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One killed, children among 24 injured after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North

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  IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) A 14-year-old boy was killed, and 24 people were injured in an  explosion  involving an unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition between Kibbutz Manara and Kibbutz Yiftah in northern Israel on Monday, the IDF reported. The military has declared the incident a mass-casualty event. Students and staff members from the ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School were among the victims, according to a statement by the local municipality. Haifa’s Rambam Health Care Campus said it admitted three teenagers and one adult to the trauma unit after evacuating them from the scene, while Safed’s Ziv Medical Center is treating 14 injured victims in total. Nahariya’s Galilee Medical Center is treating an additional six victims, one of whom was seriously injured.   Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus treats ...

Netanyahu meets with injured children in hospital following Hezbollah ordnance explosion in North

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  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch visited one of the children who was wounded during the northern Israel explosion on Monday, October 12, 2026. (photo credit: Prime Minister’s Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday with victims of the detonation of an unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition in northern Israel earlier that same day, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The explosion, which killed a 14-year-old boy and injured 24 others, occured during a field trip for ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School students. Advertisement "I realized I was hurt; I saw that a friend was injured, and I tried to help him," said Masouri, who was injured by shrapnel in his neck. Masouri told Netanyahu that one of his fellow students was handling the unexploded Hezbollah ordnance before it detonated. Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levi alongside senior officers after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, Oct...

Iran's Araghchi offers to mediate Saudi-Houthi talks, calls for diplomatic end to hostilities

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  Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 8, 2025. (photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered to help facilitate talks between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group amid ongoing hostilities , according to a statement posted on Telegram following his phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Sunday. Araghchi expressed concern over escalating tensions, warning that continued reliance on military action while disregarding diplomatic solutions would further complicate the situation, the statement said.

Pakistan pledges full military backing to Saudi Arabia under Mecca pact after deadly Houthi strikes

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  Supporters of the Houthi authorities gather during a protest against the Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on October 9, 2026. (photo credit: Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged to support Saudi Arabia “in every possible way” after Houthi attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha killed 12 people and injured 309 others, citing Pakistan’s defense agreements with the kingdom and Turkey.  Sharif condemned the attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport as “heinous.” Six Pakistani nationals were among those injured in the Riyadh strike.  “We have a bilateral agreement, a trilateral agreement with regard to defense (of Saudi Arabia),” Sharif told Cabinet members in televised remarks.  Go to the full article > >

Saudi Arabia seeks allies against the Houthis, but will it turn to Israel? - analysis

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  Illustrative image of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (photo credit: Canva, GoodFon, REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool) US President Donald Trump lives in a transactional foreign policy universe. You give, you get. You don’t give, don’t expect much. Israel has given a lot and, in return, gotten a lot. It has fought wing to wing with the US in Iran, provided valuable intelligence and demonstrated the military capabilities Washington wants to see in an ally. In April, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, “To our Israeli allies, thanks for being a brave, capable and willing ally on this battlefield. The rest of the world and the rest of our so-called allies saw what real capabilities look like. They should take some notes.” The flydubai attack may not bring Israel and Saudi Arabia closer, but it forces Riyadh to ask: Should it keep one of its strongest potential regional partners at arm’s length? Go to the full article > >

Trump announces immediate energy ceasefire between Russia, Ukraine

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President of the United States, Donald Trump. Photo: The White House United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced an immediate “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, saying both sides had agreed to halt attacks targeting energy infrastructure. Trump made the announcement in a post on his Truth Social platform, although there was no immediate confirmation from either Kyiv or Moscow that an agreement had been reached or had taken effect. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter. “President DONALD J. TRUMP”, he wrote. The announcement came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier on Sunday that Kyiv was prepared to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow halted attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. However, Zelensky subsequently said Trump’s announcement was news to him, while indicating that Ukraine ...

Saudi Arabia set to retaliate against Houthi attacks on civilian infrastructure

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  A Houthi supporter wearing a military uniform holds a mock missile as he joins Houthi supporters in a rally to show support to the movement as fighting intensifies across several Yemeni fronts, in Sana'a, Yemen, October 9, 2026 (photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed al-Mahdi) Saudi Arabia has vowed a firm response to a deadly attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport that killed 12 people and wounded 309 others on October 10. The attack is part of a growing campaign by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen targeting Saudi Arabia’s airports and civilian infrastructure. It comes as fighting intensifies in Yemen and maritime security concerns spread across the Gulf. This deadly attack will require a response. The attack was designed to spread terror and strike at strategic infrastructure. Similar to how Iran targeted US bases in the region, Iran’s allies in Yemen are seeking to disrupt civilian life in Saudi Arabia by getting airports closed and flights canceled.