Yemeni forces claim strategic district amid intensified Houthi clashes
More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.
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More than 60 people, including civilians, killed as clashes between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in Taiz.
Gaza holds funeral for 100 Palestinians recovered from rubble A funeral was held in Gaza on Saturday for around 100 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered from the rubble of homes destroyed in Israeli attacks, Reuters reported. The ceremony took place in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City, where relatives and residents gathered to mourn the victims. According to Gaza civil defence authorities, the deceased included 55 members of the Malka family, whose remains were recovered underneath the rubble of a building in the Zeytoun area.
Two children among seven Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza Two children were among seven Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported, citing Turkey's Anadolu agency. Israeli naval forces fired at tents housing displaced Palestinians in the Al-Khalidi area, injuring two people. A child was hurt in a separate attack on another displacement camp in the as-Sudaniya area of northwestern Gaza, the report said.
Yemeni forces claim control regained over Hays district in Hodeidah province Yemeni government forces claim they have regained "complete control" of the district of Hays in the province of Hodeidah from the Houthis, Al Jazeera reported. It said government forces had recovered the areas at Al-Barah junction and advanced towards Houthi positions as the rebels retreated, killing and wounding dozens of fighters. Meanwhile, Majeed Al-Nuzayli, spokesman for the armed forces, wrote on X that "we destroyed the Houthi militia's capabilities and elements in the Al-Labnah Camp".
IRGC claims American Unmanned Surface Vessel struck in Hormuz Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its naval force struck an American Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) that had been "trying to breach the restricted area of the Strait of Hormuz". The IRGC said in a statement: “This strategic waterway, is under the control of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and any move by the child-killing enemy will be met with a firm response. ” "The US must know that there is no other way than to leave the region and abandon its evil actions.
More than 179 attacks on ambulance crews recorded since March 2, killing 179 healthcare workers.
Gaza death toll since October 2023 rises to 73,651, health ministry says Israel has killed 73,651 Palestinians and injured 174,575 others as of 5 September 2026, since launching what rights groups and UN officials have described as a genocidal military campaign on Gaza following Hamas's attacks on 7 October 2023, according to the territory's health ministry. Wafa news agency reported that hospitals in Gaza received 17 bodies over the past 48 hours, including five newly killed people, one who succumbed to injuries, and 11 bodies recovered from under the rubble, in addition to 27 injured Palestinians. They added that the number of Palestinians killed since the ceasefire took effect on 11 October 2025, has risen to 1,344, while 4,464 others have been injured.
Centcom says Iranian oil tanker has sunk in Gulf of Oman The US Central Command (Centcom) said that an Iranian oil tanker, M/T Kylo, sunk in the Gulf of Oman and "joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea". "Thanks to the precision and professionalism of American service members, the M/T Kylo sank in the Gulf of Oman today," Centcom wrote on X, posting a video of a tanker ablaze and sinking. Centom earlier said its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday in retaliation for ballistic missile attacks on its two US warships.
Washington DC [US], September 6 (ANI): US government investigators have subjected around 50 members of its military's Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an investigation into leaks to journalists, including reports concerning the war with Iran in West Asia and the depletion of critical US munitions stocks, The New York Times reported, citing officials briefed on the move.
Tehran [Iran], September 6 (ANI): Iranian retaliation against the United States continued as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force on Saturday (local time) claimed that it fired several ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a destroyer, alleging that the two warships were harassing Iranian ships and participating in a naval blockade against the Islamic Republic.
Israeli attacks kill 4,358 in Lebanon since March invasion, health ministry says Israeli attacks have killed at least 4,358 people and wounded 12,359 others in Lebanon since Israel invaded the south on 2 March, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The ministry said the total toll since 8 October 2023 had reached 8,925 dead and 30,595 wounded. Lebanon on Saturday raised the toll in Israeli strikes on the country's south and east overnight to four killed, including an 18-year-old girl, and 32 others wounded, including several women and children, on Friday, particularly in the Nabatieh region.
IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at US aircraft carrier and destroyer as standoff intensifies in Strait of Hormuz.
Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60, including 26 soldiers Fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and the country's Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people on Saturday, including civilians, medical and military sources told AFP. The renewed clashes in Yemen's southwest over control of a gateway to the Red Sea came after Friday saw some of the deadliest fighting in years, following the collapse in July of a 2022 ceasefire. According to three Yemeni military sources, 26 government troops were killed during several hours of fighting in the country's southwest, while medical and military sources from the Iran-backed Houthis said 31 rebel fighters were killed.
IRGC claims US aircraft carrier, destroyer forced to flee after missile attacks Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had fired several ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a US Navy destroyer that it said were harassing Iranian ships and participating in an ongoing naval blockade of Iran, according to Iranian media. Tasnim news agency reported that the IRGC claimed the two warships, “after sustaining damage and fearing further attacks, were forced to flee the conflict zone”.
UKMTO says several vessels subjected to 'disabling fire' in Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it has received a report that several merchant vessels in the northern Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman were subjected to disabling fire amid ongoing military activity in the region. UKMTO said it was unable to confirm whether there had been any casualties or environmental impact. UKMTO advised mariners to consult the latest maritime security information and remain alert to the evolving operational environment.
Tehran [Iran], September 6 (ANI): The Naval Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday (local time) said that it targeted three oil tankers travelling an 'unauthorised route' through the strategic Strait of Hormuz and three vessels affiliated with the United States in the region, following US strikes on three Iranian oil tankers earlier.
The Pentagon claimed the attacks were a retaliation for Iran allegedly firing missiles towards US Navy ships The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday it has struck three Iranian crude oil tankers, claiming the strikes were launched in retaliation for multiple unsuccessful "unprovoked attacks" on an aircraft carrier and a destroyer.
The Pentagon claimed the attacks were a retaliation for Iran allegedly firing missiles towards US Navy ships The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday it has struck three Iranian crude oil tankers, claiming the strikes were launched in retaliation for multiple unsuccessful "unprovoked attack
The American military earlier struck three commercial vessels in retaliation for Tehran allegedly firing missiles at its warships An Iranian crude oil tanker has sunk in the Gulf of Oman after being struck by American forces, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said. It was one of three commercial vessels targeted by the US on Saturday after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two American warships.
The American military earlier struck three commercial vessels in retaliation for Tehran allegedly firing missiles at its warships An Iranian crude oil tanker has sunk in the Gulf of Oman after being struck by American forces, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said.
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