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The humanitarian situation is deteriorating in the Middle East as Israel continues strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip and Yemen.

Israeli forces killed an estimated 490 Palestinians in the first nine days of 2025, Al Jazeera’s correspondent reports from the war-torn enclave where civilians face a daily “battle for survival”. At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn on Thursday, medical sources tell Al Jazeera.

The State of Israel has the right and obligation to defend itself,” the statement added, alluding to Houthi drone and missile attacks launched towards Israel and attacks on s

JERUSALEM: Israel struck Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and ports, in response to missile and drone launches, and warned it would hunt down the group’s leaders. Israel’s latest strikes came after the military intercepted two drones believed to have been launched from Yemen the previous day.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are stepping up their missile attacks, keeping up what could be the last major front in the Middle East wars.

DUBAI: Israeli warplanes bombed a power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen on Friday in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile strikes against Israel, and pro-Houthi media said at least one person had been killed and nine wounded.

Israel, the U.S., and Britain conducted their first coordinated strike on Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, according to the Israeli Public

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Friday with security officials to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks, an Israeli official told The Associated Press.

In our news wrap Friday, Venezuelan President Maduro was sworn in for a third term following a disputed election, the White House extended protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and El Salvadorans living in the U.

Tens of thousands of Yemenis joined a demonstration in Sanaa to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where smoke could be seen from Israeli strikes against Houthi rebel targets. Israel's Defense Minister said the airstrikes in Yemen were a clear message to Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.