Israel orders plan to transfer West Bank civilian law enforcement to police amid annexation warnings
Israel's defence minister has ordered the military to prepare a plan to transfer civilian law enforcement in the occupied West Bank to the Israeli police. The move was announced on Friday and is being presented by officials as a change in how civilian matters are handled in the territory. It comes after criticism of the army's response to Israeli settlers who besieged a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra.Defence Minister Israel Katz said the army's role is to combat Palestinian terrorism and not to pursue what he described as "hilltop youth". The Defence Ministry said the police would establish... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Aug 2026 13:30 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Earthquake toll rises in Indonesia as Middle East tensions and wildfires deepen
Indonesia is facing the worst of the day’s developments after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake off Flores Island killed at least 38 people, injured many more and caused widespread damage, with aftershocks continuing across eastern Indonesia. 🔗In the Middle East, Lebanese officials said Israeli air strikes killed nine people in the south, while Yemen’s internationally recognised government said a Houthi strike on the Red Sea port city of al Makha killed at least four. 🔗 🔗Lebanon’s political and security tensions also sharpened as the prime minister pressed for a clear timetable for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory, even as Hezbollah... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 15 Aug 2026 18:18 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Hormuz tensions flare as Lebanon, Indonesia and Afghanistan crises deepen
Donald Trump has escalated tensions with Iran by saying he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of United States territory, a claim Tehran rejected as shipping concerns over the strategic waterway remained unresolved. Iran said it had not yet decided whether to restart talks with Washington, while also working separately with Oman on a temporary shipping route. 🔗 🔗In the Middle East, Lebanese state media said an Israeli airstrike on a home near Ansar in southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three, as fresh attacks continued in the south. Separately, Lebanon's prime minister is pressing for a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 15 Aug 2026 08:34 LONDON
Aid attempt to trapped Palestinian families in Qusra blocked as military zone remains in place
Activists have tried to deliver food and water to Palestinian families trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, but the supplies had to be left outside after access was blocked. The families have been confined since Sunday, with their power and water cut off, as Israeli settlers have surrounded homes in the Ras al-Ain area. The latest attempt came as the Israel Defense Forces said the area was a closed military zone.Two residents said Israeli forces prevented the activists from handing the aid directly to the families, although the military denied that claim. The IDF... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Aug 2026 18:29 LONDON
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Day News Recap: Ukraine retakes ground as Hormuz tensions, wildfires and disasters hit multiple regions
Ukraine said it has completed a counteroffensive in the southern part of Dnipropetrovsk region, retaking 26 settlements and about 745 square kilometres, even as Russian strikes intensified elsewhere in the war zone. Kyiv also said Russian and Ukrainian forces traded fresh strikes on rail, port and oil infrastructure, widening the latest exchange in the conflict. 🔗 🔗In eastern Ukraine, a Russian air raid on Kramatorsk killed one person and wounded 17 after eight FAB 250 guided bombs hit the city, while Ukraine separately proposed a deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea in an effort to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 14 Aug 2026 18:22 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Iran pressure, regional tensions and disaster response dominate a crowded briefing
The biggest geopolitical story was the sharpening US pressure on Iran, with Washington saying it can maintain a naval blockade indefinitely and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning of economic isolation, while shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continued to fall. The UAE also accused Iran of attacks on two ADNOC linked vessels in the strait, and verified video and satellite analysis showed a major oil slick washing up on Iran's Qeshm Island after a vessel was hit there. 🔗 🔗 🔗 🔗Security tensions widened elsewhere in the region, with NATO fighter jets scrambling after a drone crossed into Latvian airspace... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 14 Aug 2026 08:20 LONDON
