
Saudi minister vows 'serious response' to Houthi attacks on airports
It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation.

It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation.

Saturday's attack was the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since May 2015. US and Saudi officials are blaming Yemen's Houthis, who have yet to comment on the strike.

The United Arab Emirates' attorney-general also alleges the co-pilot was trying to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's airport.

The missile attacks come amid an escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed group and Saudi Arabia, which backs Yemen's government.

Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker, Acers.

The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.

Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.

Bassam al-Hassan is being sheltered in return for information - including about abducted US reporter Austin Tice.

The Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mark an escalation in the conflict.

Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to take any personal responsibility for what happened or order a state inquiry.

The BBC's Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf describes the situation in Gaza three years on from the 7 October attack.

Three years on from the attack on Nir Oz, in which 47 people were killed and 76 taken hostage, some survivors have returned to live there.

Israelis are marking three years since the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023.

Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.