Israeli Airstrikes Kill Gaza City Police Chief Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil

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ease-in;color:black;}[data-tadevel-template="web/widget/article"] .widget-article:hover .detail .title{color:#2257DA;} Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel confirman la muerte de un comandante de Hamás Un comandante de Hamás que participó en la invasión a Israel durante la ofensiva del grupo terrorista del 7 de octubre de 2023 fue abatido hoy en un ataque israelí en la ciudad de Gaza. jueves 13 de agosto de 2026 19:58 Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel confirman la muerte de un comandante de Hamás. Agencia NA (archivo) Buenos Aires, 13 agosto (NA) -- Un comandante de Hamás que participó en la invasión a Israel durante la ofensiva del grupo terrorista del 7 de octubre de 2023 fue abatido hoy en un ataque israelí en la ciudad de Gaza, según informaron fuentes militares israelíes. Las FDI identificaron al comandante como Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil , reportó el diario Times of Israel y supo la Agencia Noticias Argentinas. Recientemente, y según las FDI, Abu Kamil estaba llevando a cabo ataques contra las tropas, y fue eliminado para "eliminar una amenaza" . Anteriormente, el Ministerio del Interior gazatí, controlado por Hamás, identificó a Abu Kamil como el jefe de policía de Gaza . AgenciaNA

An Israeli drone strike has killed the head of the civil police force in Gaza City. Gaza’s Ministry of Interior said Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, was killed on Thursday when a drone fired three missiles at his vehicle on al-Rashid Street, southwest of Gaza City, also injuring two others. Recommended Stories list of 2 items- list 1 of 2Israeli air strike kills one in northern Gaza - list 2 of 211-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces in Gaza The killing comes a day after Israel ended a weeklong pause in air raids on the strip. The pause did not see an end to deadly ground attacks, as Israel continues to violate a so-called “ceasefire” agreed to in October. The Israeli military said it targeted Abu Kamil to “remove a threat”, claiming, without providing evidence, that he was a Hamas commander. Gaza’s police force denied the claim, releasing a statement saying that Abu Kamil “committed to his police duties and has no connection to other activities”. Gaza’s Ministry of Interior said Abu Kamil “was assassinated” in the Israeli strike. Hamas also condemned the killing in a statement, calling it “a continuation of the brutal crimes committed by the occupation against our Palestinian people” and its “pathetic and failed attempts to spread chaos and lawlessness in the Gaza Strip”. Earlier on Thursday, an Israeli strike targeted a motorbike carrying two people in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing one person and critically wounding the other. The deceased was identified as Huthaifa Kawari, according to Gaza’s Nasser Hospital. Israel made the same claim that it was targeting a Hamas commander, without providing evidence. Strikes resume On Wednesday, Israel carried out its first air strike in Gaza since August 3, attacking a vehicle in Beit Lahiya, which killed a municipal worker and wounded five others. Israel had halted air raids for more than a week under United States pressure after President Donald Trump’s announcement of a “major milestone” in his plan to end the war. Trump announced last month that Israel and Hamas had agreed to his 15-point plan, to be implemented by the Gaza Board of Peace, under which Israeli forces would withdraw and Hamas would disarm. Hamas said it accepts the deal to avoid a return to full-scale war, but insists that implementation depends on Israel first withdrawing its forces and halting attacks. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a rejection of the agreement on Sunday, saying Israeli forces would not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas was “genuinely disarmed”. Three days later, air strikes resumed. Israel’s near-daily attacks since the “ceasefire” had taken effect on October 10, 2025, have killed more than 1,250 Palestinians, Gaza’s Ministry of Health says. On Thursday, Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates called for the US-backed Gaza Peace Plan to be implemented, also condemning attacks by Israeli forces against Palestinians returning to Gaza and continued settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.

The Interior Ministry in Gaza reported the assassination of the governorate police director, Brigadier General Jamal Abu Kamal, in an Israeli bombardment that targeted his vehicle today, Thursday, on Rashid Street along the coast in the western part of Gaza City. A source in Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Service told Al Jazeera that the strike hit the car directly in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, causing the martyrdom of Abu Kamal and injuring two other people who were with him with serious wounds. They were transported to the Shifa Hospital. In details of the targeting scene, Al Jazeera correspondent Shadi Shamia explained that Israeli drones targeted the car carrying Colonel Abu Kamal with three successive missiles as it passed along Rashid Street, causing a blaze inside the vehicle and Abu Kamal’s martyrdom and two injured. In turn, the Israeli army claimed that it killed in Gaza a "Hamas commander who breached Israeli territory" during the October 7, 2023 attacks, referring to the martyr Jamal Abu Kamal. A statement from the Israeli army spokesperson said that Abu Kamal worked throughout the war and recently against the army forces and Israeli citizens. For its part, the Gaza Police General Directorate denied the Israeli army’s claims, confirming that martyr Abu Kamal was committed to his police work within the law and had no relation to any other acts as claimed by the Israeli army. In a statement, it said that the Israeli army’s aim in assassinating him is to "strike the pillars of the police system to spread chaos inside Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip." In the southern sector, a source at Nour Hospital confirmed the martyrdom of a Palestinian and injuries to others as a result of a drone strike carried out by an Israeli drone targeting the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Younis, raising the death toll from Israeli raids on Gaza City and Khan Younis since noon today to at least two martyrs, in addition to several injuries. Three airstrikes in a few hours Shamia noted the continuation of intensive and focused artillery shelling by Israeli artillery, which continues to fire shells and gunfire toward residents’ homes in the northern, eastern, and southern parts of the Strip, especially in the Shujaia area, west of Gaza City, and the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Strip. According to the correspondent, quoting a statement from the Interior Ministry, these developments confirm the occupation’s return to the policy of assassinations via drones after a pause of several days; the tally of drone strikes over the past 24 hours reached three strikes: the first in Beit Lahia yesterday evening injuring two people, then a Khan Younis strike today afternoon, and finally the targeting of the vehicle west of Gaza City. Position of the factions The Al Jazeera reporter stated that Hamas and the Palestinian factions issued statements condemning these assassinations and the Israeli escalation, deeming it a violation of the ceasefire understandings and an overstep of the terms of the agreement to enter the second phase without any response from mediators. Hamas confirmed that the assassination of the Civil Police Director in Gaza Governorate is a continuation of Israeli occupation crimes and its desperate attempts to spread chaos and security breakdown inside the sector. The movement explained in a statement that this assassination crime, along with ongoing daily Israeli violations in Gaza, calls for urgent and direct action by mediators and guarantor parties to pressure the occupation and compel it to commit to the agreed understandings and stop its ongoing breaches. These developments come days after a slowdown in airstrikes and assassinations in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources to Anadolu Agency, while Israel continues its breaches of the ceasefire agreement. They also come despite claims in Israeli media of Israel’s "commitment" on the ground to implement the 15-point plan approved by the Peace Council and endorsed by Hamas, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally rejected it last Sunday. Israeli breaches have led to the martyrdom of 1,259 Palestinians and injuries to 4,148, according to Health Ministry data up to yesterday. An ceasefire was reached to end the genocide Israel has been committing in Gaza since October 8, 2023, which left more than 73,000 martyrs, more than 174,000 injured, and massive destruction affecting 90% of civilian infrastructure, with UN-estimated reconstruction costs of about 70 billion dollars.

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed two people including a senior police officer on Thursday, health officials said, the second straight day of bombardment after a lull due to a US peace push. The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas commander in the Khan Younis area who it said had been planning attacks against troops, in the second such targeting in as many days. "The terrorist was struck in an aerial strike in order to remove the threat to Israeli troops," the military said, adding that "steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians." Gaza's civil defense agency, which operates as a rescue service under Hamas, said an airstrike west of Khan Younis killed one person, with the city's Nasser Hospital confirming the arrival of a body following the attack. In a separate incident in Gaza City, the civil defense said one person was killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood. Al-Shifa Hospital said it had received the body of Gaza City's police governor Jamal Abu Kamil. Gaza's interior ministry confirmed Abu Kamil "was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike targeting his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street, southwest of Gaza City". When contacted by AFP, the Israeli military said it was checking the reports. Israel on Wednesday carried out its first airstrike in Gaza since August 3. The hiatus in airstrikes came after US President Donald Trump's announcement of a "major milestone" in his plan to end the war. Hamas had announced that it would disarm by giving its weapons to a nascent Palestinian governing committee. Trump's Board of Peace, in charge of implementing the ceasefire deal, had initially announced that Israel in turn would start a phased withdrawal from much of the Gaza Strip. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday publicly rejected the deal and vowed no Israeli pullout, even after the Board of Peace reassured him that Israel would not have to withdraw until complete Hamas disarmament. Israeli operations in Gaza have killed 1,260 Palestinians since the ceasefire, according to the territory's health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. The Israeli army has reported five deaths in its ranks during the same period.

Israeli bombardments in Gaza caused the death of two people, including a high-ranking police officer, health officials reported in the second consecutive day of attacks after a pause prompted by a peace effort from the United States. The Israeli army said it targeted a Hamas commander in the Jan Yunis area, who, it claimed, was planning attacks against Israeli troops. He is interested: Israeli police acknowledge killing a Palestinian family because they felt threatened. “The terrorist was hit in an airstrike with the aim of eliminating the threat to the IDF troops,” the army said, adding that “measures were taken to mitigate civilian harm.” Gaza’s Civil Defense Agency indicated that an airstrike west of Jan Yunis killed one person, and Nasser Hospital in the city confirmed the arrival of a body after the attack. In another incident, in Gaza City, Civil Defense reported that a person died and several were injured in an Israeli attack on a vehicle in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood. Al-Shifa Hospital said it had received the body of the head of police of Gaza City, Jamal Abu Kamil. The Gaza Interior Ministry confirmed that Abu Kamil “was killed in an Israeli airstrike.” Hamas condemned Abu Kamil’s death, and in a statement said it marked “a new escalation of the brutal crimes” committed by Israel, and called on mediator countries to force Israel to end its “violations” of the truce. On Wednesday, Israel carried out its first airstrike on Gaza since August 3. The pause in airstrikes came after the announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump of a “landmark milestone” in his plan to end the war. Hamas had announced it would disarm by handing over its weapons to a nascent Palestinian government committee. Read also: Peace Board announces a “transitional Palestinian police” in Gaza. The Trump “Peace Board,” tasked with implementing the ceasefire agreement, had initially announced that Israel, in turn, would begin a gradual withdrawal from most of the Gaza Strip. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected the agreement on Sunday and promised there would be no Israeli withdrawal. Eddy Mosquera International journalist for Caracol Radio since… International journalist for Caracol Radio since 2018. He covers international, technological, and Colombia-related topics abroad. Graduate of La SaBana University as Social Communicator and Journalist.

Two men died this Thursday in Jan Yunis (southern Gaza Strip) and in the city of Gaza (northern Gaza) due to Israeli drone attacks, medical sources from the Strip reported, marking the second consecutive day of bombardments on the enclave after the Israeli army reduced fire over the past week. The Nasser Hospital in Jan Yunis identified the deceased there as Hudhayfa Kaware and noted that he was riding an electric bicycle in the Al Amal neighborhood of that southern Gaza Strip city when the drone struck. The bombing occurred near a building belonging to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the area. Soon after, a second drone bombed a car on Rashid Road, near the city of Gaza, killing the Gaza Governorate Police Director, Yamal Mahmud Abu Riad Kamil (43), the Interior Ministry of the Strip confirmed in a statement. Two other people were injured in the attack. One of the attacks. The Israeli armed forces have only commented so far on the Jan Yunis strike, claiming it targeted a commander of Hamas’ military wing (the Al-Qassam Brigades). “The terrorist planned to carry out terrorist attacks against IDF troops. The terrorist was attacked with an air strike to eliminate the threat to the troops,” reads a military statement. The Peace Council’s representative who oversees the ceasefire, Nickolay Mladenov, said in an interview on Sunday with Israel’s Channel 12 that Israel can still attack Gaza as long as it is to eliminate “imminent” threats that endanger the troops. An Israeli army spokesperson told EFE that its definition of “imminent” includes anyone who is “planning or developing attacks against the troops,” also in the future and if they are not ready to execute them at that moment. These attacks, added to two others on Wednesday, break the reduction of selective bombings that the Israeli army had been applying in Gaza over the past week due to the Peace Council’s pressure for Israel to comply with the ceasefire.

Thursday, August 13, 2026 –Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns of “even bigger miscalculation” on Hormuz after U.S. President Donald Trump claims U.S. has “total control.” Washington Post: U.S. intelligence viewed Israeli warning of Iranian plot to kill Trump as “low confidence.” Slight bump in Hormuz traffic. Iran reports oil pollution off Qeshm Island, calls for Hormuz environmental fees. Iran kills two accused of intelligence ties to U.S. and Israel. Yemen’s Saudi-backed government claims success against Ansarallah attack. Saudi tankers reroute around Africa as empty fleet heads toward Gulf. X suspends Ansarallah spokesperson account. Israel kills Palestinian child in Gaza City strike. Israeli strikes kill two, including Gaza police chief. Israel detains Palestinians, destroys homes, and re-establishes settlement in occupied West Bank. Hamas says it will participate in Palestinian elections in November. Israeli forces blow up and burn homes in southern Lebanon despite “ceasefire” framework. U.S. official says Israel expected to abide by Lebanon framework after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vows not to withdraw. Lebanese presidency denies report that President Joseph Aoun called Hezbollah a “cancer” in meeting with Trump. Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment. Third detainee dies after detention at Newark ICE facility. DHS spent $464M on planes for deportations that have mostly sat unused. Trump administration awards controversial anti-trafficking group $158M contract for migrant child legal services. Treasury permanently halts shell company ownership reporting requirement. War Secretary Pete Hegseth says “anti-trafficking coalition” will do “bad things to bad people”. Russian military officer assassinated in Crimea. Civilian toll in Ukraine in July at highest level since May 2022. Taiwan throttles internet during anti-blockade drill. Turkey shares details of planned military cooperation under new defense pact. Japan protests Russian official visit to disputed islands. Australian military whistleblower released on parole. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces appears to retake Kurmuk as drone offensive widens. RSF-appointed Kordofan governor defects, urges fighters to “return to homeland.” Cholera kills 1,721 people in South Sudan, over 110,000 infected in country’s longest-running outbreak on record. This is Drop Site Daily, our free news recap We send it Monday – Friday Iran FM warns of “even bigger miscalculation” on Hormuz after Trump claims U.S. has “total control”:Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the United States on Thursday against what he called “an even bigger miscalculation on the Strait of Hormuz,” a day after President Donald Trump claimed Washington had “total control” of the waterway. “The U.S. has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures. Case in point: The war on Iran,” Araghchiwroteon X. “Worse than fake news is fake intelligence. Be careful.” He ended his post: “Allah is Great, Greater than ANY power on Earth. In Allah we trust.” Trumpwroteon Truth Social on Wednesday that the U.S. had “total control over the Strait of Hormuz,” describing the U.S. naval blockade as a “WALL OF STEEL” and claimed “there is nothing Iran can do about it,” before concluding his post with: “Praise be to Allah!” Washington Post:U.S. intelligence viewed Israeli warning of Iranian plot to kill Trump as “low confidence”:U.S. intelligence officials were skeptical of Israeli intelligence alleging an Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, with one official describing the warning as “Israeli-derived, not U.S.-generated, and viewed as low confidence,” The Washington Postreported. Despite the doubts, the Secret Service took extraordinary precautions as Trump left a NATO summit in Ankara on July 8, secretly moving him from Air Force One in an airport catering truck to another military aircraft that flew him to Britain under F-16 escort. “The Secret Service has had three near misses with this president, so they’re not taking any chances,” one official said. Some U.S. intelligence officials, however, believed Israel provided the warning partly to influence U.S. policy, with a former official saying it fit a broader pattern of Israeli intelligence reporting “designed as much to shape presidential decision-making as to inform it.” Slight bump in Hormuz traffic:Fourteen vesselscrossedthrough the Strait of Hormuz on August 11, up from twelve on both August 9 and 10, according to data cited by Kpler. Of the 14 crossings, 12 vessels entered the Persian Gulf and only two exited. Iran’s Persian Gulf Waterway Management Organization rejected claims by President Trump and U.S. officials that Hormuz was open on Wednesday, saying that the Strait “remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran’s conditions are accepted.” Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s top container shipping companies, reported on Thursday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to conflict in the Middle East cost the group $600 million in its second quarter. Iran reports oil pollution off Qeshm Island, calls for Hormuz environmental fees:Oil pollution was documented at three coastal sites on Qeshm Island and in surrounding waters, with preliminary evidence pointing to a foreign bulk carrier as the source, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in aposton X Thursday. Baghaei said the incident underscored the need to include environmental protection fees in any future arrangement governing the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that all parties benefiting from shipping through the waterway have a “legal and moral obligation” to address environmental damage. Iran kills two accused of intelligence ties to U.S. and Israel:Iranian forceskilledtwo members “affiliated with American and Israeli intelligence agencies” during a confrontation in southeastern Iran, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Thursday. The Iranian intelligence ministry also announced the arrest of four people accused of planning to destabilize the Sistan and Baluchestan province and damage its infrastructure. Yemen’s Saudi-backed government claims success against Ansarallah attack:The Yemeni army repelled an Ansarallah attack on positions on the Al‑Mafalis zone in the southeastern province of Taiz in Yemen,according toan official of the Tor al‑Bahah military axis, an affiliate of the Saudi-backed government. The official claimed that “the terrorist Houthi militias suffered heavy losses.” The government side also suffered casualties, with at least one soldierkilledand another critically wounded in the clashes, Yemeni military officials told AP. Saudi tankers reroute around Africa as empty fleet heads toward Gulf:Saudi tanker movements areshiftingamid continued shipping risks around the Bab Al-Mandab and Strait of Hormuz, according to researcher Ali (@MerruX). A fleet of Saudi VLCCs is sailing around the Cape of Good Hope, avoiding potential Ansarallah attacks near Bab Al-Mandab, while nearly all Saudi tankers remaining in the Red Sea have reportedly switched off their AIS tracking. More than 12 empty Saudi tankers are reportedly heading toward the Gulf of Oman and UAE ports, potentially preparing to cross Hormuz and load crude. Their entry could replenish the shrinking pool of tankers inside the Gulf as outbound oil flows accelerate. At Bab Al-Mandab, trafficrosemodestly to 40 crossings on August 11, up from 36 on August 9 and 35 on August 10, though normal shipping patterns remain heavily disrupted. Ambrey joins major salvage operation for stricken tanker off Oman:Maritime risk firm Ambreysaidit is involved in the salvage of the Caroline Bezengi tanker, which was struck near Oman’s Hallaniyat Islands in Dhofar, as part of a major international response involving salvage vessels, aircraft, specialist personnel, and more than 100 tons of equipment. Specialists have boarded the tanker with support from the Royal Air Force of Oman to begin stabilizing the vessel and its cargo. An international oil-spill response company has also been contracted. Ambrey said the operation is complicated by extreme weather and sea conditions brought on by the Khareef monsoon. The internationally sanctioned tanker, carrying an estimated 800,000 barrels of Russian oil, ran aground on June 30 near an Omani marine nature reserve that is home to wildlife. The vessel had reported difficulties off Yemen on June 8 following an explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. X suspends Ansarallah spokesperson account:TheX accountof Yahya Saree, the spokesperson for Ansarallah, has been suspended. It is unclear what prompted X to take down the account, which had over 121,000 followers, though a notice on the account says, “X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules.” For those who want to follow in real time, the spokesperson maintains a presence onTelegram. Killed and wounded in Gaza:Over the past 24 hours, one Palestinian was killed and seven injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The total recorded death toll since October 7, 2023 has risen to 73,389 killed, with 174,266 injured. Since October 11, the first full day of the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,260 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 4,154, while 808 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble. VIDEO: Ryan Grim discusses Israel’s continued violations of the Gaza ceasefire agreementon Breaking Points here. Israel kills Palestinian child in Gaza City strike:An Israelistrikein the Beit Lahiya area of Gaza City on Wednesday killed a 10-year-old Palestinian child and wounded several others. Israeli strikes kill two, including Gaza police chief:An Israeli airstrike killed the director of police in the Gaza Governorate, Col. Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, after targeting his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street southwest of Gaza City on Thursday, according to Gaza’s Interior Ministry. Separately, a Palestinian waskilledand several others wounded on Thursday in an Israeli drone strike on the Al-Amal neighborhood, west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, WAFA reported. Israel detains Palestinians, destroys homes, and re-establishes settlement in occupied West Bank: Bethlehem:Israeli settlers assaulted a child in Artas on Thursday, violently entering a home near the Solomon’s Pools tourist area and brutally beating a 16-year-old. Israeli settlersattackeda farm in Minya, stealing over 100 sheep and uprooting over 100 olive trees, WAFA reported. During the attack, the settlers reportedly attacked two residents of the farm, stole a vehicle and damaged another, and vandalized the house, with Israeli forces detaining three family members. Jenin:Israeli settlersre-establishedthe “Ganim” settlement on Thursday, 21 years after settlers left the area as part of a 2005 disengagement plan, tightening controls in the surrounding area and closing several roads. Defense Minister Israel Katz participated in the ceremony for the settlement’s reopening, alongside settler leader Yossi Dagan and members of the Knesset. The move comes days after Israel began demolishing 27 Palestinian buildings in the governorate. Nablus:Israeli authoritiesforcibly evacuatedthe Palestinian families occupying two homes in Qusra, and seized 16 other homes as temporary military barracks, the village’s mayor told WAFA on Thursday. A Wednesday statement from the Israeli human rights group B’Tselemcondemnedthe escalations in Qusra, noting that outposts are being used to “force the families out and take over their homes,” and said they were “not an isolated incident.” Qalqilya:Israeli forcesdetainedseven Palestinians in Qalqilya on Thursday morning, according to WAFA, all of whom were related to Palestinians recently killed by Israel. Jericho:Israeli settlersdemolishedaround 20 seasonal shelters used by Palestinian migrant farmers near Jericho on Thursday. Hebron:Israeli forcesdetained3 young Palestinian men from Beit Ummar on Thursday, according to WAFA. East Jerusalem:Dozens of Israelisstormedthe Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Thursday, WAFA reported. Hamas says it will participate in Palestinian elections in November:Senior Hamas official Husam BadrantoldAl-Aqsa Radio that the movement has made a “clear decision” to participate in legislative and Palestinian National Council elections in November, calling for clarity about the schedule for elections to replace President Mahmoud Abbas as well. Badran said the group seeks “the largest and broadest possible national coalition” of factions, independents and political blocs. He also rejected attempts to sideline the group, saying that “no one has the right to impose a political condition for participation” in the elections. Israeli forces blow up and burn homes in southern Lebanon despite “ceasefire” framework:Israeli forcesdemolished and set homes on firein Majdal Zoun and Mansouri and the surrounding valleys on Thursday, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. Israeli forces alsocarried outexplosions in Majdal Zoun and nearby valleys, while an Israeli infantry force wasseen movingin the area between Aita Al-Jabal and Beit Yahoun in the Bint Jbeil district. Separately, Israeli aircraft struck Mansouri in two waves overnight. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Thursday reposted astatementon X condemning Israel’s “systematic destruction” of southern Lebanese villages after the original post was deleted, saying someone had gained access to his account and removed it. Salam condemned Israeli attacks in Mansouri, Zawtar Al-Sharqieh, and Kfartabnit in the post, rejected Israel’s claim that it was targeting military facilities, and added that Lebanon’s sovereignty and southerners’ right to return and rebuild “are not matters open to compromise.” Report: Israeli forces are deliberately setting southern Lebanon ablaze:Israeldroppedincendiary materials from drones and fired white phosphorus and flares into woodlands nearly every day since the June 17 ceasefire, Civil defense chief Hussein Fakih told The Guardian. He estimated fires have affected 30% to 40% of land near the frontline. Conservationist Hisham Younes called the campaign “ecocide,” saying the destruction is making the land uninhabitable. U.S. official says Israel expected to abide by Lebanon framework after Katz vows not to withdraw:The U.S. expects Israel to act in accordance with the framework agreed with Lebanon, a State Department officialtoldAsharq, responding to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz’s declaration that Israeli forces would not withdraw from areas they control in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza. The official said a “permanent military presence in southern Lebanon is inconsistent with the commitments made under the framework,” which provides for a conditional, phased Israeli redeployment tied to Hezbollah’s disarmament. Katz said Wednesday during a visit to an Israeli military position in southern Lebanon: “We will not move from here and we will not withdraw.” Lebanese presidency denies report that Aoun called Hezbollah a “cancer” in meeting with Trump:The Lebanese presidency’s media officedeniedan Al-Akhbar report, saying the remarks attributed to President Joseph Aoun were “incorrect.” The Al-Akhbar reportclaimedAoun told Trump that repeated attempts at dialogue with Hezbollah had failed, that the group was now under Iranian leadership, and that Lebanon’s Shiites did not support it to the extent it claimed. It also alleged that Aoun described Hezbollah as “the cancer Lebanon is suffering from” that required “complete eradication” rather than dialogue or partial solutions. Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment:Concerns are growing about a mental health crisis and the risk of self-harm aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as 5,000 sailors and marines are in their ninth month at sea—a record for an aircraft carrier—with worsening conditions onboard, according to reports in theNavy TimesandStars and Stripes. Both papers reported thwarted suicide attempts by service members, with multiple attempts by sailors to jump overboard. The USS Abraham Lincoln was sent to the Gulf amid the Iran war and U.S. blockade. Sen.Richard Blumenthal(D-Conn.) sent aletterto Secretary of WarPete Hegsethand Acting Secretary of the NavyHung Caoon Wednesday demanding to know what action is being taken to improve conditions for sailors onboard. “There have been widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns, and disruptions in the mail system,” Blumenthal wrote. Rep.Mike Levinof California alsocitedmilitary families describing poor conditions onboard, including “Moldy showers, broken toilets, laundry down for weeks, long stretches with no hot water, a meal that came down to half a cup of rice and two tortillas.” Third detainee dies after detention at Newark ICE facility: Jose Chajon-Raxon,a Guatemalan immigrant,diedat a

Vehicle in flames after an attack by Israel in the city of Gaza - Europe Press/Contact/Ahmed Ibrahim MADRID, Aug 13 (EUROPE PRESS) - The authorities of the Gaza Strip, under the control of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, announced on Thursday the death of the head of the enclave's police in an attack carried out during the day by the Israeli army against the southern part of the city of Gaza. The Gaza Government’s media office confirmed on its social networks that the victim is the “Director of Police of the Gaza Governorate, Colonel Yamal Mahmud Abu Kamil,” a 43-year-old man who died as a result of an Israeli bombing “against his vehicle” parked on Rashid Street, in the southwest of the city of Gaza. The Interior Ministry condemned the attack in a note carried by the newspaper Filastin, warning that it represents a “dangerous escalation that undermines police work and threatens to generate chaos” in the enclave. Israeli forces have not commented on this report, but they did announce the death of a presumed member of Hamas’ military wing in an attack carried out in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. As in previous occasions, they indicated that the presumed “terrorist planned to carry out attacks” against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed in Gaza.

Key Events Updates Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met the commander of U.S. Central Command, Brad Cooper, and discussed defense cooperation between the kingdom and the United States as well as efforts to reduce regional tensions, the Saudi state news agency said late on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is planning to visit and Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday, citing five sources with knowledge of the plan. Kushner is also expected to meet with mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey next week in Cairo, Axios reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the United Kingdom as "the Islamic Republic of Britain," saying Israel is "making sure" Iran doesn't become "another one." Netanyahu said former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's son and grandson, who were journalists, were friendly to Israel. "They came here and covered the Six-Day War in a very positive way for us," he said, speaking on the IDF-run Army Radio's video podcast recorded at the studios of a company employed by his Likud party's election campaign. "Go find that today in Britain, what is known as the Islamic Republic of Britain," Netanyahu added. "Someone said that the first nuclear-armed Islamic Republic will be the Islamic Republic of Britain. We're making sure there won't be another one in Iran." U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank are a "very small minority" that doesn't represent most settlers. "Settlers are not the problem in Judea/Samaria. 'Unsettlers' are," Huckabee wrote on X. "Very small minority who do great damage to Palestinian families & to Israel. Sharing an article where prominent settler leaders said the recent raids in the West Bank caused "irreversible damage" to Israel and the settler movement, Huckabee said "real settlers" like Israel Ganz – head of the Yesha Council, an umbrella organization of Israeli settlements – "condemn the actions of the few." "Settlers" are not the problem in Judea/Samaria. "Unsettlers" are. Very small minority who do great damage to Palestinian families & to Israel. Real settlers like Ysrael Ganz, Governor of Judea/Samaria condemn the actions of the few. Let's hope the media gives attention to this Show moreEarlier on Thursday, Huckabee condemned Israeli settlers who have been besieging two Palestinian families in the West Bank village of Qusra, calling them "Israeli terrorists," and saying the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem had asked Israeli security forces to remove them. Here are Thursday's latest updates: ■ An Israeli drone strike in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip killed one and wounded seven others. Another drone strike in southwestern Gaza City killed at least one person and wounded several others. ■ The Israeli military said it killed a "Hamas company commander" in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. ■ Iran's top joint military command announced that no vessel can transit the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's permission, according to state-run media. ■ Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said hackers accessed his X account and deleted a recent post condemning Israel's attacks in southern Lebanon. ■ UNRWA said its facilities in the Palestinian refugee camp of Shoafat in East Jerusalem face an "imminent risk of unlawful seizure and takeover" by Israeli authorities, citing recent raids on schools and health facilities. ■ A Palestinian family in the West Bank village of Qusra said IDF soldiers who took over its house removed a digital video recorder containing security camera footage of recent settler attacks. ■ Washington is sending a new aircraft carrier to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, The Wall Street Journal reported, shortly after reports that sailors aboard the Lincoln tried to jump overboard. Washington is sending a new aircraft carrier to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, The Wall Street Journal reported, shortly after reports that sailors aboard the Lincoln tried to jump overboard. According to The Journal, U.S. officials said the Lincoln's replacement by the USS George Washington is part of a scheduled rotation. On Wednesday, The Guardian reported that the Lincoln is undergoing a mental health crisis, with multiple instances where the carrier's crew members tried to jump overboard. The Lincoln reportedly spent 250 consecutive days at sea without making land. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied reports of poor conditions aboard the carrier, saying they were "completely misrepresented." Yemen's Houthis said they attacked an Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia's Jazan with two drones on Thursday, the Iran-aligned movement's Saba news agency reported. A Houthi military source said the attack was in response to what the group described as Saudi violations of Yemeni airspace and sovereignty in Saada and Hajjah provinces. There was no immediate comment on the report from Saudi Arabia. Britain condemned the recent settler violence in the West Bank, saying Israel must do "much more" to "prevent it and halt illegal settlements." In a statement shared by the British Embassy in Israel, London said the settler attacks "undermine the viability of a two-state solution, prospects for peace in Gaza, and security for Israelis and Palestinians." A Palestinian family in the West Bank village of Qusra said IDF soldiers who took over its house removed a digital video recorder containing security camera footage of recent settler attacks. Earlier on Thursday, soldiers took over eight houses in the village, which lies near Nablus in the northern West Bank, as part of an operation that the IDF said was designed to remove settlers who had besieged the houses. The soldiers have since left four of the houses, allowing some of the families to return. One of the families said the recorder connected to the house's security cameras had been disconnected while it was under the soldiers' control. The cameras had captured a significant portion of the footage documenting the events in the village. Residents of several of the houses the IDF took over and later vacated reported theft of cash and damage to furniture, adding that the soldiers used the kitchen and left it in disarray. In one of the houses, residents said the soldiers tore pages from the family's Quran.

An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in western Gaza City killed Gaza City police chief Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, and critically wounded two others on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported, citing Gaza’s interior ministry. Abu Kamil was one of two Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday, according to Reuters. An earlier Israeli strike on a motorbike in western Khan Younis killed one person and wounded another. An Israeli drone strike in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, also critically wounded one person on Wednesday, according to Gaza medics. Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes despite the ceasefire that took effect on 10 October 2025. An Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in western Gaza City killed Gaza City police chief Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, and critically wounded two others on Thursday, Al Jazeera reported, citing Gaza’s interior ministry. Abu Kamil was one of two Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Thursday, according to Reuters. An earlier Israeli strike on a motorbike in western Khan Younis killed one person and wounded another. An Israeli drone strike in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, also critically wounded one person on Wednesday, according to Gaza medics. Israel has continued to carry out near-daily strikes despite the ceasefire that took effect on 10 October 2025. Copyright © 2014 - 2026.Middle East Eye. All rights reserved.Only England and Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters. Middle East Eye          ISSN 2634-2456

CAIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians, including a senior police official, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, in the first reported fatalities in more than a week as the Israeli military scaled back its targeted attacks in the enclave under U.S. pressure. Palestinian medics said the first strike targeted two people riding on a motorbike, in a western area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. One person was killed and the other was wounded, they added. Sign up here. The Israeli military said in a statement that the Khan Younis airstrike targeted a Hamas commander planning an attack on its troops. Later on Thursday, an Israeli drone launched three missiles against a vehicle driving in western Gaza City, killing the head of the Gaza City police force, and critically wounding two other people medics and witnesses said. The Hamas-led interior ministry also confirmed in a statement the "assassination" by Israel of police colonel Jamal Abu Kmail. The Israeli military did not immediately comment. Israel had stepped up attacks on members of the Hamas-led police force since an October ceasefire began, killing dozens of them, according to security and health officials. TRUMP GAZA PLAN U.S. President Donald Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, to which both Israel and Hamas agreed, with Israeli forces withdrawing as Hamas disarms and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave. On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Trump's latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government, even as Israel's military had effectively halted attacks in the territory under pressure from the U.S. president. Hamas said it agreed to the plan to avoid a resumption of war, but it added that the implementation of the deal would depend on Israel first meeting its own commitments, including withdrawal and halting attacks. On Wednesday, the Israeli military said in a statement that a man was hit in an aerial strike in order to remove a threat to Israeli military troops. Gaza medics said one person was critically wounded in the attack in Beit Lahiya town, in the north of the enclave. Israeli fire has killed more than 1,250 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them civilians, since a U.S.-backed ceasefire halted two years of full-scale war in October. It is unclear how many of those killed might be militants since Hamas does not usually disclose information about dead fighters. Four Israeli soldiers were killed by militants in Gaza over the same period, according to an Israeli tally. Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Keith Weir and Alison Williams Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

For nearly five years, Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky has lived under the constant threat of Russian missiles and drones, watching a country at war struggle to preserve some semblance of normal life. “There are attacks almost every night,” Brodsky told The Jerusalem Post as he prepares to conclude his tenure in Kyiv. “But we also know this from our experience back home; people eventually get used to everything, and Kyiv tries to live a normal life.” While some residents still seek shelter in subway stations during attacks, Brodsky said most Ukrainians have learned to carry on with their daily routines despite the nightly threat. “Some people prefer to go to the subway stations. But I think most people simply don’t do much anymore,” he said. For Brodsky and his embassy staff, however, the war has never truly become routine. How Israel's ambassador to Ukraine speaks on how Putin's war affected diplomatic relations between Jerusalem and Kyiv On February 24, 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he called a “special military operation” against Ukraine, Brodsky and his team awoke to the sound of the first explosions. “We woke up to the siren and immediately after heard booms,” he recalled. “Of course, we didn’t know what to do; no one was used to the new situation. So, we went down to the hotel parking lot, the whole team, those who were with us.” By then, the Israeli Embassy staff had already relocated to Lviv in western Ukraine. But the outbreak of full-scale war presented an unprecedented diplomatic challenge: Israel had to evacuate its embassy while continuing to assist Israelis and Jews across the country. “There is a very clear protocol for evacuating an embassy,” Brodsky explained. “First, we evacuate all secret documents and clear out the classified systems. We evacuated the families first, and then the staff.” Carrying out such an operation in the middle of an active war, however, was unlike anything Brodsky had previously experienced. “It is a very dramatic process because it also has political implications,” Brodsky said. “I don’t think there’s a precedent for this, certainly not in the Israeli Foreign Service.” Despite the security challenges, Israel mounted a significant humanitarian response following the Russian invasion. “In record time, we organized and established a field hospital in the Lviv area of western Ukraine,” Brodsky said. “Between 100-150 people were treated there on a daily basis. There were amazing doctors there, an amazing Israeli team that provided aid at the highest level imaginable, and many people benefited from this assistance.” Another area of cooperation emerged around Ukraine’s shuttered aviation sector. With Ukrainian airports effectively closed because of the threat posed by Russian missiles and drones, Kyiv sought to draw on Israel’s experience operating an airport during wartime. “They expressed interest in learning from our experience in operating an airport during wartime, in a state of war,” Brodsky said. “There were several delegations – theirs here in Israel, and our delegations in Kyiv.” The Ukrainians ultimately came to understand that operating an airport under attack was technically possible, Brodsky said, but only if certain conditions were in place. “They understood that, in principle, it is possible, but of course, several conditions had to be met, and in my opinion, those conditions were not met – including air defense,” Brodsky said. “Living without any flights at all for four and a half years is not easy for anyone.” Why hasn't Israel given Ukraine more military aid? Ukraine’s requests for Israeli military assistance proved far more complicated. Kyiv repeatedly expressed interest in Israeli air-defense systems, including the Iron Dome, but Brodsky said there was never a realistic prospect of Israel supplying the system. “Regarding aid, the Ukrainians occasionally raised the issue of air defense systems and the supply of weapons,” he said. “I don’t think there was ever a serious intention to buy Iron Dome from Israel, but there were various feelers.” Brodsky recalled a visit to Israel by Ukraine’s defense minister in December 2021, shortly before Russia launched its invasion. “But even then, it was clear that Israel could not provide Ukraine with what it was asking for, considering the channels of communication with Russia,” he said. Ukraine’s frustration with Israel was evident throughout the following years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky repeatedly lamented the absence of an Israeli-style air-defense system capable of protecting Ukrainian cities. “Unfortunately, we do not have our own ‘Iron Dome,’” Zelensky said in a speech at the beginning of the war. “We do not yet have a modern and effective air defense and missile defense system that could secure our skies.” Brodsky said Israel understood Ukraine’s frustration, even when Jerusalem was unable to meet Kyiv’s demands. “It’s hard to come to them with complaints,” he said. “Like any country under attack that feels it is fighting for its survival, it’s hard to blame them or say they didn’t consider others’ interests because they only saw their own interest.” That dynamic changed dramatically after Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel. Brodsky says that on October 7, and a day later, “all their questions disappeared”. “They understood that we are also in a war, and you cannot come to us with claims that we gave them this or didn’t give them that, because ultimately, both countries are conducting wars that can be called wars of survival.” According to Brodsky, the relationship between Israel and Ukraine changed significantly after October 7, with both countries now confronting wars they view through the lens of national survival. He pointed in particular to Zelensky’s immediate public support for Israel following the Hamas attack. “On October 7, Zelensky came out unequivocally with a statement of support for Israel and even called on leaders to come to Israel to show solidarity,” Brodsky said. “I believe the potential for relations in all areas is huge, and we haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of that potential. After the war in Ukraine, we will be able to do many things there.” That relationship could now receive a further boost from a threat both countries increasingly share: Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Zelensky had a brief conversation last month during the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, after the two leaders had reportedly not spoken for roughly two years. Brodsky said the growing Iranian threat has created an area in which Kyiv and Jerusalem increasingly see eye to eye. “You can’t even compare the first Shaheds (Iranian-made one-way attack drones) at the very beginning of the war and today’s Shaheds,” Zelensky said in a recent interview with the Post. “They, of course, had this experience, a bloody experience on our people, on our land, and they attacked just civilians.” “Both sides understand that we see eye-to-eye regarding the Iranian threat,” the ambassador said. Ukraine has a direct interest in confronting Iran because of Tehran’s extensive support for Moscow, Brodsky said. “They also have an interest in acting against Iran because Iran is a hostile country in every way,” he said. “It doesn’t just supply weapons to Russia, mainly UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), but it trains Russian forces and provides very extensive aid to Russia in all fields, including the economic field.” Brodsky also pointed to what he described as a significant Israeli diplomatic achievement: Ukraine’s decision to recognize Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. “It must be mentioned that, among other things, as a result of our pressure and our activity, Ukraine recognized the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization,” he said. “This is a very important move in our view because it also serves as an example for other countries in Europe that are looking closely at what the Ukrainians are doing.” The growing military cooperation between Iran and Russia, Brodsky argued, has created a strategic convergence between the interests of Israel, Ukraine, and the United States. From Kyiv to Khan Yunis For Brodsky, however, war was never simply a diplomatic issue unfolding around him in Ukraine. While serving thousands of kilometers away in Kyiv, he received devastating news from Israel: his son had been wounded while fighting in Gaza. “He was wounded in Khan Yunis, and we returned to Israel immediately,” Brodsky said. “He was wounded by shrapnel. Unfortunately, two of his friends who were right next to him were killed.” Brodsky and his family rushed back to Israel, reaching the hospital after his son had already undergone surgery. “We managed to reach the hospital after he had already undergone surgery and the large shrapnel had been removed from his body,” he said. “Fortunately for us and for him, he pulled through and is recovering.” Brodsky is now preparing to leave Kyiv, but the war that defined his tenure remains unresolved. The expectation in the first days of the Russian invasion that Kyiv could fall within 72 hours has long since given way to a grinding war of attrition. Yet Brodsky believes his tenure should ultimately be judged by what the embassy managed to accomplish under extraordinary circumstances. “It’s not easy to summarize five years in general, and five such intensive years in particular,” he said. “But I remember the very first moments after the war broke out on February 24, and I remember receiving a message: ‘You are currently in, or going through, historic moments.’” “I think we handled it worthily, and we have something to be proud of – both as an embassy and as a country.” Brodsky leaves Ukraine without seeing the end of the war he witnessed from its first hours. He saw the war. The next ambassador, he hopes, will see the peace.

Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight and into Thursday, raising fears that the country's civil war could reignite and open another front in the Middle East. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here. Other WRAL Top Stories Yemeni soldier killed in clashes with Houthis At least one government soldier was killed and another critically wounded in clashes with the Houthis in the mountainous province of Taiz, Yemeni military officials told The Associated Press. The fighting came as part of a spate of recent Houthi attacks on government-held areas across the country. Dozens of government troops have been killed since last week, the Yemeni military said. The Houthis also said they launched another drone attack on an Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials did not immediately comment on the reported attack in the city of Jazan. Last weekend, the Houthis fired drones at the refinery, where the Saudi Energy Ministry reported a fire but no casualties. The conflict dates back to 2014, when the Houthis seized Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Saudi Arabia intervened the following year on the side of Yemen's internationally recognized government. Last month, the Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi shipping, threatening another key trade route in the region. Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, told the U.N. Security Council in a video briefing Thursday that Yemen is at greater risk of returning to large-scale conflict than at any time since a 2022 truce paused the fighting. Yemen faces “catastrophe” from rising hunger and from health services crumbling amid the fighting, said U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher. He said 6 million people in Yemen face emergency levels of food insecurity bordering on famine, “the highest number globally.” Peace laureate calls for UN pressure to resolve Yemen conflict Yemen’s Nobel peace laureate Tawakkol Karman said Thursday at the United Nations that Houthi rebels bear the primary responsibility for the “collapse of the state” in her home country. But the human rights campaigner also blamed Iran for backing the Houthis, Saudi Arabia for its intervention on behalf of the government ousted by the Houthis, the United Arab Emirates for its involvement in the conflict and the international community for its failure to do enough to protect civilians. Karman had been invited to brief the U.N. Security Council as an independent civil society voice on Yemen, but was blocked from speaking because of “strong opposition,” Danish Deputy Ambassador Sandra Jensen Landi said. Instead, Karman spoke to reporters outside the council chamber. Iran and Oman working to clean oil spills off their coasts Oil spills spreading off the coasts of Iran and Oman are raising concerns about environmental damage as oil shipments have come under fire in the Iran war. Iran said Thursday it's working to clean up an oil spill off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Images distributed by Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA showed oil fouling the island's beaches. While Iran hasn't said what caused the spill, the firm TankerTrackers.com says it appears to have started with an Iranian attack on a bulk carrier off Oman. Iran has repeatedly attacked shipping in the strait since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. Oman is responding to another spill in the Arabian Sea, coming from a tanker grounded off its southern coast. The tanker Caroline Bezengi — a sanctioned vessel believed to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” — has been grounded since reporting an explosion in June. No party has claimed responsibility and the cause is unknown. A British maritime risk and response company said Thursday it has been hired to salvage the tanker and stop the oil leak off Oman. Oil from the ship has been spreading for weeks, reaching shores hundreds of kilometers (miles) north of the vessel. JD Vance says Iran war will end with US in stronger position Vice President JD Vance appeared to be lowering expectations for the Strait of Hormuz to return to the way it was before the war. He predicted in an interview on Fox News Channel that the war will end with the U.S. in a stronger position, with Iran not having a nuclear weapon, and with the Strait of Hormuz “returned to a place where oil and gas prices are stable for the American people.” He did not say anything about the strait being open and toll-free for transiting ships, as he had in the past. Vance’s comments also seemed to suggest that the administration was more acutely focused on the economic impact of the war than the original aims of the war itself. “That’s goal number one: keep oil and gas cheap for Americans all over our country,” he said. The second goal, according to Vance, is to ensure that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon. Hegseth says military can maintain Iranian blockade ’indefinitely' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military can maintain the blockage of Iranian ports “indefinitely” amid increasing reports of morale and supply issues aboard an aircraft carrier in the region. Hegseth, speaking to reporters in Panama, said that “the United States Navy can maintain a blockade like that because we’ll rotate ships in and out, as we have and we’ll continue to.” The statement comes at the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln heads into its ninth month and has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days. Several Democratic lawmakers are pressing for accountability from the Pentagon over conditions aboard the carrier. Hegseth dismissed those reports as “completely misrepresented” and claimed that “every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment.” ——- Click here for full AP coverage on developments in the West Bank.

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The IDF struck the Gaza Strip on Monday for a second consecutive day, even as U.S. officials signaled that the Trump administration is willing to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu political “room” to navigate Israel’s approaching election, provided Jerusalem does not resume targeted killings that could derail efforts to advance the next phase of the Gaza agreement. Monday evening’s strike was the second Israeli attack in Gaza since the military halted targeted killings under instructions from the political leadership. Unlike Sunday’s incident, in which troops opened fire on a Hamas sniper identified near the Yellow Line, Monday’s attack involved an Israeli Air Force strike in northern Gaza intended, according to the IDF, to “remove a threat.” A security official said the strike did not require approval from the IDF chief of staff because Israeli troops faced an “immediate threat.” Palestinian reports in Gaza described it as the first Israeli airstrike in more than a week and said one person was killed. At the same time, Nikolay Mladenov, director-general of the Gaza Board of Peace and its official “high representative for Gaza,” announced that a new mechanism had begun operating to monitor violations of the agreement. “In recent days, a mechanism for monitoring violations has begun operating,” Mladenov said. “Any confirmed violation will be addressed.” He also rejected reports alleging that the Board of Peace had reached a financial arrangement with Hamas. “The claims regarding a financial agreement between the Board of Peace and Hamas are false,” Mladenov said. “No such proposal was discussed, negotiated, considered or will be on the table in the future.” Mladenov noted that the Board of Peace was established under President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan and UN Security Council Resolution 2803. “Both documents are public and clear: Hamas will have no role in governing Gaza and will have no access to funds,” he said. He added that Board of Peace funds are not transferred through Hamas. “Every contract undergoes checks and approvals, every job is verified before payment, and all accounts are open to full auditing by donor governments,” Mladenov said. The international stabilization force, he added, is intended to support the disarmament process and the establishment of a civilian government in which Hamas has no role. “That was our position from the beginning, and it has not changed,” he said. Washington gives Netanyahu political room U.S. officials, meanwhile, told Politico that the administration had initially been “disappointed” by Netanyahu’s rejection of the 15-point plan, which serves as the roadmap for implementing the Gaza agreement. But officials said that disappointment eased after Washington concluded that Israel’s actions on the ground were largely consistent with the plan, despite Netanyahu’s public rhetoric. One U.S. official said the administration is prepared to give Netanyahu “some room” to present the plan in a way that helps him politically. “We recognize the complexities created by the elections in Israel, and we’re obviously going to give Bibi some room to try to navigate this,” the official said. But that flexibility comes with an expectation from Washington. “They need to give us a little room in terms of stopping the targeted killings to allow us to try to get to the next phase, so there are still a lot of challenges ahead,” the official said. The administration understands that Netanyahu faces conflicting political pressures ahead of the election: pressure from his right-wing coalition partners on one side and pressure from Washington on the other, with unfavorable polling adding to the political difficulty. The United States, through the Board of Peace and mediators Turkey, Qatar and Egypt, negotiated with Hamas over the roadmap, which in principle is intended to end with the terror group’s disarmament. The first major obstacle emerged almost immediately. Hamas has said publicly that it will not disarm until Israel withdraws from Gaza, while Israel insists that it will not withdraw until Hamas has disarmed. Despite Trump’s public confidence, including his declaration of a “historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas,” administration officials had expected resistance from Israel. Still, they believed negotiations could continue in practice. “No one has ever gotten to the point where they brought Hamas to agree to this,” one U.S. official said, arguing that obtaining such an agreement was a necessary step before actual disarmament could take place. Another administration official said the 27-member Board of Peace has recently received “good cooperation on the ground.” “That’s what matters,” the official said. Senior Board of Peace officials made a similar argument a day after Netanyahu rejected the roadmap, describing his opposition as largely declarative. “We look at actions on the ground, less at words and declarations,” they said. “In practice, Israel stopped the targeted killings and is maintaining the ceasefire.” They added that Israel was effectively implementing the 15-point agreement despite rejecting it publicly. “The IDF is in practice standing on the original Yellow Line, 53% of the Strip, and there are no posts or forces beyond the Yellow Line. Israel is implementing the document, even if rhetorically it rejects it.” ‘The goal is to get through the election’ Dan Shapiro, who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel under the Obama administration, said Netanyahu’s political considerations are central to understanding the gap between his public position and Israel’s conduct. “For Netanyahu, the main objective is obviously to get through the election,” Shapiro said. “So he will at least voice rejection even while he may allow certain aspects to move forward.” He added that Trump appears willing to tolerate that political balancing act. “Trump seems to tolerate this dance by Netanyahu and is willing to tolerate the stated rejection,” Shapiro said. Board of Peace officials stress that separate discussions with Israel are continuing and that the roadmap itself is an agreement between the Board of Peace and Hamas. For now, however, Hamas’ stated willingness to disarm remains conditional on an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, leaving significant doubts over whether the plan can ultimately be implemented. Mladenov said Israel is not being asked to rely on trust or make irreversible concessions before concrete steps are verified on the ground. “The objective remains complete disarmament and ensuring that Gaza never again poses the kind of threat Israel experienced on October 7,” he said. He argued that the alternatives are either for Hamas to remain in power and rebuild its military capabilities, or for Israel to return to governing Gaza’s entire population at an enormous human, military and economic cost. “The Board of Peace offers a third option: complete demilitarization, civilian government, an international security presence under American command and monitoring and verification mechanisms,” Mladenov said. “There are more than enough real challenges in this effort. There is no need to invent additional ones.”

Gaza: The Israeli army killed two Palestinians on Thursday in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip, one of them a senior official in the Palestinian police, as a truce in the enclave faces increasing challenges amid continued Israeli strikes and the ongoing toll of martyrs and injuries. The Gaza Interior Ministry said that the Gaza Police Chief, Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kemal (43), was martyred after Israeli airstrikes hit his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street in the southwest of Gaza City. Assassination of Gaza’s Police Chief Colonel Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kemal. In a later statement, the ministry said Abu Kemal’s assassination was a "crime that constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, and a serious escalation reflecting the occupier’s determination to continue targeting the civilian police apparatus in the Gaza Strip; within attempts to sow chaos." It described the act as an "unjustified crime" that comes amid ongoing violations of the ceasefire agreement, "as all sides seek to stabilize the agreement." The ministry added that the assassination confirms Israel’s deliberate targeting of mediators’ efforts and obstruction of de-escalation efforts, and it urged the international community and intermediary states to "intervene urgently to put an end to Israeli violations and stop targeting the police force." #Images | Mourning and funeral of Gaza Province Police Chief Jamal Abu Kemal, who was martyred in an Israeli strike that targeted his vehicle in the Um Haroun area in southwest Gaza City. In a separate incident, medical sources at Nasser Hospital said a Palestinian was martyred on Thursday after the Israeli army targeted an electric bicycle in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Local sources said the martyr was Hudhayfa Krawah, described as the commander of a platoon in al-Qassam Brigades, the militant wing of Hamas. The youth Hudhayfa Krawah was killed when Israel targeted an electric bicycle in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. This comes amid ongoing tension in the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire aimed at halting hostilities and enabling the conditions for implementing phases of the agreement related to cementing the ceasefire, the Israeli troop withdrawal, prisoner exchanges, and delivery of humanitarian aid. Israeli strikes had declined in the strip in recent period, but shootings, shelling, and military operations still occur from time to time, according to Palestinian sources. The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the two incidents. (WAM/ Agencies)

Gaza – The Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip announced the death of Gaza Governorate Police Director, Colonel Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil (43), following an Israeli airstrike targeting his vehicle in southwestern Gaza City. Consequently, these operational developments highlight ongoing strikes against administrative and security personnel across the enclave. Furthermore, local and medical sources reported that the airstrike hit a civilian vehicle on Al-Rasheed Street near the new port in the Sheikh Ejlin district, killing Colonel Abu Kamil and injuring several bystanders. As a result, emergency responders secured the area to evaluate casualties and clear the debris. Escalating Attacks on Security Personnel On the other hand, the incident forms part of a broader pattern of targeted strikes affecting civil police personnel and administrative vehicles. Additionally, the Israeli military has not issued an official declaration regarding the operational context or specific objectives behind the strike. Consequently, civil authorities in the Gaza Strip are conducting damage assessments amidst continuous aerial bombardment. Ultimately, persistent targeting of civic security services complicates local governance and civil defense coordination during active conflict. Finally, the death of the Gaza Police Director underscores the volatile security environment in the region. Ultimately, field stability and the protection of civil service operations remain vital factors for maintaining basic infrastructure.

Renew The Israeli occupation targeted the Palestinian police, and he proceeded to assassinate the director of the Gaza Governorate Police, Colonel Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamal (43 years old), in an air raid on his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street southwest of Gaza City. The Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip announced on Thursday evening the assassination of Abu Kamal, after reports of a martyr and wounded arriving at the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City following an Israeli drone strike that targeted a vehicle with three missiles in the Sheikh Ajleen neighborhood. In May, Abu Kamal stressed the steadfastness of police officers in the field to maintain security despite deliberate Israeli targeting, while also confirming that the police alliance with community leaders prevented the collapse of civil peace. Abu Kamal said at the time: The Israeli occupation deliberately targeted the police system in the Gaza Strip to spread chaos and disintegrate the internal front, revealing that more than 1,700 police personnel were martyred and more than 3,000 others were injured since the start of the ongoing war of extermination on the sector, according to the local Palestine newspaper. He noted that the occupation completely destroyed all police headquarters in the sector, and its targeting was not limited to buildings, but also affected police personnel while performing their duties in protecting citizens and maintaining security. He added: “The occupation aimed to create a state of security vacuum and chaos within the society, in order to dismantle the internal fabric and strike social stability, but it failed to achieve that despite the scale of the targeting.”

The Gaza Strip Police General Directorate rejects the allegations and lies voiced by the Israeli occupation army in its statement issued after the assassination of the director of the Gaza Province Police. The Police General Directorate, in a press release issued today, Thursday (August 13, 2026), confirmed that martyr Colonel Jamal Abu Kemal was committed to his police work only within the law, and had no connection to any other activities mentioned by the occupation army. The police stressed that the claims cited by the occupation aim to justify its heinous crime, noting that the true objective behind this targeting is the occupation’s relentless pursuit to strike at the pillars of the policing system and to sow chaos within Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip Police General Directorate rejected the allegations and lies that the Israeli occupation army voiced in its statement issued after the assassination of the director of the Gaza Province Police. The Police General Directorate, in a press release issued today, Thursday (August 13, 2026), confirmed that martyr Colonel Jamal Abu Kemal was committed to his police work only within the law, and had no connection to any other activities mentioned by the occupation army. The police stressed that the claims cited by the occupation aim to justify its heinous crime, noting that the true objective behind this targeting is the occupation’s relentless effort to strike at the pillars of the policing system and to spread chaos within the Palestinian community in the Gaza Strip.