Levant Tension IndexA daily escalation/de-escalation index for Israel, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian territories and Jordan, from open-source indicators & warnings. A heuristic, not a forecast.

Index45 / 100
24 h change−10.6
StatusELEVATED
Warning signalNo spikes
Assessment17 Sep 2026
Last updated23:55 UTC5 Oct 2026

What changed · 17 Sep 2026

The IDF killed Hamas operatives in Bureij strikes, the PA said a detainee died in Israeli custody, and the UN General Assembly voted 152-3 to let Abbas speak virtually.

  • Military posture: 5/10 · Overall judgement: steady pattern on the fronts.
  • Diplomatic / political: 5/10 · The UN General Assembly voted 152-3 to allow Abbas a virtual address after the US denied him entry (Times of Israel).
  • Economic / informational: 5/10 · The US sanctioned an Iranian crypto exchange over Hormuz transit-fee payments (Times of Israel).
  • Humanitarian: 5/10 · The PA cited more than 92 Palestinian deaths in Israeli prisons during the war; the figure is the PA commission's.
  • EW / SIGINT: 3/10 · No new interference beyond routine background jamming was reported in the sources reviewed.

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