End of the Melli and Liel Yahalomi affair, escalation in Lebanon - and the August rain record broken

Saturday news roundup: Melli and Liel Yahalomi were located in Argentina after voluntarily cutting off contact; three IDF soldiers were seriously wounded in a Hezbollah attack and the IDF struck in response; Trump threatened Iran and declared his intention to declare the Strait of Hormuz as American territory; in Likud, preparations for the primaries continue; a brawl at Yamit 2000; an August rain record in Jerusalem.

Israel Hayom's Saturday news roundup opens with the affair of Melli and Liel Yahalomi: the mother (50) and daughter (23) were located in Argentina after a week of searches, and it turned out they had cut off contact voluntarily for personal reasons, partly due to debts. They were questioned and released, and the police ruled out a criminal incident. The family announced that the funds raised from the public would be returned to donors. Meanwhile, three IDF soldiers were seriously wounded in a Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon, and the IDF struck targets of the organization in response. The Prime Minister's Office claimed that Hezbollah violated the ceasefire and used civilians as human shields. On the international front, US President Donald Trump declared that he would declare the Strait of Hormuz as American territory after completing the campaign against Iran, and threatened a response 'with 100 times greater force'. In Likud, preparations for the primaries on Monday continue, with Netanyahu refraining from supporting ministers except Almog Cohen. Also in the roundup: a storm in Britain following the death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, a violent brawl at the Yamit 2000 water park in Holon with 12 arrests, and an unusual August rain record in the Jerusalem area and the Judean Desert, with 11 mm in Ma'ale Adumim in one hour.