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We will be closing this live page shortly. Before we do, here’s a recap of the day’s major developments: US President Donald Trump said the US is considering an attack on Iran that could come as soon as tomorrow, but that it could also reach a major deal with Tehran. Saudi Arabia said parts of two…
Israel restricts entry of Palestinian labourers to occupied West Bank ahead of election
Palestinians with work permits will be barred from settlements in the occupied West Bank, except industrial zones and other approved areas, on Sunday and Monday, the Israeli army said on X. In addition, it said that there will be a complete ban on the “entry and exit of Palestinian workers to all o…
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Explosions reported in southern Yemen
Violent explosions have been reported in southern Yemen, between the provinces of Lahij and Aden, our colleagues on the ground have reported. We will bring you more information when we have it.
Iran urges France, Germany, UK to show genuine commitment to diplomacy
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has urged France, Germany and the UK, known as the E3, to demonstrate the seriousness of their commitment to diplomacy, Baghaei told IRNA in an interview that forums like the meeting in Istanbul between E3 and Middle Eastern foreign ministers m…
Six children treated after Israeli forces fire tear gas near Hebron
Palestinian Red Crescent teams have treated nine people, including six children, for “suffocation” after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas in Halhul, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, the medical nonprofit said. Israel launched a military operation in Hebron on Friday after two Palestinians…
Drone intercepted and destroyed over Riyadh, coalition says
Saudi-led coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis have intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Riyadh region, spokesman Major-General Turki al-Maliki said in a brief post on X.
Israeli forces raid towns in occupied West Bank’s Jenin area
Israel raided several towns in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin governorate on Saturday evening, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Soldiers entered houses and shops and assaulted people as they passed through checkpoints, injuring two, according to Wafa. Sources told Wafa that two others were…
Iranian Embassy in Baghdad denies smuggling claims, urges Iraq to address allegations
Iran’s Embassy in Baghdad has strongly denied allegations from an aide to Iraq’s prime minister regarding the Sheeb border crossing between the countries. In a statement on X, the Iranian diplomatic mission urged Iraqi authorities to take a stance regarding Abdul Amir Taiban’s claims that Iran uses…
Trump says attack on Iran could come tomorrow, or a deal might
US President Donald Trump says the US is considering an attack on Iran that could come as soon as tomorrow, but that it could also reach a major deal with Tehran. Trump said he would not reveal the timing of any possible military operation. He said he had dealt with Iran very well and might have to…
WATCH: Armed Israeli settlers try to break into Palestinian grandfather’s home
Mohammed al-Obaiyat has lived in his home since before Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. Now, he faces growing attacks from nearby settlements surrounding his village of Umm Safa, while Israeli forces have ordered him to leave his home within weeks. Watch our report below:
GCC chief slams ‘heinous’ Houthi attacks on Saudi
The head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has condemned the latest Houthi attacks on Saudi. Riyadh earlier said parts of two ballistic missiles fell in Mecca, with shrapnel from the interceptions falling on Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh. In a statement, Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi said…
UN, rights groups condemn displacement in Hebron as Israeli ministers celebrate it
Israel’s far-right ministers are cheering on the military operation in Hebron, while the United Nations, Palestinian officials and human rights groups condemn it. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also holds a position in the Defence Ministry overseeing the administration of the occupied West…
After attacks, Saudi’s Riyadh airport designates terminals for domestic, international flights
Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has issued an update on air travel, where operations were temporarily suspended following deadly Houthi attacks in mid-October. In a post on X, the airport said Terminal 1 is designated for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international…
Israeli forces raid house to house in Hebron as more families displaced
Israeli forces are going from house to house in Hebron, raiding hundreds of homes, turning dozens into military interrogation centres and forcing Palestinian families out, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society and Al Jazeera correspondents. The operation in the occupied West Bank follows…
Israeli gunfire kills Palestinian child in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah
Israeli gunfire kills a Palestinian young child in the Gaza Strip’s central city of Deir el-Balah. The girl was reported dead after she was shot by Israeli forces positioned east of the city, a source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told our colleagues on the ground.
‘Extensive’ Hebron operations continue as Israeli army makes dozens of arrests
The Israeli army has confirmed at least 40 arrests and hundreds of searches as soldiers carry out large-scale operations in Hebron and elsewhere in the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the military said it descended upon 40 villages to perform “offensive operations to thwart terrorism”. Soldiers…
Hebron under full siege with over 2,000 Palestinians displaced: Mayor
The mayor of Hebron says Israeli forces have demolished houses along with commercial and industrial facilities in the occupied West Bank city, while forcing more than 2,000 residents out of their homes. Mayor Yousef al-Jabari told Al Jazeera that Hebron and some neighbouring villages were under a c…
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Israeli forces seal off Hebron and displace Palestinian families
Israeli forces continue a sweeping assault on the Hebron governorate in the occupied West Bank, raiding neighbourhoods, sealing off the area and forcibly displacing Palestinian families, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Israeli forces have forced around 1,500 Palestinians out of their home…
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Israeli shelling targets southern Lebanon’s Tyre district
Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting that Israeli artillery shelling is targeting the town of al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district. We’ll bring you more information as we get it.
Israeli forces forcibly remove Palestinian families in Hebron
Israeli forces are forcibly evicting Palestinian families from their homes in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron and turning the houses into military outposts, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Soldiers evicted members of the family of Azrael al-Natsheh from their homes in the Khallet Ma…
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Yemeni government forces claim to kill more than 300 Houthi fighters in last day
The forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government have carried out more than 700 “targeting operations” over the last 24 hours, spokesperson Colonel Majed Abdullah al-Nazili has said. The operations struck field command centres, Houthi gatherings, weapons depots and supply lines in Taiz,…
Saudi says parts of two Houthi missiles fell in Mecca, shrapnel on Jeddah
Saudi Arabia says parts of two ballistic missiles fell in Mecca, and shrapnel from the interceptions fell on Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh, after the missiles were fired by the Houthis towards the Mecca and Medina regions. The Saudi Press Agency said the interception of the two missiles caused parts of t…
Yemeni government’s Transport Ministry condemns ‘targeting of Aden airport’
The Transport Ministry for Yemen’s internationally recognised government has denounced what it described as the Houthis’ targeting of Aden International Airport with two ballistic missiles, calling it the “fourth such attack this month”. In a post on Facebook, the ministry said the latest attack ca…
WATCH: Why Israeli tourists and investors are unsettling Cypriots
Israeli tourism in Cyprus is surging, with nearly 600,000 trips by Israelis last year and growing investment across multiple industries. Israeli politics has even broken through. Cypriots say the influx is threatening local businesses and pushing communities out of their neighbourhoods. Al Jazeera’…
‘Collective punishment’: Netanyahu orders mass arrests and home demolitions in Hebron
Israel’s military is carrying out another major operation in the occupied West Bank involving mass arrests, home demolitions and the forcible displacement of residents, following the killing of two Israeli soldiers in a checkpoint attack near Hebron on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany…
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Israel begins demolitions in West Bank
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Fragments of intercepted Houthi missiles falling now: Saudi civil defence
Saudi Arabia’s civil defence agency warns of falling shrapnel from Houthi ballistic missiles fired towards the Mecca and Medina regions. We’ll update you when we have more:
Israeli gunfire kills a Palestinian in central Gaza
Gunfire from Israeli forces has killed a Palestinian man in the al-Musadder area in central Gaza. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah reported that it had received the body after Israeli forces opened fire.
Yemen’s armed forces claim Houthi missile killed three after hitting family home in Sanaa
Government forces in Yemen say a Houthi ballistic missile hit a family home, killing three people and wounding five, including women and children. Spokesman Colonel Majed Abdullah al-Nazili said in a statement that the house was hit on Friday in the Masoura area of Sanaa governorate. Earlier, Yemen…
Hebron governor forms crisis cell for families forced from homes by Israeli army
Hebron Governor Khaled Dudin has chaired an emergency meeting to form a crisis cell to respond to the needs of Palestinian families forced out of their homes by Israeli forces, Wafa reports. The meeting on Saturday brought together officials, including Culture Minister Imad Hamdan, Hebron Mayor You…
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