The Daily File

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Adi Ronen Argov1 min read

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 – The Regional War

Day 83 of negotiations to end the regional war and the exchange of blows between the United States and Iran

Gulf States

1. Events:

‣ An attack by the United States military on an Iranian oil tanker near the Island of Kharg in the Persian Gulf.

Lebanon

1. Events:

‣ An Israeli force infiltrated overnight into Kfar Shuba and raised the flag of Israel on the outskirts of the village.

‣ Airstrikes in Nabatiyeh Al Fawqa, Al Mansouri, between Haddatha and Hariss and Wadi Saluki;

‣ Artillery fire on Al Mansouri, Baraachit, Bint Jbeil, Nabatiyeh Al Fawqa, Kfar Roummane, Srebbine and Zawtar El Charqiyeh;

‣ Detonations and demolition of homes in Zawtar El Charqiyeh;

‣ Setting fires in Wadi Saluki and Bani Haiyyan.

2. Casualties:

‣ Since October 8, 2023:

◦ 8,948 killed and 30,638 wounded.

‣ Since March 2, 2026:

◦ 4,381 killed and 12,402 wounded.

Sources

Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War