{
  "id": 6114894,
  "title": "Morning update",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/morning-update",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T06:44:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-618"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hello Middle East Eye readers,\n\nHere are the most recent developments from the region:\n\nOn Monday morning, Israeli strikes on a residential building in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman resulted in at least 11 casualties, including two infants. Five others were injured in the attack.\n\nEarlier in the week, Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip claimed the lives of five Palestinians, including two children. One drone strike targeted a vehicle in the al-Nasr neighborhood, killing one individual and wounding several others. A young boy was killed by artillery shelling in Deir al-Balah, a central Gaza city.\n\nSeparately, another girl and her father were killed while traveling in Gaza City.\n\nThe conflict in Yemen has left over 300 fighters and civilians dead since it reignited last week. Government officials reported 84 Israeli troops killed over the weekend, while Houthi military sources claimed 57 of their fighters perished in the same period.\n\nIn the occupied West Bank, Jewish settlers shot and killed a Palestinian man in Hajeh village, east of Qalqilya. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the death following reports of Israeli forces and settlers opening fire on Palestinians, resulting in several injuries.\n\nIran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baqaei, held the US responsible for igniting the conflict and attempting to shift the global burden onto Iran. He highlighted how the US-led illegal and brutal war had disrupted commercial shipping, halted oil tankers, and driven up global energy prices.",
  "summary": "Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Israeli strikes on a residential building early on Monday killed at least 11 people, including two infants, in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Rumman, state media reported. Five others were also wounded in the attack. Israeli across the Gaza Strip on Sunday resulted in the killing of five Palestinians,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}