An Israeli airstrike hit one of the main hospitals was still operating in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing six people and injuring at least 28 others.
In Iran, a group of clerics said it was necessary to consider withdrawing the country from a treaty intended to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills 6
An Israeli airstrike hit one of the main hospitals still operating in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
The Israeli military said the attack on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza targeted an unidentified Hamas commander and other militants, without providing evidence. Gaza’s health ministry said the victims included a surgeon and a 13-year-old boy.
The hospital victims were among 10 Palestinians killed Thursday in four strikes that the Israeli military said targeted militants. Israeli strikes on Gaza continued despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas last year.
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American President Donald Trump In a social media post Thursday, he rejected the idea of diplomacy with Tehran and said he wanted a vice president. J.D. Vance instead focus on rooting out fraud in federal government programs.
The vice president was in the face of a previous effort to reach a deal with Iran that ultimately failed. His office had no comment Thursday.
Meanwhile, Iran’s top negotiator claimed that the United States had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to facilitate negotiations between the two countries. The White House did not directly respond to this assertion.
Clerics say Iran should consider withdrawing from nuclear treaty
The Assembly of Iranian Experts, which is a religious body tasked with overseeing Iran’s Supreme Leader, said on Thursday that considering withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was an “inevitable necessity”, state television reported.
Iran has enriched uranium to near weapons-grade levels but insists its program is only for civilian purposes. The late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that nuclear weapons were prohibited by Islam.
UN demands end to Houthi attacks in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia
A Security Council resolution adopted unanimously by the UN’s most powerful body on Thursday strongly condemned the Houthis’ military escalation and stressed that “there is no military solution to the current conflict and that the only viable path is dialogue and reconciliation between the multiple and varied parties.”
The UK-proposed resolution extends sanctions, including a travel ban and asset freeze for UN-blacklisted Houthis, until November 14, 2027. An arms embargo against the Houthis remains in force.
The 15-member council expressed “grave concern” over the Houthis’ continued generation of funds from international sources and the rebel group’s control over key economic sectors, including energy and telecommunications, which finance their acquisition of weapons, including drones.
British Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh said after the vote that the resolution’s adoption “demonstrates the Council’s determination to take decisive action against the Houthi’s reckless attacks” in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia.
Israeli settler leader banned from entering France
Yossi Dagan, a prominent Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, was denied permission to enter France last week on his way to Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
The French Foreign Ministry confirmed that Dagan, who heads one of Israel’s six regional councils in the West Bank, had been banned “due to his active role in implementing Israel’s settlement policy.”
The Israeli Foreign Ministry called France’s decision “totally unacceptable.”
This year France was one of the many European countries to tighten restrictions on Israeli settlers and settlements in the West Bank, considered illegal and an obstacle to peace talks.
Furthermore, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs and Interior Gideon Saar said Thursday that the French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon was kicked out of Israel for his vocal support of Gaza.
Calls for Israel to allow winter supplies into Gaza grow
The United Kingdom, Qatar and Jordan led a coalition of more than 50 countries and organizations on Thursday calling on Israel to allow the immediate entry into Gaza of essential items such as shelter, fuel, water, sanitation and health.
The group said too many people in Gaza “risk being exposed to hypothermia, respiratory infections, waterborne illnesses and other preventable illnesses” with the onset of winter.
The statement echoes recent criticism from the Peace Council and UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher.
Projectiles hit oil tankers in disputed waters
The British military reported that at least two oil tankers had been hit by projectiles in recent days while passing through disputed waters near Iran.
The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations Centre, which monitors maritime security, said the tanker Dominica Prosperity was struck on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz, northwest of Ras al-Khaimah. The agency said the crew was evacuated safely and no casualties were reported.
In another incident on Tuesday, the UKMTO said an unnamed oil tanker was hit by a projectile in the Persian Gulf. Several injured people were taken ashore to receive medical assistance while the rest of the crew was unharmed, the agency said.
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi drones
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said Thursday it had intercepted and destroyed a drone over Riyadh and two others in the country’s eastern region.
Meanwhile, the Houthis, without providing evidence, claimed to have launched a drone targeting Aramco facilities in Riyadh. The state oil company did not respond to requests for comment.
Multi-vehicle highway crash kills 14 in UAE
A highway crash involving several vehicles killed 14 people and injured 30 others on Thursday, the United Arab Emirates Interior Ministry said.
The accident occurred before midnight on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Road, at the entrance to the emirate of Fujairah.
The ministry, citing local police, said a driver lost control of his truck and crashed into another vehicle, causing the truck to overturn and hit several other vehicles. The truck caught fire and the fire spread to other damaged vehicles.
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This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
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