Iran war live: Saudi coalition hits Houthi sites; Aramco office hit in east

Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to consolidating peace in the Middle East and advancing a two-state solution, marking the first anniversary of the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit for Gaza, the Foreign Ministry says in a statement.

Cairo renewed its “full support for US President Donald Trump’s comprehensive peace plan for the Gaza Strip”, committing to close coordination with Washington and international partners to ensure “the full implementation of the plan’s various mandates, consolidate the ceasefire, guarantee sustainable access for humanitarian aid, complete the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, move forward with phase-two arrangements, and initiate early recovery and reconstruction efforts”.

Regional actors must seize the “historic opportunity” to launch a credible political process aimed at “establishing the independent Palestinian state on the June 4,1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital”, it added.

The Muslim World League has condemned the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, which deliberately target civilians and civilian sites.

In a statement, the league’s secretary-general, Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, said the “treacherous” terrorist attacks violate all religious values, and international and humanitarian laws.

He added that the attacks “confirm the criminal approach of this terrorist militia in deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure”.

The Israeli army claims to have killed a Hamas military wing commander in Tuesday’s air strike on Gaza City.

The statement, published on Telegram, identified the victim as Momen Ahmad Salameh Ay and said he operated as “an aide to commanders of the Hamas Gaza Brigade”.

There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas.

Israel has killed at least 1,498 people in Gaza since last year’s ceasefire, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.

Iranian defence officials have met to discuss securing weapons production under wartime conditions after the nomination of Mehrdad Akhlaghi as the country’s new defence minister, state media reported.

According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Major-General Ahmad Vahidi said during a meeting with Akhlaghi that the defence industry serves as a strategic pillar for the armed forces on the battlefield.

It added that discussions focused on expanding cooperation between Defence Ministry industrial complexes and the IRGC to maintain equipment and arms output during the conflict.

Iraq’s crude oil exports have reached approximately 2.7 million barrels per day (bpd) despite disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the Oil Ministry has reported.

Spokesman Salim al-Rikabi told the Iraqi News Agency that the ministry was working under direct oversight from the oil minister to maintain and increase export volumes amid the global energy crisis.

He added that crude exports had risen significantly, from about 200,000bpd in May to current levels, pointing out that plans were under way to boost shipments through northern and southern outlets and maximise capacity on the Iraqi-Turkish export pipeline.

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB has reported the execution of an armed operative in the southern city of Kerman who was convicted of carrying out shooting attacks that injured several civilians, including a young girl.

IRIB said Ali-Sina Mostafavi was executed following a series of armed attacks in the city during the US-Israel war on Iran, including a March 24, 2026 shooting in Azadi Square and an April 21 attack on conscripts and passing vehicles.

It added that Mostafavi was linked to monarchist groups, had sent video footage of military impact sites to foreign networks during the war, and expressed willingness in messages to attack Kerman airport.

Here’s what happened overnight:

• An Israeli strike on an apartment near the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza has killed a Palestinian woman.
• Leaders of major Palestinian factions have assembled in Cairo to discuss national unity, internal divisions, and upcoming elections.
• US Central Command has rejected assertions by the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy that Tehran controls the Strait of Hormuz and would sink approaching US warships.
• Oil prices are continuing to climb, with Brent crude futures gaining 89 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $106.58 a barrel as of 00:30 GMT, as traders weigh Saudi Arabian supply risks and Russian diesel.
• Suspected cholera cases in Yemen have tripled in the past three weeks as civilians fleeing renewed fighting seek safety in unsanitary camps, the World Health Organization has warned.
• Yemen’s government also appealed for urgent aid for the besieged city of Taiz, state news agency Saba reported.

The leaders of Palestinian groups, including the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Hamas, are due to meet in Cairo for talks on internal divisions, Palestinian unity and elections, sources have told Al Jazeera.

Fatah spokesman Abdel Fattah Dawla told the Turkish news agency Anadolu that the Wednesday and Thursday meetings would focus on preparations for broader dialogue and efforts to build consensus among the various Palestinian factions.

Last week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas postponed next month’s presidential and legislative elections by almost one year to September 11, 2027.

The PLO’s Executive Committee, which Abbas heads, said in a statement that conditions in occupied East Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip were not conducive to holding elections, pointing out that Israel had not allowed election materials or international observers to enter Gaza.

Mourners in Beheira, Egypt, bid farewell to 28-year-old Azza Ramzy, a Flynas flight attendant killed in a Houthi attack on the Riyadh airport.

She was among 13 people killed in the October 10 attack, which was the deadliest on Saudi Arabia in more than a decade.

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Suspected cholera cases in Yemen have tripled in the past three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns, as civilians continue to escape renewed fighting and seek safety in unsanitary camps.

Ramped-up combat, which has pushed more than 200,000 people to flee their homes, drove suspected cases from 217 in the week of September 6-12 to 647 in the week of September 27 to October 3, the WHO said in a report on Tuesday.

Yemen had reported 8,034 suspected cases and 27 deaths this year, the WHO said, with a quarter of the suspected cases occurring in the last four weeks.

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Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missiles targeting Riyadh and Dhahran, with falling debris injuring at least four people and damaging homes in the capital.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Saudi-backed government says its offensive to retake Houthi-held territory is advancing.

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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor in Yemen’s internationally recognised government has issued an urgent appeal to international and regional organisations to intensify aid for Taiz governorate, where the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly under Houthi siege, according to the Saba news agency.

The ministry urged organisations, civil society groups and the private sector to provide food, shelter, healthcare, water and basic supplies, with particular attention to children, women, the elderly, people with disabilities and the poorest families.

It also called for stronger coordination among aid groups, government agencies and local authorities to speed up emergency responses.

Mahmoud Harzeen is pitching a tent about 200 metres (656 feet) from the yellow concrete blocks marking the “Yellow Line“, preparing for his sixth move.

Each time the line inches further into Gaza, the 35-year-old packs up and moves further back, trying to keep his family away from danger. But every move offers only temporary relief.

“Every time they move forward a little, we move back a little,” Harzeen told Al Jazeera.

The “Yellow Line” divided Gaza’s territory between Israeli and Palestinian control as part of the October 2025 “ceasefire” agreement.

Israeli forces withdrew behind the line, but have continued to move the demarcation deeper into Gaza. They now control about 65 percent of the territory, according to the UN, up from the 53 percent agreed upon a year ago.

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Australian Senator Mehreen Faruqi called for an urgent debate on Israel’s genocide in Gaza, accusing the government of complicity.

The motion was voted down by the Labor government and opposition coalition.

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