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Here’s a look at the latest news in the Middle East. Full
coverage can be found here.
Two children are killed in Gaza strike
Two children were among the dead after Israel carried out a new
strike in the northern Gaza community of Beit Lahiya, according
to Shifa hospital, where the bodies were taken.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the
strike early Thursday, but a new statement said its forces on
Wednesday struck Hamas weapons storage facilities in three areas
across Gaza.
Israel's military in the past has said it carries out strikes in
response to threats against its forces under the fragile
ceasefire that has been in place since October.
Houthis claim Saudi-backed forces strike again
Al-Masirah TV, controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen,
claimed that Saudi-backed forces launched 40 airstrikes in
recent hours in Taiz, Jawf, Hodeida and Marib provinces.
The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify the Houthis'
claim as fighting with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces
has heightened this week. There was no immediate comment from
those forces.
Warnings have been growing about a major escalation as the
Houthis clash with Yemeni government forces while also attacking
oil facilities and utilities in neighboring Saudi Arabia.
The fighting puts further pressure on global oil shipments. The
Houthis have been targeting shipping and infrastructure that
help keep oil flowing through the Red Sea, while the U.S.-Iran
war has limited shipments through the Strait of Hormuz on the
opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula.
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