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.