WHO says medical teams targeted in five Lebanon villages, nine paramedics killed
The World Health Organization said on Saturday that nine paramedics were killed and seven others wounded in five separate attacks on health care in southern Lebanon.
The latest incidents struck medical teams in five separate villages, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a social media post.
He added that the repeated strikes have severely disrupted health services in southern Lebanon. Four hospitals and 51 primary healthcare centres are now closed, with several other facilities operating at reduced capacity, he said.
Iraq condemns drone attack on Kurdistan Region president’s home, PM Sudani orders probe
A drone attack targeted the home of the president of Iraq's Kurdistan Region early on Saturday, security sources said, in an incident that comes as tensions continue to rise across northern Iraq.
Air defences also shot down a drone near a Peshmerga fighters’ base in Duhok, the sources added.
The strikes come amid a surge in attacks on both Iran-aligned militias and Kurdish forces as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran spills over into Iraq, drawing in multiple armed groups and straining Baghdad’s efforts to contain the fallout.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned the attack on Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani’s home and spoke with him by phone, his office said.
Sudani ordered the creation of a joint federal-Kurdistan security and technical team to investigate the incidents and identify those responsible, the statement added.
Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base hit several US aircraft, injured troops: Report
An Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia appears to have been larger than initially reported, with damage to multiple US refuelling aircraft, including a KC-135 and an E-3 Sentry AWACS. At least 10 US troops were also reported injured in the strike, as per a report by The Aviationist.
Qatar targeted by number of Iranian drones, 'all intercepted', says Qatari defence ministry
Qatar targeted by number of drones launched from Iran on Saturday, all intercepted, says Qatari defence ministry.
Al Taweelah site sustains significant damage during Iranian missile attacks: Emirates Global Aluminium
Emirates Global Aluminium says its Al Taweelah site sustained significant damage during Iranian missile and drone attacks on Abu Dhabi.
Lebanese soldier killed in Israeli strike on Southern Lebanon: Lebanese army
Lebanese soldier killed in Israeli strike on Southern Lebanon on Saturday, says Lebanese army.
Iraq's prime minister 'condemns attack on house of Kurdistan region's president': Report
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned an attack on the house of the president of the country's Kurdistan Region, the prime minister's office said in a statement, reports Reuters.
Al-Sudani spoke to Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani by telephone, it said. The attack occurred early on Saturday, according to security sources.
Indian-flagged vessel 'Jag Vasant' carrying 47,000 tonnes of LPG arrives at Gujarat port
Indian-flagged vessel 'Jag Vasant' carrying 47,000 metric tonnes (MT) of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) arrived at Vadinar port in Gujarat's Jamnagar after crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, an official said on Saturday.
MT Jag Vasant was anchored at 8:30 pm on Friday, loaded from Mina Al Ahmadi Port, Kuwait, according to a statement from Deendayal Port Authority, of which Vadinar port is a part.
Situation at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant continues to deteriorate: Rosatom
The situation at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant continues to deteriorate and attacks pose a direct threat to nuclear safety, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Saturday after another strike near the facility.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday that Iran had informed it of another strike in the vicinity of Bushehr, the third such incident in 10 days, with no damage to the operating reactor and no release of radiation reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday called for "unequivocal and firm condemnation" of the attack near Bushehr.
"We hope that, by receiving timely and objective information directly from the Iranian authorities about what is happening on the ground, the Director General of the IAEA will be able to convey a simple message to the aggressors immediately and unequivocally: ‘It is time for you to stop!'," its spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement.
Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev also said that 163 more of its staff from Bushehr had returned to Russia after an evacuation, and that two more groups would be evacuated in the coming days.
Iran sceptical about 'recent diplomatic efforts to stop war in Middle East': Abbas Araghchi
Iran is sceptical about recent diplomatic efforts to stop the war in the Middle East, its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Turkish counterpart in a phone call Saturday.
According to a readout of the call on Iranian state-run media, Araghchi accused the US of making "unreasonable demands" and exhibiting "contradictory actions" that raised doubts about the prospect of an agreement.
Recent US moves, he said, have been "increased pessimism" on the Iranian side, without specifying which actions.
The Iranian readout said Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan assured Araghchi that "Iran's pessimism toward the other side is understandable because Iran has twice been subjected to attack and military aggression in the midst of negotiations."
Two India-bound LPG tankers cross Strait of Hormuz, data shows
Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz bound for India, according to ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler.
The US-Israeli war against Iran has all but halted shipping through the strait, but Iran said this week that "non-hostile vessels" may transit the waterway if they coordinate with Iranian authorities.
The two India-flagged vessels have crossed the Gulf area and are in the eastern Strait of Hormuz, the data showed.
Israeli strike kills three Lebanese broadcast journalists: Report
An Israeli strike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed three Lebanese journalists, Lebanon's Al Manar TV reported on Saturday.
Al Manar reporter Ali Shaib and reporter Fatima Ftouni, from broadcaster Al Mayadeen, were killed when their vehicle was hit. Lebanon's information minister later said Ftouni's brother, cameraman Mohammed Ftouni, had also been killed in the strike.
Al Manar is controlled by the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah and Al Mayadeen is widely seen as editorially aligned with Iran's allies and supporters in the region.
The Israeli military said in a statement it had "eliminated" Shaib, whom it described as a "terrorist" in a Hezbollah intelligence unit who had reported on the locations of Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.
It accused him of "incitement" against Israeli soldiers and civilians.
The military's statement made no mention of any other deaths and provided no evidence to support the assertion that Shaib was a member of Hezbollah.
Egypt foreign minister travels to Pakistan to discuss Gulf de-escalation
Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty will travel to Pakistan on Saturday to meet with his counterparts from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey and discuss regional de-escalation, Egypt's foreign ministry said.
Iran's President says trust needed for talks: Pakistan prime minister's office
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that trust is needed to facilitate talks and mediation on the conflict in the Middle East, the prime minister's office said on Saturday.
It said Pezeshkian had praised Pakistan's diplomatic efforts and that the two leaders had discussed hostilities in the region and efforts to end the conflict during a call that lasted over an hour.
Sharif briefed Pezeshkian on Pakistan's diplomatic contacts with the United States and Gulf states, it said.
Death toll rises in missile interception over Abu Dhabi
The casualty toll from a missile attack early Saturday in Abu Dhabi has risen to six.
The Abu Dhabi Media Office said an additional Pakistani national was injured by falling debris in the vicinity of Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi when air defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile.
The attack caused three fires in the area which have been brought under control, it said.
Two drones target Oman's Salalah port, one injured: Report
Two drones targeted the port of Salalah, the capital of Oman’s southern Dhofar province, injuring one person, according to the state news agency ONA, reported Al Jazeera.
Kuwait international airport suffers 'significant' radar system damage after drone attacks
Kuwait International Airport was targeted by multiple drone attacks that caused significant damage to its radar system but resulted in no casualties, state news agency KUNA said on Saturday, citing the country's Civil Aviation Authority.
The authority's spokesperson later said the attacks were carried out by Iran, its proxies, and the armed factions it supports.
Yemen's Houthis confirm launching attack on Israel
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis confirmed on Saturday that they had launched an attack on Israel for the first time during the current Israeli-US war against Iran, marking their entry to the conflict and raising the prospects of a broader regional confrontation.
Israel earlier said it was working to intercept a missile from Yemen.
The group said the attack with a barrage of missiles came after continued targeting of infrastructure in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories, adding that their operations would continue until the "aggression" on all fronts ends.
Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia
Twelve US troops were wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian military strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, a US official told Reuters on Friday.
The latest casualties add to the more than 300 US military service members who have been wounded since the war against Iran started on February 28. Earlier on Friday, the US military said 273 of them had already returned to duty.
Thirteen US troops have been killed in the conflict.
Sirens sound in Bahrain ahead of a potential attack
Sirens sounded in Bahrain Saturday morning, ahead of a potential attack, authorities said. The Interior Ministry urged people to head to the nearest safe location.
Saudi base faced an onslaught of Iranian missiles and drones in an attack that wounded US troops.
