{"id":929337,"date":"2026-08-24T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/live-updates-explosions-reported-in-irans-bandar-abbas-as-tehran-strikes-kuwait\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:14:49","slug":"live-updates-explosions-reported-in-irans-bandar-abbas-as-tehran-strikes-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/live-updates-explosions-reported-in-irans-bandar-abbas-as-tehran-strikes-kuwait\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates \u2022 Explosions reported in Iran&#8217;s Bandar Abbas as Tehran strikes Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header><\/header>\n<section><time datetime=\"2026-07-12T06:39:00+03:00\" data-testid=\"article-time\">July 12, 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/#facebook-section\" data-testid=\"facebook-btn\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" id=\"btn-facebook-article\" 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data-testid=\"liveblog-menu\">\n<h2>Updates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"1453722304\" data-testid=\"liveblog-item\">\n<div>\n<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Reuters\" width=\"434\" height=\"434\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000017d-f73c-d465-a5ff-f7ff4bfc0000\/07\/fa\/afe2d4c84ebfa21f4772e6416aca\/retuers.jpg?precrop=434,434,x34,y30&#038;width=40&#038;height=40&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title\"><a data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/?liveBlogItemId=1453722304#1453722304\">Report: Around 20 commercial vessels transited Strait of Hormuz with U.S. military coordination in past 24 hours<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">Around 20 commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the U.S. military over the past 24 hours, in addition to several ships sailing without U.S. coordination, Axios reported Sunday, citing a U.S. official.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Sunday. Credit: AFP\/-\" alt=\"Ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Sunday.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000019f-588c-d9b4-abdf-d9edb0e30000\/29\/99\/2986bc4f4fe78e8a564327bce376\/776126.jpg?&#038;width=420&#038;height=280&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"opened-full-img\">\n<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Sunday. Credit: AFP\/-\" alt=\"Ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Sunday.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000019f-588c-d9b4-abdf-d9edb0e30000\/29\/99\/2986bc4f4fe78e8a564327bce376\/776126.jpg?&#038;width=420&#038;height=280&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p><figcaption><span data-testid=\"caption\">Ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Sunday.<\/span> <span data-testid=\"credit\">Credit: AFP\/-<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span data-testid=\"caption\">Ship sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan on Sunday.<\/span> <span data-testid=\"credit\">Credit: AFP\/-<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"802718858\" data-testid=\"liveblog-item\">\n<div>\n<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Ben Samuels\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1512\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000017f-da25-d718-a5ff-faa5516b0000\/df\/58\/cf66bbb645c1856db48f2f4e8157\/noam-galai-ngg-4576-2.jpg?precrop=1512,1512,x0,y75&#038;width=40&#038;height=40&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title\"><a data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/?liveBlogItemId=802718858#802718858\">CENTCOM says U.S. launches new strikes on Iran over attacks on ships<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">U.S. Central Command said its forces began launching additional strikes against Iran at 5 P.M. ET on Sunday to further degrade Tehran&#8217;s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">CENTCOM said President Donald Trump ordered the strikes to hold Iranian forces accountable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"41355202\" data-testid=\"liveblog-item\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title\"><a data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/?liveBlogItemId=41355202#41355202\">RECAP: Election to be held on October 27; Iran attacks Gulf states after U.S. strikes, says Hormuz strait closed<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\"><em>Here are Sunday&#8217;s updates:<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 <strong>U.S. and Iranian forces<\/strong> exchanged heavy missile and drone assaults, with Tehran targeting U.S. facilities in states across the Gulf on Sunday and saying it had again <strong>closed the vital Strait of Hormuz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 Israel&#8217;s governing coalition announced that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-07-12\/ty-article\/.premium\/israels-2026-election-will-take-place-on-october-27-netanyahu-coalition-says\/0000019f-56aa-d9b4-abdf-dfebadd60000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><strong>upcoming election will be held on October 27, 2026<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 the last possible date for holding an election, meaning the government will have served out a full term.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 Teenage activists from the group &#8220;<strong>Mesarvot<\/strong>,&#8221; an advocacy group that supports <strong>conscientious objectors<\/strong>, unfurled a giant banner reading &#8220;<strong>We hereby refuse to enlist<\/strong>&#8221; in Tel Aviv&#8217;s Rabin Square, while a high school in central Israel summoned a student and her parents to a disciplinary meeting after she gave out leaflets calling to refuse military service.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 <strong>Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna<\/strong> of California recalled on NBC&#8217;s Meet the Press the incident on Wednesday of being blocked by <strong>armed settlers<\/strong> in the West Bank and <strong>detained by the IDF<\/strong>, and said the &#8220;<strong>IDF is lying<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 <strong>Israeli attacks killed \u200cat least six people<\/strong> in the <strong>Gaza Strip<\/strong> on \u200cSunday, including a 9-year-old girl, Palestinian health officials said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 U<strong>.S. Central Command<\/strong> announced that the <strong>Strait of Hormuz is &#8220;open<\/strong> to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway&#8221; following U.S. strikes on coastal Iranian bases.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 President Donald <strong>Trump<\/strong> and Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin<\/strong> Netanyahu <strong>eulogized the late Senator Lindsey Graham<\/strong> on NBC&#8217;s Meet the Press, calling him &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/us-news\/2026-07-12\/ty-article\/.premium\/pm-netanyahu-israeli-officials-mourn-longtime-u-s-senator-lindsey-graham\/0000019f-5606-d38b-afbf-5f1605390000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\">one of Israel&#8217;s greatest friends<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">\u25a0 <strong>French anti-terrorism<\/strong> prosecutors have launched an investigation after <strong>weapons<\/strong> were discovered in a vehicle near a <strong>synagogue in a Paris suburb<\/strong>, a statement from the prosecutor&#8217;s office said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"931661952\" data-testid=\"liveblog-item\">\n<div>\n<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Ben Samuels\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1512\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000017f-da25-d718-a5ff-faa5516b0000\/df\/58\/cf66bbb645c1856db48f2f4e8157\/noam-galai-ngg-4576-2.jpg?precrop=1512,1512,x0,y75&#038;width=40&#038;height=40&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title\"><a data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/?liveBlogItemId=931661952#931661952\">ADL takes out paid advertisement against former Democratic candidate Graham Platner<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">The Anti-Defamation League on Sunday took out full-page advertisements in a Maine newspaper days after Graham Platner withdrew from the state&#8217;s Senate race, with a large image of his Nazi-associated skull and crossbones tattoo, as the organization insisted that the tattoo itself should have been enough to disqualify him as a candidate.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"ADL paid advertisement.\" alt=\"ADL paid advertisement.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1618\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000019f-57c4-de66-a5bf-57d7dc520000\/40\/5f\/fdac622c45d0be30f57ee02ba0a2\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-12-at-9-33-20-pm.jpeg?&#038;width=420&#038;height=566&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"opened-full-img\">\n<p><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"ADL paid advertisement.\" alt=\"ADL paid advertisement.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1618\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000019f-57c4-de66-a5bf-57d7dc520000\/40\/5f\/fdac622c45d0be30f57ee02ba0a2\/whatsapp-image-2026-07-12-at-9-33-20-pm.jpeg?&#038;width=420&#038;height=566&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p><figcaption><span data-testid=\"caption\">ADL paid advertisement.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><span data-testid=\"caption\">ADL paid advertisement.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">Platner, who won the Democratic primary for Maine&#8217;s Senate race on a campaign centered on progressive policies and criticism of Israel and AIPAC, formally withdrew on Friday following several reports detailing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/us-news\/2026-07-10\/ty-article\/.premium\/graham-platner-formally-withdraws-from-maine-senate-race-after-rape-allegations\/0000019f-4dc5-d6c0-a9df-dddfe5500000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\">allegations of sexual assault<\/a> against women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"544502422\" data-testid=\"liveblog-item\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title\"><a data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/?liveBlogItemId=544502422#544502422\">UN Secretary General condemns U.S.-Iran escalations, calls for return to diplomacy<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">U.S. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres condemned U.S. and and Iranian attacks and called on Washington and Tehran to &#8220;urgently resume negotiations and to address outstanding issues through diplomacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"auto\"><span>I am deeply concerned by the serious escalation\u00a0&#038; renewed military confrontations in the Gulf, including the Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the attacks\u00a0by the US on Iran, and the attacks by Iran on targets in the neighboring countries.<\/p>\n<p>These\u00a0attacks must all<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/antonioguterres\/status\/2076350448764645405\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Show more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"645952181\" data-testid=\"liveblog-item\">\n<h3 data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title\"><a data-testid=\"liveblog-item-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/?liveBlogItemId=645952181#645952181\">IDF says it continues to operate in Venezuela, helped develop country&#8217;s national earthquake recovery plan<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">The IDF says an Israeli expert emergency response delegation has been operating in Venezuela following its deadly earthquake, &#8220;conducting structural classification and assessing the stability of buildings to enable the safe continuation of search, rescue, and recovery efforts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\">According to the IDF, Israel&#8217;s Home Front Command experts helped develop Venezuela&#8217;s national earthquake recovery plan, which was approved by the president Venezuela, the infrastructure minister, and the local team managing the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div>\n<h3>Click the alert icon to follow topics:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"michelle-list\">\n<h2 id=\"0000017e-dd93-da3c-ad7e-ffbf346e0001\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"section-head-line\">In the News<\/h2>\n<article id=\"000001a0-2af4-dd2f-a1b6-7bfe1eb10000\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/editorial\/2026-08-23\/ty-article-opinion\/netanyahu-is-dragging-israel-into-another-pointless-confrontation-with-turkey\/000001a0-2af4-dd2f-a1b6-7bfe1eb10000\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Netanyahu and Erdogan. Credit: Emil Salman, Matt Dunham\/AP\" alt=\"Netanyahu and Erdogan.\" width=\"2130\" height=\"1238\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000017f-e3e2-d7b2-a77f-e3e719720000\/ac\/80\/d4ce5ea6ed6dd93bacb4c2149835\/3997708329.jpg?precrop=2130,1238,x37,y0&#038;width=204&#038;height=119&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/editorial\/2026-08-23\/ty-article-opinion\/netanyahu-is-dragging-israel-into-another-pointless-confrontation-with-turkey\/000001a0-2af4-dd2f-a1b6-7bfe1eb10000\"><span><\/span><span>Netanyahu Is Dragging Israel Into Another Pointless Confrontation \u2013 With Turkey<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"000001a0-2b4c-dc38-a7f1-3f6fed180003\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-23\/ty-article-live\/reports-several-palestinians-wounded-by-israeli-settler-attacks-in-west-bank\/000001a0-2b4c-dc38-a7f1-3f6fed180003\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"A Palestinian woman feeds a child a meal cooked using combustible materials collected from a garbage dump amid a shortage of cooking gas in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana). Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana,AP\" alt=\"A Palestinian woman feeds a child a meal cooked using combustible materials collected from a garbage dump amid a shortage of cooking gas in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana)\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1395\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/000001a0-2aa6-d399-afb3-beae23660000\/cd\/c0\/a96d2bf040729dac65299adcaf88\/167764-2.jpg?&#038;width=204&#038;height=119&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-23\/ty-article-live\/reports-several-palestinians-wounded-by-israeli-settler-attacks-in-west-bank\/000001a0-2b4c-dc38-a7f1-3f6fed180003\"><span><\/span><span>Reports: Several Palestinians Wounded by Israeli Settler Attacks in West Bank<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"000001a0-2ad2-d293-a1e7-3ad27a6a0000\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-08-22\/ty-article\/.premium\/eisenkot-vows-no-palestinian-state-after-arab-party-leader-urges-recognition\/000001a0-2ad2-d293-a1e7-3ad27a6a0000\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Yashar party's Gadi Eisenkot, last month. Credit: Ilan Assayag\" alt=\"Yashar party's Gadi Eisenkot, last month.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"872\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/000001a0-2b13-dd2f-a1b6-7bdba4890001\/26\/05\/8d6c9f0943e9bd323bb8bcab314e\/711498-2.webp?precrop=1500,872,x0,y0&#038;width=204&#038;height=119&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-08-22\/ty-article\/.premium\/eisenkot-vows-no-palestinian-state-after-arab-party-leader-urges-recognition\/000001a0-2ad2-d293-a1e7-3ad27a6a0000\"><span><\/span><span>Eisenkot Vows No Palestinian State After Arab Party Leader Urges Recognition<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"000001a0-2a6f-dd2f-a1b6-7bef72000000\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2026-08-22\/ty-article-magazine\/.premium\/it-took-15-years-to-expand-jerusalems-light-rail-was-it-worth-the-wait\/000001a0-2a6f-dd2f-a1b6-7bef72000000\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Supporters with shirts reading 'The train is coming' on Friday. Credit: Itay Cohen\" alt=\"Supporters with shirts reading 'The train is coming' on Friday.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1395\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/000001a0-2acb-dc38-a7f1-3fefdbc10000\/8e\/75\/30c7b0a547ffb63f408c449c2664\/157904.jpg?precrop=2400,1395,x0,y208&#038;width=204&#038;height=119&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2026-08-22\/ty-article-magazine\/.premium\/it-took-15-years-to-expand-jerusalems-light-rail-was-it-worth-the-wait\/000001a0-2a6f-dd2f-a1b6-7bef72000000\"><span><\/span><span>It Took 15 Years to Expand Jerusalem&#8217;s Light Rail. Was It Worth the Wait?<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"000001a0-2a27-d40f-a5ff-af6764960000\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-08-22\/ty-article\/.premium\/israeli-arab-party-moves-closer-to-adding-jewish-lawmaker-to-election-slate\/000001a0-2a27-d40f-a5ff-af6764960000\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovitz during a Knesset plenary session, May 28, 2025. Credit: Noam Moskowitz \/ Knesset\" alt=\"Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovitz during a Knesset plenary session, May 28, 2025.\" width=\"800\" height=\"465\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/000001a0-2a6a-dd2f-a1b6-7bea20ef0001\/05\/5c\/81cb749d4398a30584d8f724e6f2\/376829-jpg-iiea1e6emssnf-vjqa0a-xhskkxm-91.jpg?&#038;width=204&#038;height=119&#038;cmsprod\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-08-22\/ty-article\/.premium\/israeli-arab-party-moves-closer-to-adding-jewish-lawmaker-to-election-slate\/000001a0-2a27-d40f-a5ff-af6764960000\"><span><\/span><span>Israeli Arab Party Moves Closer to Adding Jewish Lawmaker to Election Slate<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/clk?id=7110005947&#038;iu=\/9401\/ClickTracker.Marketing\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"POG - POWER OF GIVING  2025. 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The poster reads \"Kahane lives,\" in reference to extremist rabbi Meir Kahane, who founded the radical Kach party. Kahane was banned from Israeli politics in 1988. Credit: Thomas Coex\/AFP\" alt=\"An election poster featuring Itamar Ben-Gvir (left), Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich, 2019. The poster reads \"Kahane lives,\" in reference to extremist rabbi Meir Kahane, who founded the radical Kach party. Kahane was banned from Israeli politics in 1988.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"872\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/000001a0-15a7-df40-afe2-9df7ca9f0000\/d4\/59\/f03fb4c1456ab21e171f85fe5ba1\/net.webp?precrop=1500,872,x0,y17&#038;width=576&#038;height=335&#038;cmsprod\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/haaretz-today\/2026-08-18\/ty-article\/.highlight\/the-american-jewish-establishment-is-defending-an-israel-that-no-longer-exists\/000001a0-14d7-df40-afe2-9df741e90000\"><span><\/span><span>The American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer Exists<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"0000019f-fa8a-de80-ab9f-fbabac900000\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-08-16\/ty-article\/.premium\/so-will-it-be-a-problem-if-miriam-adelson-flies-to-israel-to-vote\/0000019f-fa8a-de80-ab9f-fbabac900000\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Miriam Adelson speaking at a Friends of the IDF event in Beverly Hills, California,  in 2014. \"This family has been intensely meddling in Israeli politics for decades,\" MK Gilad Kariv wrote. Credit: Tiffany Rose\/ WireImage\/Getty Images\" alt=\"Miriam Adelson speaking at a Friends of the IDF event in Beverly Hills, California,  in 2014. \"This family has been intensely meddling in Israeli politics for decades,\" MK Gilad Kariv wrote.\" width=\"2238\" height=\"1302\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/0000019f-fa9a-d569-a5ff-fafe28730002\/da\/20\/2f9315ca48829f0c9c861c0c3759\/061474.jpg?precrop=2238,1302,x0,y65&#038;width=576&#038;height=335&#038;cmsprod\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-08-16\/ty-article\/.premium\/so-will-it-be-a-problem-if-miriam-adelson-flies-to-israel-to-vote\/0000019f-fa8a-de80-ab9f-fbabac900000\"><span><\/span><span>So Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"000001a0-0930-d428-a1fc-9b7ec0a00000\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/science-and-health\/2026-08-22\/ty-article-magazine\/an-israeli-startup-is-reinventing-salmon-farming-it-may-upend-a-global-industry\/000001a0-0930-d428-a1fc-9b7ec0a00000\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"Salmon raised at Ma'agan Michael. 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It May Upend a Global Industry<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<article id=\"000001a0-1998-d129-a3ba-5bba59890000\" data-noteaserid=\"true\"><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/gaza\/2026-08-19\/ty-article\/.premium\/israeli-army-orders-criminal-probes-into-killing-of-hind-rajab-gaza-medics\/000001a0-1998-d129-a3ba-5bba59890000\"><img data-chromatic=\"ignore\" title=\"An image released by Mime Films\/Tanit Films shows Motaz Malhees in a scene from \"The Voice of Hind Rajab.\". 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Credit: Itai Ron\" alt=\"Israeli soldiers standing in front of a home where three Palestinian families are besieged in Qusra, northern West Bank, on Friday.\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1279\"  src=\"https:\/\/img.haarets.co.il\/bs\/000001a0-0fd1-d88f-abbf-dfddadb90001\/9f\/81\/c1c387b04de2b8699407d70ac0cc\/096019.jpg?&#038;width=576&#038;height=335&#038;cmsprod\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-08-17\/ty-article-magazine\/.premium\/go-to-qusra-to-see-what-israel-is-trying-to-hide\/000001a0-0fa9-db35-afee-7feb02480000\"><span><\/span><span>Go to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMimAJBVV95cUxQQTcwMlZubEhjOUxIWHgzUWNUa0FKUUgxZEptLVV6UXNzdkdUS0U0dlRMaFFXcmVNTXJYS2JNQTNTSDhRS21NeXFCZEl1a1hjME1aaW1hRkVwRmp0c3hpTW9Jb2tPUEhKSUVhUC16U2UxMXJwV2lmd1NLUnJPbTd1UlRNUWdlWTlmcTc5ZjFLdERHNUx0VlNidFNiOHQwaEhIQ3Nxc1NIRy1vTkxIWXRJcXozcXFvdGh5dWdoc2N2UlI3SlNrdDV4bVAwUndaWUtPZnhURUtEUlE0T2ZKWmZwRG4yYnBlNVZLUE5FbGFRVm43elU2Y01pRDIxOVlRbVdWS1B4Q19RQ25uVjE2QzMyNUZVbjlQNnlP?oc=5\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 12, 2026 Share to Facebook Share to X Article printing is available to subscribers only Print in a simple, ad-free format Subscribe Comments: Zen reading is available to subscribers only Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Subscribe Key Events July 12, 2026 July 12, 2026 Updates Report: Around 20 commercial vessels transited Strait<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":929338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23265,802],"tags":[17949,6439],"class_list":["post-929337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-explosions","category-updates","tag-explosions","tag-updates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=929337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/929338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=929337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=929337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}