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Many airlines are cancelling flights to Israel over the weekend believing a large escalation with Iran is imminent.

Saudi airforce has targeted numerous targets across Yemen mainly in the city of Hodeidah in response to the Houthis targeting 3 Saudi tankers.

Lufthansa Group carriers Austrian Airlines and ITA Airways have canceled their morning flights to Israel amid growing concerns over a possible escalation with Iran, Israel's Channel 12 reports
🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ A Saudi oil tanker has been attacked in the Red Sea, marking another threat to commercial shipping along the strategic maritime route. According to Saudi state media, the NCC MASA sustained minor hull damage during Friday’s attack. 🚢 Inspections confirmed that the vessel remained seaworthy, allowing it to continue toward its destination. All crew members were reported safe.

Houthis Foreign Ministry: Instead of complying with the legitimate and just demand to lift the blockade on Yemen, the Saudi regime committed a major blunder that will cost it dearly.

Violent clashes broke out between Houthis forces and Saudi-backed militias on the Marib and Al-Dhale' fronts.

Two crew members were killed in the attack

The Saudi-led coalition: Targeting Yemeni military sites in Hodeidah Governorate. Hodeidah port was not targeted, and all Hodeidah ports remain open to maritime navigation. The targets destroyed were linked to the threat to commercial vessels in the Red Sea. https://yemen.liveuamap.com/en/2026/24-july-20-the-saudiled-coalition-targeting-yemeni-military

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The Saudi-led coalition: Targeting Yemeni military sites in Hodeidah Governorate. Hodeidah port was not targeted, and all Hodeidah ports remain open to maritime navigation. The targets destroyed were linked to the threat to commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Iran on Friday said it carried out attacks targeting US military assets and bases with US forces in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait in retaliation for Washington's latest strikes across the country. The US meanwhile bombarded sites across Iran as the conflict escalated, leading US embassies to alert its nationals across the region.

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July 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding. Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza who has also called for investigations into deaths in U.S. immigration custody, had drawn strong opposition from all three countries over his willingness to challenge major powe
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran were in talks to negotiate an end to their conflict, but repeated that Tehran was not yet ready for a deal. "We are talking to them. I think they're being serious. I think ... they are being by far the most serious that we've seen them, but that doesn't mean we get there. We'll see what happens," Trump said in remarks to reporters at the White House. (Reporting by Bo Erickson, Bhargav Acharya a
By David Brunnstrom July 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted overwhelmingly to extend the term of U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Turk for four more years, despite opposition from Russia and Israel and a U.S. threat to reassess its funding and engagement. Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, who has also called for investigations into deaths in U.S. immigration custody, had drawn strong opposition from all three countries over his

Continuous artillery shelling targets Ali al-Taher

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US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran yet, as Tehran was now getting "serious" in talks with Washington. His comments came after reports that an increasingly frustrated Trump was meeting senior advisors to discuss launching a large-scale military operation against Iran. "No I haven't," Trump told journalists in the Oval Office when asked if had made a decision.

82 of 125 members vote to remove Karim Khan, amid sexual assault allegation from ex-aide, but won't impact case against PM and Gallant, which can only be withdrawn by ICC judges The post ICC members vote to dismiss embattled prosecutor behind Netanyahu arrest warrant appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Netanyahu: One of our people met a Russian expert a few weeks ago. Do you know how he described us? He said, "Israel is a small global power." That's true. We're not the size of China. We're not the size of the United States. We're not the size of Russia. But he didn't call us a regional power—he called us a global power. In certain fields, that's true.

No information on the perpetrators of the attack or any casualties and damage has been reported so far

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had not decided on whether to launch major strikes on Iran as Tehran was now getting "very serious" in talks with Washington.

The Iran-aligned Houthi militia group instead says it has only established a "naval blockade" of Saudi ships in the Red Sea. It comes as the US and Iran also vie for control of the vital Strait of Hormuz. DW has more.

Iran's latest warning to Britain reflects more than wartime rhetoric, exposing how Tehran is widening its deterrence as the conflict increasingly draws in US allies.

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Bahrain and Kuwait secretly carried out airstrikes on Iranian drone and missile sites earlier this month, marking their first direct retaliation against Tehran, The Wall Street Journal reported.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, Hamas continues to systematically and flagrantly violate the ceasefire agreement while attempting to rebuild its military capabilities and terrorist infrastructure
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Reporter: You say you are talking with Iran. Who is involved? Witkoff? Trump: Sort of everybody. JD, Marco—a lot of people are talking. It's a big deal.
Saudi-flagged oil/chemical tanker NCC MASA was hit while sailing in the Red Sea today, sustaining minor hull damage but continuing to its destination with crew safe. It's the second Saudi-linked tanker hit in days after the Encelia strike, part of the Houthis' declared blockade on Saudi shipping.
Trump: We're gonna put a major tariff on Mexico because of the lettuce, and we're gonna put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke.

Meanwhile, the general license does not authorize the transfer of funds to any person or to any account in Russia, according to the document
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BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis Spokesperson: Saudi aggression now targets the port of Hodeidah. They have opened the gates of divine hell upon themselves.
Reporter: When will Iran cry uncle and actually come to the table? Trump: Maybe they will cry uncle, or maybe they will just go into a cave and hide. They have very deep caves where they can hide.
Reporter: You told Axios you are considering a "massive attack" on Iran. What is your tipping point? Trump: We are talking to them. Maybe there won't be a tipping point, or maybe there will be.

The Saudi vessel NCC MASA came under attack in the Red Sea and sustained minor damage. The crew is safe and the ship continued to its destination, per the Saudi Press Agency.

🇸🇦💥🇾🇪 The Royal Saudi Air Force has launched airstrikes against Hodeidah Port in western Yemen. The strategic Red Sea port is controlled by Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, and serves as a critical maritime and logistics hub for the group. 🔥 The strikes mark a significant escalation in the confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Ansarallah, with Hodeidah once again emerging as a key target in the battle for control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline.

Explosions reported at the port of Hodeidah in Yemen.