Today's News, 12.08.26

Trump warns Iran of a harsh response; IDF intercepts a target that turned out to be friendly fire in southern Lebanon with no casualties; suspected murder in Shfaram - a man about 60 shot dead; two killed in a road accident on Route 383; fire in Herzliya caused by a laptop; Danon: settlement in Judea and Samaria will remain and develop.

Ongoing updates for Wednesday, August 12, 2026, highlighting the most prominent news from Israel and around the world. Donald Trump told reporters he is 'the last one to trust Iran' and warned that if they do anything, 'they will get a harsh blow.' The IDF reported that an interceptor was launched at a target that turned out to be friendly fire in southern Lebanon, with no casualties. In Shfaram, a man about 60 was shot dead in a suspected murder; a Magen David Adom medic described the victim as having no pulse and no breathing. In a head-on collision on Route 383, two men in their 40s were killed and a woman was moderately injured. A baby and a couple were rescued from a fire in Herzliya caused by a laptop left charging. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, told the Security Council that settlement in Judea and Samaria will remain and develop. Reports from Libya of an attack on a power station in Zawiya using a drone.