Saudi Arabia's top cleric has issued a rare statement, calling on the kingdom's troops to defend the country from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. Israel's military, meanwhile, said two soldiers were killed in Gaza while inspecting an unexploded Israeli drone.
In New York, the wars in Iran and Gaza have dominated the agenda at the U.N. General Assembly, where the leaders of Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt were scheduled to address the United Nations later Friday.
