Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed at least 17 civilians, mostly children, across several provinces on Monday and Tuesday. The group also claimed Saudi warplanes carried out 109 airstrikes within 24 hours, as cross-border drone and missile attacks intensified.
US President Donald Trump confirmed American strikes on an Iranian air defence installation on Qeshm Island, describing the operation as a “minor attack.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that renewed war would benefit no one and said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had authorised the government to negotiate on previously restricted issues.
Iran has published public safety instructions covering shelter, radioactive contamination and emergency medication as tensions with Washington escalate. US President Donald Trump confirmed strikes on an Iranian air defence installation on Qeshm Island, describing the operation as a “minor attack.”
Yemen’s internationally recognised government accused Iran-backed Houthi rebels of striking a health centre in Lahj province with a ballistic missile, killing five people and injuring 15 others, including medical workers. Separately, government-aligned National Shield Forces said their drones had targeted Houthi positions near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had granted the government additional authority to pursue peace negotiations with the United States. Tehran says its revised seven-point proposal could allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen within two days if Washington lifts its naval blockade and accepts Iran’s conditions, as Qatar and Pakistan continue mediation efforts.
Israeli forces have withdrawn from parts of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron after a 10-day military operation that displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians. Palestinian authorities said residents had begun returning to their homes, while Israeli officials confirmed that operations against what they described as militant threats would continue across the West Bank.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit the Red Sea port of Ras Isa and an oil facility in Hodeidah province on November 2, injuring at least seven people. The group accused the coalition of targeting critical infrastructure, while the strikes reportedly followed the interception of Houthi missiles launched towards Saudi Arabia.
Russian forces have resumed attacks in Ukraine’s Kherson region following the expiration of a six-day local ceasefire, Ukrainian authorities said. A Russian drone strike on a civilian car in Kherson wounded a 62-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, while the Kremlin ruled out an immediate resumption of Russian gas transit to Europe through Ukraine.
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile and drone targeting southern Saudi Arabia, while launching targeted military operations against key Houthi military assets. Yemeni government forces also reported shooting down two Houthi drones in Taiz province.
