Iran says it fully blocked Bab el-Mandeb Strait and closed Strait of Hormuz, warns of strikes on US-allied Gulf energy infrastructure in response to Israeli strikes on petrochemical sites.

ACLED: Iran and allied groups launched at least 172 attacks on non-military infrastructure between Feb. 28 and July 30, with energy infrastructure accounting for nearly half of all such strikes — Anadolu.

Conflict monitor ACLED documented at least 172 attacks by Iran and allied groups on non-military infrastructure between February 28 and July 30, with energy infrastructure accounting for nearly half of all such attacks, according to Anadolu Agency.

Israeli military strikes southern Lebanon's Mansouri with phosphorus bombs near residential area; thick smoke plumes rise over the area

The Israeli military launched an attack using phosphorus bombs near a residential area in Mansouri, southern Lebanon, with thick plumes of smoke rising over the area following the strike.

Israeli settlers assaulted Arab al-Kaabneh Bedouin community east of Ramallah under army protection, forcing sheep into homes, rights group says. Palestinian commission reports 3,488 West Bank settler attacks in H1 2026.

Israeli settlers intensified attacks on the Bedouin community in the occupied West Bank, with a rights group saying settlers under Israeli army protection assaulted residents and forced sheep into homes in the Arab al-Kaabneh community east of Ramallah. A Palestinian commission reported 3,488 settler attacks across the occupied West Bank in the first half of 2026, displacing 26 Bedouin and pastoral communities.

Israeli drone drops sound bomb near Lebanese army bulldozer in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces continue attacks despite a ceasefire framework

An Israeli drone dropped a sound bomb near a Lebanese army bulldozer in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces continue attacks despite a ceasefire framework.