Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza City The number of people killed in an Israeli drone strike on central Gaza City has increased to nine, an ambulance official has told Al Jazeera correspondents. The latest update raises the death toll from six reported earlier in the attack.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime is using settler violence to advance plans to annex the occupied West Bank and ethnically clean the territory from the territory, Mustafa Bargouthi, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, told Al Jazeera from Ramallah.
Iran issues warning against Arab states aiding US, as UAE cuts economic ties Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 12:18 Tehran's armed forces chief says 'any assistance or facilitation provided to the aggressor US military amounts to participation' in war A member of the Iraqi special forces secures the Baghdad International Airport road during the arrival of Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Baghdad on 19 August 2026 (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP) Off Iran has warned Gulf states against aiding the US , hours after the UAE said it was cutting economic ties with Tehran. Ali Abdollahi, the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, warned on Wednesday that "any assistance or facilitation provided to the aggressor US military amounts to participation in the US military operation", as reported by Iran’s Mehr news agency. "It seems unlikely that such a large number of military aircraft, particularly refuelling aircraft, could be present at regional bases without knowledge of host countries," said Abdollahi.
Israel kills nine in Gaza police station bombing Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 13:38 Israeli strikes on police headquarters comes despite renewed efforts to advance Gaza ceasefire Mourners bid farewell to seven Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on a cafe at Gaza seaport on 19 August 2026 (Bilal Osama/IMAGO/APAimages via Reuters ) Off Israeli air strikes killed at least nine Palestinians at a police station in Gaza City on Wednesday, in the latest escalation as mediators push to advance the fragile ceasefire. Gaza’s Police Department said Israeli fighter jets dropped several bombs on the Gaza Governorate Municipalities Police Headquarters. Paramedics said at least nine people were killed and others wounded and local media reported that several senior police officers were among those killed.
Greece's alliance with Israel is becoming a domestic liability Submitted by Iason Athanasiadis on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 13:45 Athens sees Israel as an important partner, but the relationship is facing mounting anger over arms sales, high rents and Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza Israel issued a rare warning to its citizens in Greece last Sunday ahead of nationwide pro- Palestine protests: avoid advertising your nationality in public. The warning was striking in a country that Israelis have long regarded as a close ally, tourist and investment destination, and even a potential relocation haven. But Israel's relationship with Greece is becoming increasingly complicated.
The six-year-old spent hours on the phone to paramedics before her body was recovered days later in Gaza City in 2024.
Iran has survived decades of sanctions. Faced with more, it is likely to escalate rather than surrender, analysts said.
Washington DC [US], August 19 (ANI): With the conflict between the US and Iran dragged on for months now, the Pentagon is evaluating its military footprint in West Asia, aiming to reduce its presence, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday (local time), citing eight officials familiar with the matter.
Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action defendants over Elbit raid Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 08/18/2026 - 10:18 Jurors discharged at Old Bailey after being unable to reach verdicts on charges connected to raid on Elbit Systems factory after over 35 hours of deliberations The defendants from left to right: Ian Sanders, Aleksandra Herbich, William Plastow, Hannah Davidson, Teuta Hoxha, Julija Brigadirova, and Madeleine Norman outside the Old Bailey, July 2026 (Supplied) Off Jurors at a London court were discharged after being unable to reach verdicts for seven Palestine Action defendants accused of coordinating a raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory. One person who could not be named for legal reasons was convicted by a majority of 9-1 of criminal damage in relation to the incident. The defendants- Hannah Davidson, 53, Ian Sanders, 47, Aleksandra Herbich, 41, Teuta Hoxha, 30, William Plastow, 35, Julija Brigadirova, 33, Sean Middlebrough, 33, and Madeleine Norman, 31- were accused of criminal damage and violent disorder in connection with a break-in to an Elbit Systems factory in Filton, near Bristol in August 2024.
Israeli drone attack kills six people in central Gaza An Israeli drone has killed six people and injured several others in an attack on central Gaza, according to an ambulance source. The source confirmed the casualties to Al Jazeera Arabic. No information was immediately available about the identities of those killed or the number and condition of the wounded.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stressed that foreign powers have no place in the emerging regional order, saying their intervention in relations among regional countries is rapidly declining.
Reports of new illegal Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank raised alarms at UN Headquarters on Wednesday while the UN rights office called on Israel to condemn its national security minister’s words that incite “violence amounting to atrocity crimes” against Palestinians.
After three years apart, a Gaza father returns to his wife - and six death certificates Submitted by Nada Nabil on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 10:11 Ahmed al-Siqali left Gaza to build a future for his seven children. Nearly three years later, he returns to find six of them had been killed in an Israeli strike Ahmed al-Siqali hold six death certificates for his children who were killed in Israeli air strike (Shehab News Agency) Off Ahmed al-Siqali had been dreading his return to the Gaza Strip for almost three years. The father of seven left the Palestinian enclave to work in Israel a week before the genocide began in October 2023.
Iraq seeks special status for oil exports through Strait of Hormuz Iraq’s speaker of parliament has called for special status for the country’s oil exports passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Haibat al-Halbousi raised the request during talks with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Baghdad on Wednesday, according to a statement from his office. The statement did not explain what arrangements Baghdad wanted or whether Tehran had agreed to consider the proposal.
NATO responds to alleged report that Iran considered targeting US forces in Europe NATO says it stands ready to defend all member states following a alleged report that Iran considered striking US military sites in Europe if President Donald Trump further escalates the war. An alliance official said on Wednesday that NATO would confront any danger and take whatever action it considered necessary to protect its members. "As demonstrated earlier this year when NATO air defences successfully intercepted ballistic missiles heading to Turkey from Iran on four separate occasions, our deterrence and defence posture is strong and effective," the official said.
The Emirates has long been a major trading hub for Iran, and analysts say it has been key to Iranian efforts to evade international sanctions, which the country denies.
An Iranian film made in defiance of the censors reached YouTube last week, and the argument it started was not the one its makers might have expected: many viewers are asking not whether Bidad goes too far, but whether it goes far enough for the country it depicts.
US envoy says Israeli attack risked direct confrontation with Turkey Israel’s attack on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase could have triggered a direct military confrontation with Turkey, US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria envoy Tom Barrack has warned. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Barrack said Tuesday’s strike carried a “real risk of rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation” with both Syria and Turkey. He said Turkish forces received no warning that Israeli warplanes were approaching the base and did not know their mission.
Some luxury apartments in northern Tehran are being advertised above the price of central Munich or Sydney: 25 billion rials, about $13,228, per square meter, according to Farhikhtegan newspaper, which examined the listings.
‘Permanently damaged her’: Israel’s starvation of Gaza leaves children stunted In a small room in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, six-year-old Amira Rashid lies on a mattress, too weak to move. Her hands are bruised and blue from the intravenous drips she has been receiving. Under normal circumstances, the Palestinian girl would be preparing to start her first year of school later this month.
