An Israeli attack on an apartment in Gaza left two people dead and wounded others as the military said it targeted a Hamas militant. The death toll from a missile strike by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on a government training camp in southern Yemen rose to 60.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, suggested in a video call with U.S. President Donald Trump that their two countries could launch new attacks on Iran.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Tuesday. Read our full coverage here.
2 killed in pre-dawn attack on Gaza apartment
The Israeli military struck an apartment in Gaza before dawn, killing two people and injuring others.
The two people killed were a husband and wife, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies.
The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas militant.
The attack followed a series of strikes on Monday that killed at least four people. They came more than a year after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire. But the death toll in Gaza continues to rise as Israel carries out near-daily strikes on what it says are members of Hamas.
More than 1,500 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by Israel since last year’s ceasefire, according to the territory’s health ministry, which maintains detailed records and is seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its toll but says women and children make up nearly half the dead.
Death toll from a Houthi attack on a training camp reaches 73
Yemeni military and government officials say the death toll from Monday's strikes by the Houthis on a government training camp in southern Yemen has reached 73.
The Iranian-backed rebels hit the military camp, where new recruits were receiving training, with ballistic missiles. It was the deadliest strike since a resurgence in fighting this summer in the impoverished country.
The strike on the al-Alam camp left more than 200 other recruits wounded, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. The death toll could rise because many suffered serious injuries.
The Shabwa provincial government said Monday that the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles on the camp. The Houthis claimed the attack, saying it killed and wounded dozens but did not provide further details.
— By Samy Magdy in Cairo
Qatar says Israel not committed to negotiated end to Gaza war
A senior Qatari official says Israeli leaders are not committed to a negotiated end to the war in Gaza and are instead focused only on “war and death and destruction” in the lead up to Israel’s first national elections since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
“Sadly, right now we do not have a partner for peace in Israel,” said Majed al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar's Foreign Ministry and adviser to the Qatari prime minister, speaking to The Associated Press on stage at the Global Security Forum in Doha.
Al-Ansari said: “You look at all the statements coming out from all the political parties and all the political candidates right now in the elections. Does any of them even talk about peace with Palestinians? Does any of them even talk about stability of the region?"
— By Victoria Eastwood in Doha
Netanyahu says Israel and US ‘have a job to finish’ in Iran during video call with Trump
Netanyahu suggested that Israel and the United States could launch new attacks on Iran. The suggestion came in a video of a call with Trump that the Israeli leader posted.
On the call, Netanyahu thanked Trump for his endorsement. It came about a week ahead of Israel’s national elections, and with Netanyahu running in a tight reelection race widely viewed as a referendum on his leadership around the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack and amid a series of inconclusive wars, including with Iran.
“Donald, we have a job to finish. You said it, and we’ll finish it together. We’ll finish it, and no one else will do it,” Netanyahu said on the video, where Trump could be heard talking on speakerphone.
“People in America should know that you have stood up against the greatest danger that faces them — an Iran with nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu added. “We won’t let it happen.”
Turkey moves closer to ratifying defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
Turkey’s government has submitted to parliament a mutual defense agreement signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for ratification, state media said, bringing the country closer to committing to meeting Riyadh’s defense needs.
The agreement signed by the three countries in August will be reviewed by a parliamentary committee before being put to a vote in the Turkish parliament's general assembly.
The full text of the agreement has not been made public. Officials have said Turkey is considering sending military support for Saudi Arabia under the deal but have ruled out sending combat troops.
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This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
