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.