A US Navy helicopter declared an emergency while flying over the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia before disappearing from publicly available flight-tracking data.

The Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk, operating under the call sign VVHR512, declared an emergency while flying near Yanbu, a city on Saudi Arabia's western coast, Anadolu Agency reported.

The helicopter was shown at an altitude of roughly 475 feet when it declared the emergency. Its displayed altitude subsequently dropped to zero before the aircraft disappeared from the tracking service.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has pledged continued support for Yemen’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as efforts to bring peace and stability to the country.

The message was sent to Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi in response to an earlier letter on bilateral ties and developments in Yemen, according to the official Saba news agency.

The message came as Yemeni government forces launched Operation “Dawn of Yemen” against Houthis.

The UK has warned Israel that it will expel 27 Israeli diplomats from the Israeli embassy in London unless Tel Aviv reverses its decision to close the British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel’s Ynet news reported.

The warning came in a message delivered to Israeli officials by British Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters, the daily said.

The development has further strained the countries’ deteriorating bilateral ties.

Last month, the UK announced a trade ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, citing the existence of "ethnic cleansing of Palestinians."

The move followed Israeli plans to build 1,200 new homes in the occupied territory, drawing widespread international condemnation, as all settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law.

Oil prices edged lower as steady shipments from the Middle East and the release of emergency G7 reserves eased supply concerns, though Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure kept markets wary of risks to Gulf shipping routes.

Brent crude futures slipped 4 cents to $100.28 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate fell 11 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $89.33 a barrel.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that Egypt would lose the Sinai Peninsula if it attacked Israel.

“What would make Egypt not attack us? The understanding that if they attack us, there will be no Sinai at least,” Smotrich said in a video interview from his home.

He added that such a scenario “will not happen again.”

Egyptian authorities did not immediately comment on his remarks.

RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force installation in Gloucestershire that hosts US Air Force operations, remains safe after the United States withdrew its bombers, Downing Street said.

The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that US bombers, believed to include about a dozen B-1 aircraft, had been moved from RAF Fairford back to their home stations in the continental United States.

US media reported that the bombers were withdrawn following a threat against the base.

The move came after police were alerted on Sept. 27 to three "suspicious vehicles" near RAF Fairford in western England.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that negotiations with the United States were "meaningless" and only resulted in renewed attacks, state media reported, with progress on ending the Middle East war stalled for months.

"So far, they have attacked us three times after talks, and this shows that they are not seeking dialogue; rather, their goal is to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran," Pezeshkian was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA.

"With an enemy that every day resorts to assassination, sanctions, pressure and threats, and that breaks its commitments, negotiations are meaningless."

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said early on Tuesday that its forces destroyed a depot housing 20 ballistic missiles at a mountainous site in northwestern Saada province, along with a ballistic missile launch site in the capital, Sanaa.

Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki announced the strikes in remarks carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

On Monday, the coalition said it carried out a military operation against Houthi targets in Yemen’s western Hodeidah province on the Red Sea coast.

Al-Maliki said the operation destroyed weapons depots, storage sites for explosive-laden boats and naval mines.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said its forces redirected a commercial vessel in the Middle East on Monday, marking the 130th ship intercepted during the ongoing US naval blockade against Iran.

Since the operation resumed on July 14, US forces have redirected 130 commercial vessels and disabled three ships that refused to comply, CENTCOM said in a statement.

The command also said that American forces have destroyed 13 commercial vessels over the past 12 weeks.

According to CENTCOM, the vessels were either violating the blockade or were connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ multibillion-dollar shadow network.

Yemen's Houthis launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, an Aramco oil refinery in Rabigh, and southern military bases.

Military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the strikes disrupted air traffic and sparked a refinery fire, warning airlines against using Saudi airspace.

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that its forces carried out a military operation against Houthis in Yemen's Red Sea province of Hudaida.

Weapons depots, storage facilities for explosive-laden boats, and naval mines were destroyed during the operation, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said on X.

The coalition also "thwarted a plot for imminent attacks targeting waterways in the southern Red Sea," he added.

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that a threat led the US to pull its bombers from a British air base, suggesting a possible link to Iran.

"Yeah, I think we can say that. I mean, they didn't fly out by accident," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked whether a specific threat led to the withdrawal of the bombers from the UK.

"There were some threats, and rather than tempting the enemy, we'll capture the enemy and beat the enemy," he said. "But why should we leave them there? So we moved them around a little bit, not very far."

Trump said moving the aircraft "costs very little money."

"We had a threat, and if we're going to be threatened, we'll just move them, and that sort of alleviates that," he said, adding: "We actually know the people that made the threat."

One Palestinian was killed and nine others, including a mother and her two children, were injured in fresh Israeli attacks across Gaza amid continued violations of a ceasefire in effect since last October, medical sources said.

The sources said a Palestinian man was killed and four people, including a mother and her two children, were injured in an Israeli strike in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

A Palestinian woman was also shot in the head when Israeli naval forces opened fire toward the coast of the Al-Sudaniya area in northwestern Gaza, according to the sources.

A 6-year-old child was also shot in the chest by Israeli forces while in the Al-Atatra area in northwestern Gaza.

The sources said two other Palestinians were wounded in an Israeli drone strike targeting pedestrians north of the Hamad area northwest of Khan Younis.

A Palestinian woman was injured by gunfire from an Israeli drone in the Al-Shamaa area of the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood east of Gaza City, the sources said.

Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and injured two others in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said, while the military said troops fired at a car that had hit an army vehicle.

The military said a "vehicle carrying three suspects... accelerated toward an IDF vehicle and hit it" in the area of Bani Naim, north of the city of Hebron.

In a statement, it said no injuries were reported among Israeli forces and that soldiers "responded by firing toward the vehicle, and hits were identified."

The Palestinian General Authority for Civil Affairs said "Israeli forces opened fire on a civilian vehicle" at the entrance to Bani Naim, without giving details on whether those inside had been attempting to ram soldiers.

A tanker turned back after being threatened by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime agency reported.

"A tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz inbound was hailed by the IRGC and instructed to turn back, or the vessel would be targeted," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) said, referring to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

"The master of the tanker has confirmed that they have complied with the instruction," the UKMTO said.

The ship was entering the strait near the Omani coastline, the agency added.

Iraqi Airways said it will resume direct flights to Iran on Thursday, with daily services from Najaf International Airport to three Iranian cities.

The Iraqi national carrier said in a statement that its flight schedule, beginning October 8, will include Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan.

It said the move aims to facilitate passenger travel and provide regular air transport between Iraq and the Iranian cities.

On September 29, Iraq’s transport ministry announced that Iraqi Airways had secured a special exemption allowing it to operate flights to Iran, paving the way for their resumption in October after regulatory and technical requirements were completed.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said that Israel was continuing its genocide in Gaza and was "progressively asphyxiating" the region, urging governments to take immediate action.

In a statement, MSF said the conditions for the people's survival were being "systematically destroyed" through sustained violence, "deliberate" blockade of essential supplies and the destruction of healthcare as well as infrastructure.

"In the past year, the physical trapping of people in Gaza has been made increasingly definitive by the establishment of Israel’s Yellow Line," the French medical charity said.

Recalling that it was originally presented as temporary, MSF noted that the line is now reinforced by military positions, berms and ongoing demolitions while it has continued to move west, "squeezing people into a smaller and smaller area."

Israel is preparing for possible new military action against Iran, either in coordination with the US or independently, Israeli media reported.

The Israel Hayom newspaper said the Israeli army is preparing for a potential attack against Iran while maintaining close intelligence and operational cooperation with the US military.

The report said Israel is also getting ready for possible preemptive action or a response to an Iranian attack, although it assessed the likelihood of an Israeli or US attack before the US midterm elections in November as relatively low.

Israel continues to view Iran’s nuclear programme as a major concern, the newspaper added.

Separately, Israeli news website Walla reported Sunday that the US is preparing to send additional forces and aircraft to Israel in the coming weeks amid preparations for a possible escalation in the Middle East.

Citing unnamed security sources, Walla said around 3,000 US military personnel are currently deployed across Israel, including troops operating air defence systems as well as pilots, support crews and logistics personnel.

US Vice President Vance publicly criticised Israel on several occasions over opposition to Trump's interim deal with Iran and for attacks in Lebanon.

The announcement came as Yemeni government forces launched military operations against the Houthis in several areas, including the strategic Bab al Mandab region.