Israeli pilot trainee dies by suicide at military base An Israeli Air Force pilot trainee died by suicide at a military base in southern Israel on Sunday. At least 18 active-duty Israeli soldiers have died by suicide since the start of 2026, according to data compiled by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Israeli general says Gaza should remain ‘destroyed for generations’ Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sun, 08/09/2026 - 21:14 Giora Eiland says Palestinian despair serves Israel and demands permanent control beyond the Yellow Line Palestinian residential salvage what they can from an apartment targeted in overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on August 2, 2026. (Omar Al Qattaa/AFP) Off A former head of Israel’s National Security Council has called for Gaza to remain devastated for decades, openly presenting Palestinian despair and destruction as desirable outcomes after Israel’s genocide in the enclave. Retired Major General Giora Eiland told Israel’s 103FM radio station on Sunday that rebuilding Gaza would run against Israeli interests.
Tehran [Iran], August 9 (ANI): The commander of the Iranian army's ground forces, Brigadier General Ali Jahanshahi, issued a stern warning to Washington on Sunday, declaring that any foreign ground intervention would be met with swift and decisive action. Warning against any potential intrusion, Jahanshahi stated, 'If any US military personnel set foot in Iran, we will cut them off.
Egypt calls for full Israeli withdrawal and unrestricted aid access to Gaza Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has called for Israel to withdraw completely from Gaza and allow the sustained delivery of humanitarian aid under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. Abdelatty made the demand during a telephone conversation with Nikolay Mladenov, director-general of Trump’s Board of Peace, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two officials reviewed efforts to implement the plan and discussed the proposed deployment of the International Stabilization Force, which is expected to assume responsibility for security inside the Palestinian territory.
Trump could declare victory if Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz: Report US President Donald Trump is prepared to declare victory in the war with Iran if Tehran restores shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Wall Street Journal. US officials told the newspaper that Trump has privately indicated he could abandon efforts to secure a nuclear agreement with Iran in return for reopening the strategic waterway. Trump is reportedly willing to let negotiations continue, particularly while petrol prices in the US remain stable.
Iran will defend Strait of Hormuz ‘at any cost’, senior official says Iran will defend its position in the Strait of Hormuz “at any cost”, the head of the country’s Expediency Council has said. Ayatollah Amoli Larijani, a former chief justice, said Tehran holds sovereignty over the strategic waterway despite efforts by its “enemies” to encircle the country, according to state broadcaster IRIB. The Expediency Council advises Iran’s supreme leader and mediates disputes within the country’s political system.
The Department of War has given defense contractors until late August to propose "significantly faster" delivery schedules, according to a memo seen by US media The Pentagon is pressing US arms makers to accelerate production as the ongoing war with Iran depletes critical weapons stockpiles, the Was
Houthi attacks kill 11 in Yemen and target Saudi refinery Strikes by Yemen's Houthis on Sunday killed at least 11 people, a medical source in the Yemeni port city of Mokha has told AFP, after an earlier drone salvo targeted a Saudi oil refinery on the Red Sea coast. A years-long truce in Yemen's civil war between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed internationally recognised government appeared to collapse last month. It came as the Houthis announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, hitting Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and the kingdom's oil infrastructure, in parallel with Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, says Netanyahu Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The Board of Peace, spearheaded by Trump, announced last month that it had made a breakthrough in a plan to end the war. Israel and Hamas agreed to the plan last year, beginning with a ceasefire.
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, says Netanyahu Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/09/2026 - 13:10 PM says Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas 'is genuinely disarmed' and will continue to 'thwart threats' A beekeeper tends to beehives with his sons on the roof of a destroyed building in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood on 5 August 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Israel has rejected US President Donald Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza and will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. The Board of Peace, spearheaded by Trump, announced last month that it had made a breakthrough in a plan to end the war. Israel and Hamas agreed to the plan last year, beginning with a ceasefire.
Houthi attacks in Yemen kill four government troops, say sources Attacks by the Houthis in Yemen on Sunday killed at least four troops from the internationally-recognised government forces and wounded 20 more personnel, two military sources told AFP. The initial toll came from strikes on the Yemeni city of Mokha and surrounding areas, as well as Khokha, south of the port city of Hodeida, the sources said on condition of anonymity, after the Houthis announced they had targeted military forces and equipment on the Red Sea coast.
IRGC says strait is ‘a theatre of war for us and not just a waterway’ Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corp said they will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets Tehran’s conditions, including compensation for war damages. The IRGC said their strategy was to maintain the closure “until the enemy accepts all our conditions ... the strait is now actually a theatre of war for us and not just a waterway”.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force warned that any US military ground presence in Iran would face a severe response, saying the Army is fully prepared to counter any ground threats.
Saudi Aramco refinery erupts in flames in Jizan as Houthis claim drone attack Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/09/2026 - 11:27 The Saudi energy ministry did not give a cause for the fire, while Yemen’s Houthis claimed they had targeted the site Wreckage of what Yemen’s Houthis said was a downed Saudi drone in al-Jawf governorate on 26 July 2026 (Ansar Allah media centre/AFP) Off A fire broke out early on Sunday at a facility belonging to Saudi state oil company Aramco in the coastal city of Jizan. Authorities said the blaze was later extinguished and no casualties were reported. Saudi Arabia ’s energy ministry said the fire occurred at an Aramco refinery facility in Jizan and that emergency authorities had completed the necessary procedures to deal with the incident.
Houthis say they targeted 'Saudi enemy' forces and equipment in Yemen Yemen's Houthi said they had targeted "Saudi enemy" troops and equipment on Yemen's Red Sea coast city of Mokha after residents there said they heard blasts. The group's military spokesman Yahya Saree said the Houthis had "carried out a large-scale and precise military operation targeting Saudi enemy troop concentrations and weapons depots in the Mokha area," using "a large number of ballistic missiles and drones".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yemen’s Armed Forces said Sunday the country carried out a successful drone attack against an Aramco refinery in Jizan, southwestern Saudi Arabia, in response to provocative Saudi actions against Yemen.
IRGC says won't reopen Hormuz until US accepts all Iran's conditions Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have said they will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US accepts all of Tehran's demands. "Our current strategy is to maintain this strait until the enemy accepts all our conditions," said IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebi on Sunday, as quoted by state television, adding that "the strait is now actually a theatre of war for us and not just a waterway".
Israel and the United States aren’t just targeting the Lebanese militant group’s weapons. They’re going after its money.
Baghdad [Iraq], August 9 (ANI): Leader of Iraqi Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba militia Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi has vowed a military response to the US-Saudi joint strikes that took place last month, saying that 'missiles can only be countered with missiles' and calling for retaliation over the deaths of members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), an Iran-backed paramilitary group operating within Iraq.
DAMASCUS, 9th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Syrian Arab Republic strongly condemned the Iranian attack on an oil tanker operated by ADNOC while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates reaffirmed Syria's solidarity with the United Arab Emirates and reiterated its rejection of any acts targeting the security of maritime navigation in international waterways.
