CHINA left Beijing on the morning of Aug 30 to attend the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek and to conduct state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Japarov and Egyptian President Sisi.

The Israel Defense Forces said it killed a Nukhba battalion commander and a Hamas sniper in the Gaza Strip.

In Qusra, six Palestinians installing metal protective mesh on a fourth house under construction were attacked by Israeli settlers after earlier settler incidents, including stone-throwing and incendiary attacks. The Israeli military arrived, fired tear gas into the house — wounding the homeowner — did not remove the settlers and arrested the six Palestinians; they were later released. Prime Minister NETANYAHU described the assailants as "a small group of troublemakers," saying they had impeded IDF operations and damaged Israel's international standing.