Day: August 24, 2026

August 24, 2026 IDF strikes in southern Lebanon. (social media) Dozens of Hezbollah operatives and IRGC officers are trapped inside a strategic underground complex on the Ali Taher Ridge. By David Israel, TPS The IDF launched another wave of strikes overnight Monday on the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Al-Manar television, which is affiliated with Hezbollah. Throughout the day Sunday, Lebanese media reported Israeli strikes in the area of the ridge, including artillery fire and airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force, as part of a broader wave of attacks in southern Lebanon. Most of the strikes and artillery …

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August 24, 2026 Barron Trump. (X) Iranian state television airs threat against Barron Trump while offering $10 million reward. By World Israel News Staff Iranian state television has broadcast a threatening segment focused on President Donald Trump’s son Barron, depicting purported efforts to track his movements and penetrate his security while referring to a $10 million reward for reaching him. The roughly three-minute segment marks an escalation in increasingly explicit Iranian threats against Trump and members of his immediate family, coming less than a month after another regime-linked video targeted first lady Melania Trump and ended with a direct warning …

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Israel conquered the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War, annexing the area by law in 1981. UN Security Council resolution 497, passed only days later, rejected the annexation as “null and void.” US Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS/FILE PHOTO)Which country’s troops were reportedly ready at the base?›Why did the US envoy suddenly walk back his comments?›Where are the Golan Heights located?›What did Israel strike to trigger this diplomatic crisis?› ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER AUGUST 24, 2026 00:33Updated: AUGUST 24, 2026 00:35 …

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The invitation has not yet been officially confirmed by Iran’s Foreign Ministry or by any of the three countries that are parties to the agreement. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.(photo credit: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS)ByELI LEONAUGUST 23, 2026 13:30Updated: AUGUST 23, 2026 15:15 Iran has been invited to join the Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense, the new security alliance established by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan earlier this month, Al Mayadeen reported on Saturday, citing a senior Iranian official. …

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Meeting comes after Shaibani told Reuters Israel has ‘historic opportunity’ for diplomacy • IDF struck Syrian airbase last week intended to prevent Turkish military presence, sources told the Post (L-R): Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani; Mossad Director Roman Gofman(photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90, REUTERS/YVES HERMAN)ByAMICHAI STEIN, IDAN KWELLER, JERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 23, 2026 18:43Updated: AUGUST 24, 2026 00:04 A meeting held on Sunday between Israeli and Syrian officials “went well” amid ongoing efforts to lower tensions between the two countries, a source familiar with the meeting told The Jerusalem Post. Those in attendance included Mossad chief Roman Gofman and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, as well as …

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