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Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – The Regional War

Day 42 of Negotiations to End the Regional War and the Exchange of Blows Between the U.S. and Iran

Iran

1. Events:

‣ American sources claim Iran attacked a military base in Jordan. Iran confirms it fired several ballistic missiles towards a United States military base in the kingdom.

‣ A drone struck a gas storage tanker at the port of Damietta in Egypt, which caught fire. The fire spread to a further tanker. Neither Iran nor any other party has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

Iraq

1. Events:

‣ 12 Popular Mobilization Forces personnel killed in airstrikes in Nineveh Governorate and Diyala Governorate.

Lebanon

1. Events:

‣ Israeli military strikes in Lebanon:

◦ Airstrikes on Hula and Tebnit.

◦ Artillery fire on Jabal Ali al-Taher, Hula, Chama, and Biyyadah.

◦ Homes and structures demolished and burned in Tebnit.

◦ Machine gun fire in Haddatha.

◦ Movement of armored and infantry forces between Ayta Al Jabal and Haddatha.

‣ Hezbollah attacks on the Israeli military:

◦ A D9 bulldozer was struck by an explosive drone.

Syria

1. Three colonists who crossed the border yesterday were returned today to Israeli territory.

2. Artillery fire on Aabdyn, in Daraa District.

Yemen

1. A joint United States–Saudi strike in Basra.

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