Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin al Hussein received Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi upon his arrival in Amman, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

Al-Zaidi arrived in the Jordanian capital accompanied by a high-level delegation for an official visit.

According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and discussing regional developments.

The two countries are expected to explore ways to expand cooperation in economic and development sectors.

Israeli police are preparing to deploy 22,000 officers for Tuesday’s general elections amid fears of possible unrest following the announcement of the results, local media reported.

The deployment represents an increase of around 5,000 officers compared with the 2022 elections, Israeli private broadcaster i24NEWS reported, citing an unnamed senior police official.

The preparations come amid closely contested elections between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and the Israeli opposition, with concerns that disputes over the results could trigger unrest.

The Israeli army burned down a displacement camp in eastern Gaza City on Sunday, leaving more than 800 Palestinians homeless, Gaza’s Public Works and Housing Ministry said.

The fire engulfed displacement tents and families’ few remaining belongings, displacing more than 200 families comprising over 800 Palestinians, most of them women, children, elderly people and patients, the ministry said.

The ministry described the incident as part of a policy of “forced displacement and continuous uprooting.”

It called the attack “a full-fledged war crime and crime against humanity,” saying it constituted a violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions protecting civilians during conflict.

Iran's foreign ministry said that the outcome of the Israeli elections in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a tight race will make "no difference".

"It makes no difference to us who, in these elections, takes the helm of a regime that has brought nothing but violence and massacres to our region," said ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei in a weekly press briefing.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi called for a ‘just’ settlement of the crisis in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian lands and comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Sisi stressed the "importance of strengthening the UN’s role and restoring confidence in the multilateral system through adherence to the UN Charter," according to a presidency statement. He reaffirmed Egypt’s support for preserving the UN’s central role in maintaining international peace and security and called for coordinated international efforts to support the organisation in resolving conflicts through peaceful means.

"Lasting peace in the region could not be achieved without a just settlement of the Palestinian issue, stressing that it would remain the central issue in the Middle East until a final solution is reached," he said.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran has never sought nuclear weapons, accusing Washington of using its nuclear programme to justify military action.

Yemen's Houthi militia claimed responsibility for two missile attacks targeting weapons depots in the southern provinces of Aden and Lahij, according to a group spokesman.

In a statement posted on US social media platform X, Houthi militia spokesperson Yahya Saree said the attacks targeted what the militia claims to be military positions in the Salah al-Din area of Aden and the Al-Wahat area of Lahij.

Saree claimed that the group fired several ballistic missiles that accurately struck their targets, “resulting in dozens of dead and wounded … the destruction and incineration of a number of vehicles and weapons depots.”

The visit aims to ease tensions between the US and Iran through dialogue and diplomacy, while backing mediation efforts by Qatar and Pakistan.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will depart for Russia to attend a summit of gas-exporting countries in Moscow and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

Pezeshkian is scheduled to attend the summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) on Tuesday, where he is expected to deliver a speech.

The Iranian president may also hold bilateral meetings with leaders of other participating countries during his one-day visit.

Three Palestinians, including a 7-year-old girl, were killed and five others injured in attacks by the Israeli army and Israel-backed gunmen in Gaza, amid daily violations of last year’s ceasefire agreement, a medical source said.

Singapore and Saudi Aramco plan to store Saudi crude oil in the underground Jurong Rock Caverns starting in 2027 to boost energy security amid global supply disruptions.

Tan See Leng, Singapore's minister for energy, trade and industry, announced the joint intention during the Singapore Energy Lecture 2026 on Monday.

Tan said the arrangement would enhance the resilience of the Saudi crude oil supply chain across Southeast Asia.

The minister noted that the initiative would also contribute to the city-state's energy security during supply emergencies.

Officials aim to conclude negotiations within a few months.

Israeli opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman has called for a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on suspicion of treason, accusing him of risking war with Iran to avoid defeat in Tuesday’s general election.

Lieberman, head of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, submitted a formal request to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported.

In his letter, Lieberman alleged that Netanyahu had pressured senior security officials over the past month to take steps that could trigger a military confrontation with Iran.

He said dragging Israel into war on the eve of the election and risking the lives of Israeli soldiers out of fear of electoral defeat amounted to treason, demanding an immediate criminal investigation.

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi militias struck several of its missile launchers and storage facilities, a spokesman said, while the Iran-backed group claimed a new attack on Riyadh's international airport.

The Saudi-led military coalition's spokesman Turki al-Maliki posted on X that the operation had destroyed four ballistic missile launchers, as well as a missile depot and tunnels used by the Houthi militias, who control a large part of Yemen.

The operation "focused on cutting off Houthi militia supply lines between areas under their control," he added.

Yemen's Houthi militia said that they targeted King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh and launched attacks on pumping stations along the East-West crude oil pipeline.

Houthi militia spokesperson Yahya Saree said on X that the group targeted the airport with a ballistic missile.

The Yemeni army has said that its forces had "neutralised" around 218 Houthi militias in 753 operations over the past 24 hours, destroying or damaging 78 military vehicles and weapons.

The army said the operations targeted forward command centres, fortifications, firing positions, troop concentrations, reinforcements and supply vehicles as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen.

Yemen's Information Ministry has accused the Houthi militia of targeting a camp for displaced people west of Aden with three ballistic missiles.

The ministry identified the site as a displacement camp in Ras Imran, west of the country's interim capital, but gave no details on casualties or damage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir clashed over a proposed military operation that could trigger fighting with Iran ahead of Israel's election, Channel 12 reported.

Zamir requested a detailed discussion and signed legal authorisation from political leaders before carrying out their instructions, the broadcaster said. It did not disclose the nature of the operation.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi militias said that it had intercepted a missile fired by the group toward the capital Riyadh.

"Air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh," coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Malki wrote on X.

US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, urging Israelis to re-elect him in the upcoming election and calling for Israel to continue its war against Iran.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, he referred to an endorsement letter he published on October 18, praising Netanyahu as an "outstanding Warrior Prime Minister" and highlighting their joint role in the war against Iran.

Urging Israeli voters to support Netanyahu, he said: "Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister. We have to finish the job that we started!"