Iran war live: Trump claims war will end ‘very soon’, provides no details

Three of the wounded, including a woman, arrived at al-Maamdani Hospital following the overnight air attack, Wafa added.

share-grey-inversefacebookxwhatsapp-strokeLink copied!copy urllive-orange27m ago (00:30 GMT)Palestine’s FM condemns settler pogrom in occupied West Bank townPalestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin has condemned Israeli settler raids in the town of Beitunia in the occupied West Bank.

“A fierce assault of settler terrorism: 100+ settlers stormed Beitunia under military protection, attacking Palestinian vehicles, alongside settler terrorism at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem,” she wrote on X.

“This is intimidation facilitated by military force. Uphold international law. End impunity.”

share-grey-inversefacebookxwhatsapp-strokeLink copied!copy urllive-orange42m ago (00:15 GMT)US senator forces vote on West Bank violenceSenator Chris Van Hollen says he has forced a Senate vote on a landmark resolution on Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank.

“Violence is raging in the West Bank, & despite the deaths of 9 Americans, the wrongful detention of even more, & the daily torment of Palestinians, we have no accountability from the U.S or Israeli govt,” Van Hollen wrote on X.

“I’m on the Floor now forcing a vote to get answers,” he added.

At least three Americans are currently held in Israeli prisons without charge: Sama Safi, Abdalkareem Safi and Adam Karakah.

Violence is raging in the West Bank, & despite the deaths of 9 Americans, the wrongful detention of even more, & the daily torment of Palestinians, we have no accountability from the U.S. or Israeli govt.

I’m on the Floor now forcing a vote to get answers:…

— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) September 29, 2026

Here’s how Israel has used it in southern Lebanon, its impact on civilians and farmland, and why its use in populated areas is restricted under international law.

Watch Al Jazeera’s explanation by Reem Takieddine:

share-grey-inversefacebookxwhatsapp-strokeLink copied!copy urllive-orange54m ago (00:03 GMT)A recap of recent developments US President Donald Trump says the war on Iran will end “very soon” and asserts that the country will not obtain a nuclear weapon. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says Trump is trapped in a “quagmire”, where he can neither negotiate nor wage war. Oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have climbed closer to pre-war levels, averaging about 13.2 million barrels per day over the past week despite ongoing attacks, according to Kpler. Yemeni government forces have carried out 414 precision strikes targeting Houthi positions over the past 24 hours, according to the armed forces spokesman, Majid al-Nuzaili. Israeli settlers have attacked a Palestinian village in the northern occupied West Bank, setting fire to homes and vehicles, in the latest assault in a wave of pogroms across the territory. The Trump administration has added a group of 10 people and companies to its list of global entities being sanctioned over alleged ties to the Iranian military. Share A recap of recent developments on social mediashare-greyshare-grey-inversefacebookxwhatsapp-strokeLink copied!copy urllive-orange57m ago (00:00 GMT)Welcome to our coverageHello, and welcome to our live coverage of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.

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