2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Abu Dhabi
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Middle East
The news from the Middle East: the past seven days, the most important first.
2026 Israeli legislative election
Israeli president Isaac Herzog selects Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot to attempt to form a coalition government following inconclusive Knesset elections. Eisenkot will have 28 days to secure sufficient support in the Knesset.
Attacks on health facilities during the Gaza war
Israel launches an airstrike against the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, killing six Palestinians, including a surgeon, and wounding over 20 more. Four more people are also killed in other airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
Houthi–Saudi conflict
Several floors of Aramco Tower, a skyscraper owned by Saudi Aramco located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, are damaged after a Houthi ballistic missile is intercepted over the city by Saudi air defense systems. No casualties or injuries are reported.
Middle Eastern crisis
Production is temporarily suspended at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan after a liquefied petroleum gas storage tank at the site is hit by a drone. No group claims responsibility for the attack.
Disasters
Fourteen people are killed and 30 more injured in a multiple-vehicle collision involving 18 cars and five trucks in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
2026 El Ayyat train collision
A train derails near El Ayyat, Giza Governorate, Egypt, killing seven people and wounding 125 more.
Iranian external operations
A British court convicts two Iranian men of spying on journalists from London-based broadcaster Iran International. One of them is also convicted of preparing a violent attack, while a third defendant is acquitted.
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
Iran says it has destroyed an early-warning radar in Bahrain as a retaliation for a United States strike on telecommunication infrastructure on Sirik.
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United Kingdom involvement in the 2026 Iran war
The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States has evacuated aircraft from the RAF Mildenhall base in the United Kingdom, citing threats from Iran.
Also this week
- 11 NovIran attacks ship navigation systems on Didamar Island, Oman. Unknown damage is caused.
- 8 NovAt least five people are killed, including four children, and several injured people are rescued after heavy rain and flooding caused a sandbank to collapse in Deir el-Balah, Gaza.
- 8 NovIranian state media reports that explosions are heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after reporting that the U.S. military fired projectiles.
- 8 NovThree people are arrested as pro-Palestine protesters are confronted by pro-Israel counterprotesters in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, amidst a boycott of six Jewish-owned restaurants targeted by a cycling club over their support of Israel.
- 8 NovMore than 200,000 people march in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to protest against Israel's genocide in Gaza and the Dutch government's support of the Israeli military.
- 8 NovThree people are killed and more than 300 others are rescued from severe flooding in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
- 7 NovSaudi airstrikes hit homes near Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 27 people and wounding 36 others.