Trump says ‘there’s not a lot of fighting in Gaza,’ Hamas willing to disarm
US leader downplays report China gave Iran intel before deadly strike on US base in Jordan * IDF denies claim in ‘NAZA’ film that it okayed Gaza strike with 500 expected civilian deaths
British Jewish man found dead in forest near Uman; body said to have signs of violence
The body of a British Jewish man showing signs of violence was found in a forest near Uman, Hebrew-language media reports.
Reports say the circumstances surrounding the death of the man aged around 45 and a father of seven, remain unclear.
Ukrainian authorities are reportedly examining if the man was murdered.
The victim’s body was discovered by a group of men who had gone into the forest to pray and meditate.
Uman, a pilgrimage site in Ukraine where the Hasidic sage Rabbi Nachman of Breslov is buried, traditionally draw masses of pilgrims around Rosh Hashanah.
Sweden’s center-left bloc leads close election against right-wing government
Sweden’s national election results show a narrow lead for the center-left opposition over the right-wing government, which could halt the Nordic nation’s drift away from its liberal heritage.
The left-leaning bloc, headed by the Social Democrats’ leader Magdalena Andersson, is expected to win 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament, the Riksdag, based on votes from 6,195 of Sweden’s 6,312 election districts, the election authority says.
The right-wing governing bloc of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seen winning 173 seats, with ballot-counting continuing, and with a final results expected to come on Wednesday at the earliest.
The election, while unlikely to change the course of Sweden’s pro-Western and pro-Ukraine stance, could decide whether Kristersson’s push toward a hard-right clampdown on migration continues or even accelerates.
Given the closeness of the race, the winner may not be known for several days, after all overseas ballots have been counted.
US officer shot down over Iran in April tells of rescue: ‘One of the greatest moments of my life’
One of two US aircrew whose F-15E was shot down over Iran in April gives his first public account of the ordeal and rescue in a report that features newly declassified footage.
CNN reported Saturday that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other political officials at the Pentagon had pushed the two to take part in the interview.
The crew member who agreed to appear (the pilot did not), is identified only as “Bravo,” the jet’s weapons systems officer who spent roughly two days alone in the Iranian mountains.
According to CBS’s “60 minutes” the officer fell to the ground at around 70-100 mph because his parachute was damaged when Iran shot down the plane.
“At one point when I looked up and saw no parachute, that was the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen,” he tells the broadcaster.
“I had injuries, but we all train to adapt and overcome the things that we’re faced with,” he says. “I moved as quickly as I could, despite the injuries, away from the place that I landed.”
Adm. Brad Cooper, who heads US Central Command, tells CBS News that there were over 90 US service members on the ground in the rescue operation that saw US military boots on the ground in Iran for the first time in 46 years.
Bravo says seeing his rescuers was “one of the greatest moments of my life.”
Dramatic video, obtained first by 60 Minutes, shows the rescue of two Air Force officers shot down over a mountainous desert region of Iran back in April. https://t.co/MMeYIaZvfu pic.twitter.com/37AR1xc9bj
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 14, 2026
Saudi Civil Defense issues several alerts overnight in southern cities amid Houthi attacks
The Saudi Civil Defense issued several alerts overnight for potential danger in four southern cities — Najran, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Abha — before sending all-clear notices.
The latest alerts were for the Khamis Mushait and Abha areas, with the Civil Service then saying the danger “has passed.”
The alerts come amid persistent Houthi attacks from Yemen.
Hormuz shipping traffic remains below 10-day average at weekend, data shows
Commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a single digit per day at the weekend, preliminary ship-tracking data shows, well below a 10-day average of 14.
Over the weekend, a total of four vessels exited the Gulf via the strait and 10 entered it, according to the data.
The figures exclude any vessels that might have crossed the strait with their Automatic Identification System transponders turned off to avoid detection.
Trump downplays report China gave Iran intel before deadly strike on US base in Jordan
US President Donald Trump downplays reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base in Jordan before and after an Iranian strike killed three US soldiers.
“You know, when they say that China spies on us, I say you’re right, and we spy on them too,” Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One a day after The Wall Street Journal reported Beijing’s intelligence sharing.
“That’s what we do. They basically do what we do,” Trump says.
The incident could deepen tensions between Washington and Beijing ahead of a planned state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on September 24.
On July 17, Iran launched missile strikes on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which houses US forces. Three US Army soldiers were killed.
Unnamed American officials cited in the Journal’s reporting did not name the Chinese entities involved, and did not suggest that Beijing was directly to blame.
Chinese officials asked for proof of the transfer of satellite imagery when prodded by the US officials, and refused to acknowledge that Chinese companies were involved in providing Tehran with satellite images, the Journal reported late Friday.
Trump has warned Beijing not to sell weapons to Iran, and in May, Washington sanctioned three China-based satellite companies for enabling Iran’s military operations.
China is a top economic partner of Iran, buying much of its oil output, and also an important diplomatic backer.
Trump says of Xi that “he’s behaved reasonably well, and we behave reasonably well.”
Asked if he would ever allow Chinese cars to be sold in the United States, Trump says: “I haven’t. I’m the one that kept them out. The tariffs kept them out.”
Trump praises Witkoff, Kushner, says ‘there’s not a lot of fighting in Gaza,’ Hamas willing to disarm
US President Donald Trump touts the work of his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner amid reports he is looking to elevate CIA chief John Ratcliffe in their stead.
Asked about the matter by reporters on Air Force One, Trump highlights Witkoff’s and Kushner’s work to secure a ceasefire in Gaza last year.
“Look at Gaza, for example. Look at the fact that we got all of the hostages back,” Trump says.
“There’s not a lot of fighting in Gaza. Hamas is now willing to give up their weapons,” he adds.
Q: Do you have concerns about Witkoff and Kushner in their ability to close the deal?
Trump: No, they’re doing a great job. Look at Gaza. pic.twitter.com/rRR03LhpSE
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 13, 2026
Israel has still carried out near-daily strikes in Gaza against what it says are Hamas operatives posing threats to troops, though those strikes have also regularly taken the lives of civilians, including women and children.
IDF denies claim in new ‘NAZA’ documentary that it planned Gaza strike with 500 civilian deaths
The Israeli military denies ever planning or carrying out a strike during the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in which 500 civilian deaths were anticipated, following such claims made in a documentary by Israeli filmmakers about Israel’s AI-powered attacks that have led to civilian deaths.
A promotional clip for the film “NAZA” — a Hebrew acronym meaning collateral damage — shows a purported Israeli intelligence soldier being asked what the largest number of expected civilian deaths was ever approved for a strike in Gaza.
“I don’t know how many were killed, because they never check this, but there was once an approval for 500,” the whistleblower says.
In response to an X post (below) containing the clip, the Israel Defense Forces says the claim is “completely false.”
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Ex-Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers BROKE THEIR SILENCE, describing an ICE-COLD SYSTEM where strikes were calculated to kill as many people as possible in Gaza.
Their testimony is now a film at the Venice Film Festival. pic.twitter.com/lwdMSMbErm
— Rabbi Jeff (@RabbiJeffx) September 10, 2026
“The IDF has never planned, approved, or carried out a strike in Gaza in which 500 civilians or anything near that number were anticipated to be killed. Nor was any credible claim raised throughout the war suggesting that an IDF strike had caused anything near that number of fatalities,” the military says.
The IDF says that filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor “couldn’t possibly verify this claim, there is no real supporting evidence, and yet they published it anyway.”
“Additionally, nothing about the interviewee, not his service nor his role can be independently checked and verified,” the military adds.
The IDF already on Friday said it “categorically rejects” the allegations made in the film, saying that decisions regarding the selection and approval of strikes were made “by human personnel only… and not by artificial intelligence.”
Also, in its initial response to the film, the IDF said that “the excerpts cited include claims regarding national and military strategy that are clearly beyond the knowledge of junior-level soldiers,” and that there are “references to situations in which IDF Intelligence Directorate soldiers, who were allegedly interviewed for the film, by definition would not have been involved.”
The 80-minute documentary won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.