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WATCH | Yemeni Armed Forces (Ansarallah) releases footage showing attacks on Saudi coalition-backed troop gatherings and the destruction of military vehicles east of Al-Jawf Governorate using Shawaz suicide drones.

❗️️️️Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree: “The Yemeni Armed Forces affirm that the Saudi enemy’s claim to have intercepted a missile in the skies over Medina is a continuation of its gross and outrageous falsehoods against our beloved Muslim people and their armed forces. Our operations target only its oil facilities and military bases. Yemen, the land of wisdom and faith, is among the peoples who hold sacred sites in the highest reverence. Those who pose a threat to these holy sites are the ones who bring events of immorality and debauchery to them.”

Syria signs defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, receives $403m in development loans Damascus recently announced it is considering joining the Mecca Joint Defense Alliance

❗️A Jordanian security officer was killed and another injured in a stabbing attack in Amman on Thursday, according to the country's Public Security Directorate, which said the suspect had been detained. The incident occurred near the Sri Lankan embassy, the directorate said. Preliminary investigations suggested that the attacker had planned and intended to carry out a "terrorist attack" targeting public security personnel, the directorate added.

❗️️️️Hamas warns of Jewish settlement plans in West Bank's Jericho, says they will not break Palestinian steadfastness Senior Hamas official Abdul Hakim Hanini warned on Thursday, 5 November, against illegal Jewish settlers seizing several homes in the Al-Duyuk al-Tahta area west of Jericho (Areeha), under the pretext of having purchased them, as a step toward establishing a new settlement outpost. He said the move forms part of Israel's broader settlement policy aimed at penetrating urban centers across the occupied West Bank. Hanini stressed that such attacks “will not succeed in displacing our people or breaking their determination to remain, persevere, and hold on to their land and rights,” regardless of the occupation's continued crimes and repressive practices. He urged Palestinians in Jericho and other areas threatened by settlement expansion to strengthen their steadfastness, resist displacement, and employ various forms of resistance to thwart Israeli settlement plans. The Hamas official emphasized that Israel's ongoing attacks and efforts to annex territory and forcibly displace Palestinians require national unity and coordinated action. He also called on the international community and UN institutions to fulfill their responsibilities, pressure Israel, and hold its leaders accountable for crimes and violations against Palestinian land, people, and holy sites. His remarks followed the seizure of at least eight Palestinian homes in Al-Duyuk al-Tahta on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Citing security sources, WAFA reported that Israeli settlers arrived with their families, broke down doors, and occupied the homes while their owners were absent. Occupation forces subsequently entered Jericho and its refugee camps, while WAFA noted that settlers have repeatedly seized homes in the village amid expanding illegal settlements.

❗️Turkiye, Iran launch coordinated investigation into Turkish soldier’s death at border Turkiye’s Defense Ministry announced that Turkish soldier Yusuf Sait Ünlü was killed on 31 October 2026 while responding to an alleged attempted illegal border crossing near the Engin Mayın border outpost along the Turkish–Iranian frontier. The ministry said the fatal gunfire was believed to have originated from the Iranian side of the border. Turkish authorities immediately launched judicial and administrative investigations, while Turkish and Iranian officials met at the incident site on 3 November. Iranian authorities have also initiated their own investigations, with both countries continuing to coordinate efforts to establish the full circumstances surrounding the soldier’s death.

Ultra-Orthodox faction breaks with Netanyahu on second day of govt formation talks The UTJ party has been instructed by its religious leaders to refrain from endorsing a candidate, and says its support for any government depends on continued draft exemptions

BREAKING | Strikes by Saudi warplanes have killed six people, including children, and left others missing after targeting two families working on their farms in Al-Talh city, in Saar district of Yemen's Saada Governorate, according to Al-Masirah TV. The aircraft subsequently struck paramedics and repeatedly flew over the attack site, preventing rescue teams and first responders from completing recovery operations and collecting the victims' remains.

JD Vance admits war on Iran main reason for crushing midterm defeat Vance challenged supporters of the war to argue that ‘losing the Senate for the next six years’ was worth it

VIDEO | Footage shows Iran's IRGC Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Karami inspecting military positions and units on islands in the Persian Gulf. (IRIB)

Washington slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms for ‘aiding Iran’ The US also announced new sanctions on individuals accused of helping Iran secure man-portable air defenses

❗️Press Statement by the Gaza Ministry of Health: • "Only 209 patients and injured people were able to leave Gaza for medical treatment abroad during October, with crossings open for just seven days out of 17 due to Israel's severe restrictions, which are leaving thousands of critical cases trapped." • "These figures are entirely disproportionate to the scale of the health catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and reflect deliberate procrastination that places the lives of thousands of people awaiting medical evacuation at immediate risk." • "The irregular opening of crossings and delays in issuing approvals are turning medical evacuations into a race against time, depriving critical patients of their chance to survive." • "The Ministry of Health calls for serious pressure on the occupation authorities to lift restrictions and compel them to keep the crossings permanently and regularly open to allow the evacuation of patients and the injured."

❗️Syria, Saudi Arabia sign economic & military cooperation agreements Syria and Saudi Arabia signed a series of cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding covering economic, development and military sectors during a ceremony in Riyadh attended by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. The agreements cover several sectors, including development, infrastructure, energy, housing, healthcare, industry, agriculture, environmental protection, military cooperation and financial services. The ceremony was attended by Syria's ministers of foreign affairs and expatriates, defense, finance, and economy and industry, alongside the head of the country's General Intelligence Directorate. Saudi Arabia was represented by its ministers of defense, foreign affairs, energy, industry and mineral resources, and environment, water and agriculture, as well as several other relevant officials. A statement released by the Syrian Presidency did not disclose how many agreements and memorandums were signed, their financial value, or the timeline for their implementation.

❗️'Maybe we could get asylum in Israel': Trump aides joked ahead of election losses Senior aides to US President Donald Trump joked about seeking asylum in Israel during a private meeting held days before Republicans suffered a major defeat in the midterm elections, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. According to the newspaper, more than two dozen of Trump's senior political strategists took part in a private video conference six days before the 3 November vote, with participants voicing increasing concern over the party's chances at the polls. The report cited four people familiar with the discussion. The meeting reportedly featured dark humor about funeral arrangements, prison meals, presidential pardons and the possibility of leaving the US. "At least Bibi won. He'll protect us," James Blair, who left the White House to lead Trump's midterm campaign strategy, said sarcastically, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Maybe we could get asylum in Israel," Trump's chief pollster Tony Fabrizio replied.

❗️US sanctions Indian and Turkish firms, individuals over alleged support for Iran The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Wednesday targeting companies and individuals based in India and Turkiye over their alleged support for Iran, warning that it would continue pursuing anyone providing assistance to the Iranian government. Wednesday's sanctions targeted "the vast criminal network" operated by India-based Suniel Kumar Sharma, his wife Jaspreet Preeti Shahid, and two other Indian nationals who lead two businesses owned by the couple. Nine additional entities linked to Sharma were also included in the measures. "Their schemes have provided false flags and certifications to sanctioned vessels involved in transporting Iranian petroleum, including vessels operating on behalf of the Iranian military ​and its proxies," the department said in a statement. The department also imposed sanctions on Turkiye-based Fugo Ground Services Inc over its alleged continued assistance to Iran's aviation industry.

❗️️️️️️IRGC announces fires aboard two oil tankers and tugboat in Strait of Hormuz, seizure of two US Lucas drones In a statement issued Thursday morning, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, while its naval forces seized control of two intruding Lucas drones. The IRGC Navy reaffirmed that it maintains full control over the strategic waterway. According to the statement, a large oil tanker attempting to transit an unauthorized southern passage through the strait struck a mine, caught fire, and was brought to a halt. In a separate incident, a second supertanker leaving the same route east of the strait was immobilized by a major fire, which also spread to a tugboat approaching to extinguish the flames. The IRGC further announced that its naval electronic warfare unit successfully took control of two Lucas drones, landed both aircraft intact, and seized them. Addressing the US, the IRGC said Washington continues to encourage vessels to violate navigation restrictions and enter mined passages, thereby imposing enormous insurance costs for damaged ships on US taxpayers and regional allies. The statement said that Washington could have avoided these losses by releasing Iran's frozen funds, which it said amounted to less than half the costs already incurred, while also avoiding a "humiliating electoral defeat." "Attempts to violate the law in the Strait of Hormuz will result in nothing but further financial losses and greater political defeats for the United States," the IRGC warned. The statement also praised the Iranian public for 250 consecutive days of steadfastness, crediting national resilience and public support for the IRGC Navy's continued control of the strait.

❗️Emirates reports 66% profit plunge as war on Iran disrupts regional air travel Emirates airline announced a 66% decline in first-half net profit on Thursday, as airspace closures and disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted travel across West Asia and drove up ‌jet fuel prices. The Dubai-based carrier recorded a net profit of 3.3 billion dirhams ($903 million) for the six months ending 30 September, while revenue dropped 13% to 56.9 billion dirhams ($15.5 billion). "The first ​six months of 2026-27 brought significant challenges to Emirates' operations as intermittent airspace restrictions and closures across the region tested the airline's operational ​agility, while government travel advisories reshaped consumer choices and travel flows," Emirates Group, the airline's Dubai-based parent company, said in a statement. Emirates said it had resumed operations across 91% of its network by the end of September, although passenger numbers and capacity remained considerably lower than a year earlier. The airline transported 21.8 million passengers during the first half of the year, marking a 22% decline compared with the same period in 2025. Available seat kilometres (ASK), the industry's standard measure of passenger capacity, fell 17%, while the average passenger seat factor, which tracks the share of available seats occupied by paying customers, dropped to 72% from 79.5%.

⭕️️️️ UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports that on 4 November, a tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles approximately 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, with the crew’s condition, extent of damage, and environmental impact still unknown as authorities investigate.

❗️️Photo circulating on social media shows a mass arrest operation carried out by Israeli occupation forces during a predawn raid on Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, occupied West Bank. The image was reportedly published by an Israeli intelligence officer.

Tel Aviv claims deadly strike on south Lebanon targeted ‘suspects observing Israeli troops’ The drone strike killed a paramedic and injured a photojournalist in the southern Lebanese town of Qabrikha