day, Israeli forces beat 80-year-old Palestinian-American Khamis Jabara in the West Bank and withdrew from Qalandia camp

August 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanese village May 2026

Israel and Lebanon Hold Third Day of Rome Talks as Hezbollah Rejects Framework

Israeli and Lebanese delegations met Thursday at the US Embassy in Rome for the third day of peace talks as Hezbollah's Naim Qassem condemned the process as futile concessions. The talks aim

August 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vessels navigate the Strait of Hormuz as US Iran negotiations reach final stage 2026

Talks Between US and Iran Enter Final Stage – Reports

Indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran have entered their final stage, Al-Hadath reported Thursday. Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi is set to visit Pakistan this weekend for talks with PM Shehbaz Sharif and

August 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Palestinians carry coffins of 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clans killed in an Israeli airstrike in Sabra Gaza City in 2023 during a mass funeral on August 4 2026

Gaza Buries 112 Members of Two Clans in the Largest Mass Funeral in Palestinian History

Gaza held a mass funeral on August 4, 2026 for 112 members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna clans, recovered from rubble nearly three years after a single Israeli airstrike killed 308

August 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iranians march past ballistic missiles on display at Azadi Square in Tehran during a military parade

Iran Used Ceasefire to Triple Drone Output, Retain 70% of Missiles, Officials Say

Iran's acting defense minister said weapons production 'never stopped for a single day' during the June ceasefire, as army officials confirmed Tehran tripled drone output and retained 70 percent of its pre-war

August 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Section: Middle East- Page 6

Israeli Forces Shell Southern Lebanon Villages Overnight After Seventh Round of Talks

IDF Soldier Moderately Hurt in ‘Operational Accident’ in Southern Lebanon

UAE Says IRGC Missile Struck ADNOC Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Egypt Could Join Ankara-Riyadh-Islamabad Defense Pact – Turkish Vice President

Putin and UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed Discuss Persian Gulf Normalization Amid Diplomatic Surge

Gaza Genocide Tapestry Shown in Wales as Israeli Forces Beat Elderly American in West Bank

Israel and Lebanon Hold Third Day of Rome Talks as Hezbollah Rejects Framework

Talks Between US and Iran Enter Final Stage – Reports

Gaza Buries 112 Members of Two Clans in the Largest Mass Funeral in Palestinian History

Iran Used Ceasefire to Triple Drone Output, Retain 70% of Missiles, Officials Say

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