Evening update

Live Blog Update| War on Iran 27 August 2026 23:54 BST Good evening Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Qatari and Iranian officials meet in Tehran to discuss de-escalation of regional tensions and the necessity of resuming the diplomatic process. Three people were killed and several others wounded in Israeli strikes on areas across Gaza on Thursday and a woman was killed in an Israeli air strike on southern Lebanon. Kuwait and Pakistan sign a joint defence and military cooperation agreement, under which Pakistan's armed forces will assist Kuwait in training and capacity building of its military and defence forces. Israel's Smotrich lays out his party's plan to "Judaise" areas of the country with large Arab-Israeli populations, ahead of Israeli elections in October, calling it a "revolution" similar to what has been carried out in the occupied West Bank. Iran's security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, warned that Iran would strike American military and economic interests if the US starts any "mischief" against the country, duiring a meeting with Qatar's foreign minister. He also said that Tehran is preparing a list for mediators of its conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday that his administration may be preparing sanctions targeting Chinese banks over their links to Iran. A new report from the Palestinian Centre for Prisoners Advocacy found that nearly 400 Palestinian children remain imprisoned in Israeli detention centres, which it called "an unprecedented figure compared with previous periods". Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed the leader of the now-dissolved Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, as a presidential adviser, after the US-backed Kurdish-led group was dissolved as part of a deal struck with the new authorities in Damascus.