On The Hour – August 20, 2026 | TURKEY MOVES IN. ISRAEL STRIKES...

Major disruptions hit Ben Gurion Airport from union action affecting passengers and crews. President Trump announced an “Economic D-Day” campaign to pressure Iran, and the US moved forward with funding for an international stabilization force in Gaza.

The IDF opened criminal investigations into two incidents involving Palestinian deaths during the Gaza war. Israel struck a Syrian military airbase amid tensions over Turkey’s military presence in Syria, while European countries weighed responses to Israeli plans for more than 1,200 housing units in the E1 area east of Jerusalem.