Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the country's policies would remain the same whether or not war resumes, after renewed threats from US President Donald Trump to begin bombing again. The remark lands amid persistent tension between the two nations.

Israeli air strikes hit the Islamic University in Gaza City along with several other sites on Friday. At least seven people were killed, including three security guards stationed at the campus.

A Saudi-led military coalition said it intercepted and destroyed two missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi movement toward Saudi territory. The intercept is the latest in a monthslong escalation of Houthi strikes on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and military sites.

Israel said all land crossings with the West Bank will be closed on the day of next week's election, a day after its forces entered Hebron and displaced an estimated 2,000 residents. The closures follow the killing of two Israeli soldiers in the territory and a pledge by officials for a tougher stance on militancy.

Houthi forces launched a missile attack on Aden's airport and a coastguard base in Yemen. The same wave of strikes reportedly also hit targets inside Saudi Arabia.

Iran blamed the United States for the collapse of nuclear negotiations and urged a new attempt at talks. Tehran warned that even limited strikes would trigger a response several times greater.

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.

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.