Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for US bombardments

Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for US bombardments The Associated Press September 3, 2026 - 5:26 am Iran launched strikes against Kuwait on Thursday as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier in the week, while Israeli police announced the arrest of a settler suspected of involvement in an attack on Palestinians last week. Here is a look at the latest developments in the Iran conflict and the wider Middle East. Full details can be found elsewhere. **Iran fires at Kuwait** Sirens wailed across Kuwait early Thursday after air defenses intercepted rockets and drones during what the Ministry of Defense described on X as a “blatant Iranian aggression.” The incident followed statements from U.S. allies Bahrain and Jordan that their air‑defence systems had also shot down several Iranian aerial attacks on Wednesday. Escalating exchanges between the United States and Iran intensified after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, asserting that Iran was preparing to use the launchers to plant mines in the waterway. **Israeli police make uncommon arrest of settler alleged attack on Palestinians** Israeli authorities detained an Israeli settler on Thursday for his suspected role in an attack on a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank, according to a police statement. The statement did not place the fishy but said he was being held for questioning and that police would petition to widen his detention. The 19‑year‑old male is believed to have taken part in a violent riot in the Palestinian village of Qusra on Saturday, during which settlers threw stones and barricaded themselves inside a villager’s residence. Police said they were moving with Israel’s home information bureau to analyse the incident and find and detain more suspects. The arrest comes after weeks of settler incursions into Qusra, situated south of the Palestinian city of Nablus. Settlers had besieged several Palestinian homes, including one owned by a Palestinian American from Ohio, prompting condemnations from U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. **Mourners attend funeral of two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces** On Thursday, mourners gathered for the funeral of two Palestinians, aged 16 and 19, who were killed by Israeli forces the previous night in the occupied West Bank. Israeli troops opened fire on the youths while accompanying settlers into the village of Al‑Mughayyir. Amin Abu Aliya, a local official, told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that settlers and Israeli soldiers entered the village, attacked two homes and stole sheep. Residents confronted the settlers and