SANAA -- The U.S. warplanes on Saturday night launched airstrikes on several Houthi sites in Yemen's capital Sanna and the northern province of Saada, killing at least 13, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
"This is an initial toll as the number of death could increase," the TV cited the Houthi-run health ministry as saying, adding that at least nine others were injured. (Yemen-Houthis-US Airstrikes)
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GAZA/JERUSALEM -- Nine people were killed and several others injured on Saturday by Israeli drone attacks in northern Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
WAFA said the drone attacked a group of citizens in Beit Lahia and bombed a vehicle, leading to the death of nine citizens, including two journalists. (Gaza-Israeli Attack-Death)
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DAMASCUS -- The death toll from a powerful explosion in Syria's coastal city of Latakia rose to at least eight, including three women and a child, authorities reported Saturday, as rescue operations continued into the evening.
The blast occurred at a scrap-metal shop in the southern al-Raml al-Janoubi neighborhood, causing extensive damage to nearby residential buildings, according to the Syrian Civil Defense. (Syria-Latakia-Blast)
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GAZA -- The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy on Saturday issued an urgent appeal to the United Nations and international community, calling for pressure on the Israeli government to immediately stop using starvation and deprivation as tools of war against the Gaza Strip.
"We remind the entire world that Israel is refusing to allow the entry of basic health and humanitarian needs, especially water, electricity, and food, to the population in the Gaza Strip," the statement said. (Gaza-Aid Resumption)
