美国中央司令部：截至8月9日，中央司令部已调转55艘在霍尔木兹海峡的商船航线，使2艘船只失去行动能力，并登船检查了2艘船只，以确保其遵守封锁令。

Israel’s Channel 12 reported on the 9th that Prime Minister Netanyahu had agreed to a limited IDF pullback from three areas near Rafah in southern Gaza but reversed the decision the same day. Citing security officials, the report said Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Zamir discussed the plan last week and that both Israel and the US had approved it; Israeli defense and security agencies learned of the reversal from the media on the 9th. At a cabinet meeting Netanyahu rejected a US-initiated “peace commission” Gaza plan and said Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas is fully disarmed; Channel 12 said the change surprised Israeli security agencies.

Multiple shootings in Chicago over the weekend killed at least three people and wounded 10, US media reported. Police have not arrested any suspects in the incidents.