Israeli forces began demolishing buildings in the West Bank city of Hebron after two Israeli soldiers were shot dead at a checkpoint, launching a wide operation that has left the city under lockdown. More than 2,000 people have been forced from their homes, according to local reports.

Houthi media reported that Saudi air strikes killed 11 people in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, shortly after the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two missiles aimed at Saudi cities. One strike hit a house and another hit housing for cement-factory workers, according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah outlet.

A group of gunmen stormed a Christian church in Jordan during a funeral Friday, killing nine people and injuring more than two dozen, according to authorities.

The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 55 miles south of the capital, Amman.

Jordanian Health Minister Ibrahim al-Budour said Saturday that one critically injured patient remained hospitalized at Prince Ali Military Hospital in unstable condition.

Government spokesperson Mohammad Momani said Saturday the attackers subscribed to "extremist takfiri ideology," which brands people who reject a strict interpretation of Islam as apostates or nonbelievers. Terrorist groups such as ISIS have invoked takfiri beliefs to justify killing Muslims, Christians and Jews.

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Karak is home to a sizable Christian minority, and Momani sought to emphasize that Christians are "part of Jordan's national fabric."

It remains unclear whether the gunmen were affiliated with any terror group, and Jordanian authorities have not announced any arrests in connection with the attack.

Footage shown on Jordanian state television showed two gunmen armed with what appeared to be pistols approaching the church and opening fire, The Associated Press reported.

A third man carrying what appeared to be a semiautomatic rifle joined them moments later, before all three rushed toward the church.

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Photos and videos from witnesses show broken glass and pools of blood inside the church. After the location was secured by police, two bodies covered with blankets were seen outside the church.

Dorgham Halasa told the AP that intense gunfire erupted in the church some 15 minutes after the funeral service began. People began running, he said.

Halasa said he didn't see the gunmen but said others he spoke with reported seeing at least four of them. Jordanian authorities had not confirmed the number of attackers as of Saturday.

On Friday, King Abdullah II said Jordan will "confront the terrorist act that targeted Karak with the harshest penalties."

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"Whoever imagines that the bullets of treachery can divide the ranks of Jordanians will fail in his endeavor before our steadfastness and unity," he added. "Our deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs, and our wishes for recovery to the wounded."

Jordan announced three days of national mourning after the attack, according to the state-run Petra News Agency.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

As fighting between Houthi and government-aligned forces continues, a Yemeni family's newborn twins are battling severe malnutrition after fleeing their home on foot. Aid groups warn that hunger is deepening across the country.

A senior US intelligence official has warned that Iran is intensifying efforts to target American personnel across the Middle East. The State Department is adjusting staffing levels at diplomatic posts in the region in response.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday his country may launch 'another little Epic Fury' on Iran, referring to the joint Israeli-American operation that triggered the war with Iran at the end of February. The remark comes amid continued military tension in the region.

An attack on an airport in eastern Saudi Arabia killed two people. It is the latest in a series of strikes attributed to Yemen's Houthi movement targeting airports and other sites across the kingdom in recent weeks.

Israeli forces began demolishing Palestinian-owned buildings in Hebron after two Israeli soldiers were shot dead by two Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city. The attack took place on Friday morning.

Gunmen opened fire at a funeral inside a church in Jordan's southern Karak governorate, killing seven people and wounding 34 others, officials said. A manhunt for the attackers is under way.

Israeli forces are accused of shooting dead a Syrian man with an intellectual disability and hearing impairment during a raid, Al Jazeera reported. The incident comes amid a continuing pattern of Israeli military operations inside Syrian territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of the West Bank after a prolonged shoot-out at a checkpoint wounded five Israelis and left two gunmen dead. The decision came days before Israeli elections in which Netanyahu is fighting for a new term.

The European Parliament has called for Yemen's Houthi movement to be added to the European Union's terrorist list. The non-binding resolution urges a freeze on the group's funds as the EU struggles to counter the threat to civilian shipping in the Red Sea.

The United States has ordered some diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks on the kingdom intensify. The warning follows strikes on an airport and an oil field that killed at least three people.

Claims that Washington and Tel Aviv are preparing a large-scale new military strike on Iran have raised regional tension, just days before Israel's October 27 parliamentary election and the United States' November 3 midterm vote. Neither government has confirmed the reports.

Israeli military attacks killed four Palestinians in Gaza, including a young girl, local officials said. The strikes came as Israeli forces continued expanding operational control across parts of the territory, adding to displacement and the destruction of homes.

Hospitals across the Gaza Strip say their backup generators are close to shutting down and suffering permanent damage because of a severe fuel shortage. Medical staff warn the equipment keeps essential wards, including intensive care units, running.

Iran's navy said four vessels were struck simultaneously while transferring oil cargo ship-to-ship in the northern Persian Gulf and continued burning. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy did not say who was responsible for the strikes.

Saudi Arabia's energy ministry says two people were killed and two others wounded in an attack on the Shaybah oil field in the kingdom's Eastern Province. TRT Haber reports that the strike comes amid a broader rise in attacks on Saudi Arabia. The field is one of the kingdom's largest oil-producing sites.

An attack on King Fahd International Airport near the eastern Saudi city of Dammam killed one person and injured eight others. Al Jazeera reports the injured were immediately taken to hospitals, with the aviation authority saying further updates would follow. The attack comes amid a rise in Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the military to prepare plans for potential strikes on Iran, the Financial Times reported, citing three sources. The report said US President Donald Trump opposed resuming hostilities ahead of the midterm elections.