Friday

September 4, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis

Gaza war

Aftermath of the Battle of Sufa

The Israel Defense Forces state that Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi, a Nukhba Force commander who participated in the October 7 attacks on the Sufa post, was killed in an airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. (The Times of Israel)

2026 Lebanon war

2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire

Israel frees four prisoners, including two Syrian citizens, via International Committee of the Red Cross as part of efforts to revive U.S.-backed peace talks signed between Israel and Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) (The Hill)

Yemeni civil war

Over 120 people are confirmed to have been killed since yesterday during the clashes between Houthis and the Yemeni Armed Forces in western Yemen. (AFP via France 24)

Russo-Ukrainian war

Kyiv strikes

A Russian drone strikes the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) headquarters in central Kyiv, injuring five people. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the attack targeted acting SSU head Oleksandr Poklad, who was unharmed. (CNN)

Colombian conflict

At least three soldiers are killed and four are wounded by explosives dropped from drones in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Local authorities blame the attack on the National Liberation Army. (AP)

Insurgency in Balochistan

The Pakistani military says it has killed 48 Baloch seperatists in a series of raids on hideouts over the past 72 hours in Balochistan, Pakistan. (AP)

Kidnapping in Nigeria

Nine people, including five Department of State Services personnel, are killed during a security operation to rescue kidnapped victims in Oyo State, Nigeria. (Vanguard)

Arts and culture

An Argentine judge orders the repatriation of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century painting Portrait of a Lady, looted by Nazi Germany from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II, to Goudstikker's daughter-in-law Marei von Saher. (AFP via France 24)