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Kushner to visit Israel to discuss Trump's Gaza plan
Kushner to visit Israel to discuss Trump's Gaza plan US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner will visit Israel next week to discuss Trump's Gaza plan recently rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, officials said on Friday. Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza of Trump's so-called Board of Peace implementing the deal, will visit both Israel and key mediator Egypt. The trip comes after Netanyahu publicly rejected the 15-point plan announced by Mladenov in which Hamas agreed to hand over its weapons to a new Palestinian governing committee in Gaza.
‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police
‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 14:39 It comes as settler violence continues to rise and Israeli officials call for greater civilian control in the occupied Palestinian territory An Israeli soldier stands in front of a Palestinian house besieged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on 14 August 2026 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Israel is preparing to replace the army in the West Bank with civilian police forces, in a move seen as further advancing the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory. Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that he had instructed the military to draft a plan to transfer enforcement powers for civilian matters in the occupied West Bank from the army to the police. Under the plan, the police would “establish an appropriate force to handle and address civilian matters”, while the military would focus solely on “Palestinian terrorism” and protecting borders and communities, according to Katz’s office.
Video: Israel Katz inaugurates illegal new settlement in Jenin
Video: Israel Katz inaugurates illegal new settlement in Jenin Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz inaugurated an illegal new settlement in Jenin on Thursday, shortly after Israeli soldiers demolished Palestinian shops and properties on the same day pic. twitter.
Israel/OPT: Siege of Palestinian homes in Qusra marks relentless escalation in state-backed settler violence
Reacting to the siege of three Palestinian families’ homes by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, southeast of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, said: The horrors unfolding in Qusra are far from an isolated incident. They reflect the relentless escalation and expansion of an accelerating and well-documented pattern of coordinated and strategic settler terror, enabled, backed and funded by the State of Israel, with the aim of displacing Palestinians across the […] The post Israel/OPT: Siege of Palestinian homes in Qusra marks relentless escalation in state-backed settler violence appeared first on Amnesty International .
Iraq says daily oil exports at highest level since start of war
Iraq says daily oil exports at highest level since start of war Iraq's average daily oil exports since the beginning of August are the highest since the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which has choked off the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said Friday. Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem Mohammed Khudair told a press conference that "exports since the beginning of the month have reached a rate of two million barrels" per day, for a total of around 26 million barrels, saying it was the first time that daily rate had been achieved since the crisis began.
Commercial tanker struck by drone in Strait of Hormuz; UKMTO issues navigation advisory
Portsmouth [UK], August 14 (ANI): A commercial tanker was hit by an uncrewed aerial vehicle while conducting an outbound transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated in a warning notice issued Friday. Citing reports from military authorities regarding the August 13 incident, the UK agency confirmed that the vessel sustained minor damage.
Intruding MQ-9 Drone Destroyed over Iran’s Hormozgan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An intruding US-made MQ-9 drone was intercepted and destroyed by an advanced air defense system operated by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Iran’s Hormozgan province.
AIPAC spent millions to unseat me. Here’s why they’re now losing: Ex-congressman | Jamaal Bowman
AIPAC spent millions to unseat me. Here’s why they’re now losing: Ex-congressman | Jamaal Bowman Submitted by Mohamed Hashem on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 14:25 'There is a political revolution happening right now. That is not hyperbole.
Romania shuts down its only nuclear power plant
The reactor at the countys Cernavoda facility has been disconnected as a severe drought left the Danube River at record lows The only nuclear power plant in Romania has been completely shut down due to record-low Danube River levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday.
'Mayfair means money': A walk through the Gulf elite's favourite part of London
'Mayfair means money': A walk through the Gulf elite's favourite part of London Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 13:01 In Mayfair, wealthy tourists from the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and elsewhere in the Gulf visit restaurants and department stores as London bakes in the heat Selfridges department store in central London is pictured in 2022 (AFP) Off It is 10am on Thursday, but the temperature on the streets of central London is already pushing beyond 30C, in what is set to be the UK ’s hottest summer on record. Outside Oxford Street’s Selfridges, the sun beats down on the pavement, a homeless man asks for change and a discarded free newspaper tells of yet more wildfires across the country. Inside, the air conditioning runs smoothly and a concession selling Arabic coffee promotes Saudi Arabia , whose Public Investment Fund now owns 40 percent of the famous department store.
Russia's UN envoy says Hormuz navigation 'ruined' by US
Russia's UN envoy says Hormuz navigation 'ruined' by US Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, criticised US President Donald Trump's policy on the Strait of Hormuz in a post on X on Friday. "The logic of Washington is not understandable. It wants freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, but this freedom was ruined by the US aggression against Iran," he said.
Arab Parliament strongly condemns Iranian attack on two UAE tankers in Strait of Hormuz
CAIRO, 14th August, 2026 (WAM) -- Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, strongly condemned Iran's blatant targeting of two tankers belonging to UAE company ADNOC while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
‘They Whistle Out of Fear’: When Imam Khamenei’s Words Echo Around Trump’s Cowardice
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - As Donald Trump continues his threats against other countries, images of bulletproof food truck protection, air defenses and extraordinary security arrangements surrounding the US president have given renewed resonance to Martyr Ayatollah Khamenei’s words about cowards.
Arab League condemns Iranian attack on two UAE tankers in Strait of Hormuz
CAIRO, 14th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The League of Arab States condemned Iran's targeting of two tankers belonging to the United Arab Emirates while they were transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday evening, describing it as a blatant and unacceptable violation of international law and UN Security Council Resolution 2817.
Iran formalises Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel
Iran formalises Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 11:10 Washington threatens Iran with 'economic isolation the world has never seen before' but remains unable to break Iran’s grip on Hormuz A man walks past a mural depicting late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on 24 July 2026 (AFP) Off Iran has taken another step towards formalising its control of the Strait of Hormuz, as the US threatens unprecedented sanctions while struggling to sustain the war it launched alongside Israel . An Iranian parliamentary committee has approved the principles of a strategic plan governing security and development in the strait and the Gulf. Valiullah Bayati, a spokesperson for the parliament’s internal affairs and councils committee, said on Friday that the proposals would now advance for further consideration.
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns
Authorities in Iran intercepted 3,663 kilogrammes of methamphetamines headed for Europe and the Persian Gulf in the first quarter of 2026, according to the UN’s drugs and crime fighting agency (UNODC).
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks
Humanitarians continue to provide life-saving assistance to people across the Occupied Palestinian Territory despite facing obstacles such as checkpoints, instability and access restrictions, the United Nations said on Friday.
Israeli Regime Injures Palestinian Child, Two Others in West Bank Attack
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A Palestinian child and two men were injured Thursday evening when Zionist occupiers attacked their vehicle with pepper spray in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli forces detained three Palestinians near Ramallah and issued demolition notices south of Tulkarm.
Palestinians, Foreign Activists Protest Israeli Siege of Homes in West Bank
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Palestinians, foreign activists and left-wing Israeli activists held a protest Friday in the occupied West Bank town of Qusra before heading toward three Palestinian homes that have been under siege by the Israeli regime for five consecutive days.
