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Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Thursday, September 3, 2026 – The Regional War

Day 78 of negotiations to end the regional war and the exchange of blows between the United States and Iran

Iran

1. Casualties:

‣ The Iranians report that 18 people were killed in last night's U.S. bombings, including children.

Gulf States

1. Events:

‣ Launching of missiles and drones toward Kuwait in response to bombings by the United States army last night.

Israel

Israel announced that five of the 37 Lebanese held captive will be released and transferred to Lebanon.

Lebanon

1. Events:

‣ The Israeli army declared that Jabal Ali al-Taher was captured.

‣ Air attacks on Jabal Ali al-Taher, Al Mansouri, Kfar Roummane and Nabatiyeh Al Fawqa;

‣ Artillery fire on Halta, Deir Mimas, Al Mansouri and Wadi Saluki;

‣ Demolition of homes in Qantara, Bani Haiyyan, Tebnit, Al Mansouri and Hula;

‣ Burning of homes in Al Mansouri;

‣ An Israeli force entered the village of Halta and besieged part of the homes, in an attempt to abduct a person.

Syria

1. Artillery fire on Tall al Ahmar, in the southern district of Quneitra.

2. Artillery fire on Beit Jann in the district of Damascus.

Sources

Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War