KEY POINTS
- Jordan's king to host Egyptian, Palestinian leaders for Gaza war meeting
- Intense combat between Israeli troops, Hamas in Khan Yunis
- UK's Jeremy Corbyn to join South Africa's ICJ delegation
The Gaza war is on its 96th day, and U.S. Navy warships, along with a British battleship, deterred drones launched by Yemeni Houthi rebel militia in the Red Sea in what is said to be one of the largest drone attacks by the Houthis since the war started.
The youngest hostage in Hamas captivity, Kfir Bibas, will celebrate his first birthday in Gaza in the coming days.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it killed Ali Hussein Barji, Hezbollah's drone unit commander, in an airstrike Tuesday. Fire exchanges between the Israeli army and the Iran-backed terror group have intensified in recent days following the assassination of Hamas' deputy leader, Saleh al-Arouri, in Lebanese territory.
- Hamas not a UN-recognized body so its X account was suspended: Elon Musk
- Telegram group of 3,000 UNRWA teachers had discussions glorifying Oct. 7 massacre: UN Watch
- There are 'estimates' Hamas may transfer hostages to Egypt: Lebanese media
- IDF making 'vast efforts' to minimize civilian harm in Gaza: Spokesperson
- Yemeni Houthi rebels to make 'important' announcement Wednesday: Spokesperson
- Israeli fighter jet attacks Hezbollah base in southern Lebanon
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received an incident report in the Red Sea near Yemen amid continuing Houthi attacks targeting merchant shipping operations in the area.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was "tense," as per a local report. The Israeli government is under increasing pressure from Washington to scale back its military campaign in the Gaza Strip amid a mounting death toll among civilians.
Israel's unwavering stance over its goal of eliminating Hamas draws from the decades-long history of the Israel-Palestine conflict that erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas operatives invaded Israel in a surprise attack where the Palestinian militant group killed more than 1,200 people and dragged over 200 hostages into Gaza.
UN Security Council to vote on Houthi resolution
The United Nations Security Council will vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and demanding that the Yemeni rebel group stop targeting commercial shipping lanes in the area.
