Türkiye’s parliament has ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by 279 votes to 119, formalising a trilateral pact under which an armed attack against one member would be treated as an attack against all three. The agreement provides for military coordination, intelligence sharing and mutual defence assistance, while any deployment of Turkish troops to Saudi Arabia would require separate parliamentary approval.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed at least 30 people and wounded eight others at a crowded market in Yemen's Taiz province. Yemeni government-aligned authorities have disputed the Houthis' account, while the Associated Press says it could not independently verify responsibility for the attack.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile allegedly launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis towards the Madinah region, while the group has denied targeting the holy city, insisting its attacks are limited to Saudi oil facilities and military bases.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have claimed a ballistic missile attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, while the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has delivered four truckloads of medical supplies to hospitals in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz for the first time since September 23.
The death toll from the October 10 Houthi missile attack on Riyadh International Airport has risen to 14 after another Indian national died from his injuries in a hospital, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
