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  IDF responds to terror stabbing attack near a Palestinian town in the Jordan Valley, August 23, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) My brother was [standing] outside the car, while his wife and children were inside," Shlomo Hanaya, the brother of the victim, told KAN Reshet Bet. "It's a great miracle." One person was wounded in a terror stabbing attack in the area of Al-Auja, a Palestinian village located on Route 90 near Jericho , the IDF said on Sunday morning. A 24-year-old was moderately wounded in the attack and has been evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to receive medical treatment, Magen David Adom said. Disturbing footage: Terrorist pulls out a knife, stabs a Jewish man, and flees pic.twitter.com/3w1JSW92k6 — Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) August 23, 2026 According to Israeli media, the 24-year-old is an ultra-Orthodox ( haredi ) Jew from Betar Illit.

  US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that the seven-day average of oil leaving the Strait of Hormuz was over 8 million barrels a day, with the US military aiding in shipping 15 million barrels of oil and products out of the Strait on Tuesday in a post on X/Twitter on Friday.  That's down from more than 20 million per day before the war, or about one of every five barrels consumed worldwide. "Make no mistake, thanks to the US Navy, oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz," he wrote. 

  Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 17, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER) NATO 's top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz , his spokesperson told Reuters , adding that this is not a NATO mission. “Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe hosted a meeting of interested Allies at the chief of defense level on Wednesday, 19 Aug 26, in order to facilitate their possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," a spokesperson for the alliance's top commander US Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich said on Friday.

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Security sources said on Friday that the chances of expanding the military confrontation with Iran in the near term have decreased, following a series of meetings and discussions with senior US officials. According to the officials, US President Donald Trump ’s decision to impose another harsh package of economic sanctions is intended to “buy time” until after the US midterm elections.

  A handout photo made available by the Iranian Presidential Office shows Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attending a press conference in the capital Tehran, on August 8, 2026. (photo credit: Iranian Presidential Office / AFP via Getty Images) Pezeshkian's comments come after sources said earlier on Friday that the chances of the Iran conflict expanding in the near future have decreased. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Friday that Iran should end the war while it is currently in a "position of power" and the world recognizes its victory, according to a report from the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) . “It is better to end the war today, when we are in power and dignity, and the whole world acknowledges our victory and emphasizes that America , contrary to all regulations, attacked our schools, hospitals, and infrastructure and is hated in the world," Pezeshkian said.

This photograph obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on August 13, 2026 shows an oil slick along the southern coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, August 13, 2026. (photo credit: ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) Three separate oil spills are spreading through the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, and the risk of additional oil spills continues to rise as the conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz widens, the New York Times reported on Friday.  Oil tankers are typically equipped with advanced navigation equipment and transponders to reduce collisions and spills.