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.