Bahrain issued two separate alerts about potential threats in posts on X, the first such warnings by the Gulf country since September.

Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location, its interior ministry said. It did not provide further details on the threats.

The Revolutionary Guard rejects French allegations that an Iranian cyber unit attacked refrigeration systems at more than 700 retail locations, accusing Israel of orchestrating a deception.

Khalil al-Hayya calls for urgent shelter and heating supplies as heavy rains damage displacement camps, leaving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians exposed to worsening conditions.

Iran retains an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 missiles despite months of US and Israeli strikes targeting its weapons infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US intelligence assessments.

Citing US officials, the newspaper said the assessment suggests Iran still possesses a substantial missile arsenal capable of threatening American and allied targets if fighting resumes.

Officials said the assessment carried a low level of confidence because of difficulties determining how many missiles were ready for launch and how many remained in storage.

Sirens sounded in Bahrain as the Interior Ministry warned of a potential threat and urged residents to seek safety.

The ministry called on citizens and residents to remain calm, proceed to "the nearest safe location" and follow updates through official channels.

The Saudi-led coalition said that its air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi militia toward Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the interceptions on X.

Yemen's government army said that the Houthi militia fired two ballistic missiles on the southern city of Aden as government forces carried out 723 strikes and operations against the militant group.

Army spokesman Majed al-Nuzaili said the missiles targeted Aden, the government's temporary capital, according to the official Saba news agency.

Two oil tankers struck naval mines and caught fire south of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said.

In a statement, the force said the vessels were attempting to pass through the waterway undetected along what it called an unauthorised route, with their navigation and automatic identification systems switched off.

The Iranian naval force said the mine strikes triggered explosions and large fires aboard the tankers.

Israeli military has claimed it had struck a senior commander in Hamas' military wing.

Sources in Hamas told Reuters news agency that an Israeli air strike killed senior Hamas commander Samir Abu Younis in Khan Younis.

Türkiye and 17 other countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, condemn Israel’s continued attacks on Palestinian civilians, warning that the killing of seven people at Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza undermines the ceasefire agreement.

The US mission in Saudi Arabia has issued a nationwide security alert urging Americans to exercise “heightened vigilance", citing an increased threat of attacks by the Houthi militia.

The mission said Houthi attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia had “caused civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions.” It warned that hostilities could spread "rapidly".

“Please take extreme caution if you choose to use airports in Saudi Arabia,” the mission said, urging travellers to confirm their flight status directly with both their airline and the airport.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has said it shot down a US MQ-1 drone flying over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement, the IRGC said its air defences detected the drone over the island before bringing it down with a newly developed system.

Before the conflict, a third of the world's fertilisers passed through Hormuz, and since the blockades, their prices have risen by 30 percent.

Foreign ministers warn continued attacks, restrictions on humanitarian aid are worsening Gaza's crisis as winter approaches.

The Saudi-led coalition has said that it intercepted and destroyed two drones launched by the Houthi militia in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and southern regions.

“Two drones launched by the Houthi militia were intercepted and destroyed in the Riyadh and southern regions,” the coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on X.

The statement did not say whether the incident caused any casualties or damage.

Two Palestinians were killed, and four others were wounded in separate Israeli attacks across Gaza, amid Tel Aviv’s daily violations of the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since October 10, 2025.

A medical source at al-Shifa Hospital told Anadolu that two Palestinians were killed and three others injured in an Israeli strike on the Al-Saftawi area in northern Gaza.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that an Israeli drone fired two missiles at Palestinians near the Abu Sharakh roundabout in Al-Saftawi.

Israeli illegal settlers have attacked Palestinian olive pickers east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, while Israeli forces arrested a farmer as he ploughed his land south of Hebron.

Citing local sources, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the occupiers attacked and assaulted olive pickers in the Khallat Abu Huwan area of Beit Dajan, east of Nablus.

The illegal settlers forced the farmers to leave their land after stealing equipment and mats they were using to harvest olives, the sources added.

The EU has called on Israel to reopen all border crossings into Gaza and allow the immediate and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance, warning that worsening winter conditions and continued strikes are deepening the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.

In a statement, the EU expressed “grave concern over the persistent and devastating humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” saying severe flooding and winter conditions had further worsened living conditions for an already exhausted population.

The bloc also condemned the recent air strike on Nasser Hospital, describing it as “deeply alarming", and stressed that international law, including international humanitarian law, must be respected at all times.

“The EU underlines the need to respect international law, including international humanitarian law, at all times,” the statement said, emphasising the protection of civilians, civilian infrastructure, medical personnel and facilities.

Raids across several districts leave young men injured, disrupt movement and extend to a wedding reception and a gathering welcoming a recently released detainee.