Iran-USA war. Saudi Arabia, Houthis: "Aramco sites and Riyadh airport attacked". LIVE

The Houthis claimed attacks on the Aramco plant in Dhahran, King Khalid airport and the Aramco refinery in Riyadh. The bombings were conducted "with a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. The Houthis themselves then announced new attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities also in the coming days

Tension is rising between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis of Yemen, who have claimed responsibility for attacks on the Aramco plant in Dhahran, King Khalid airport and the Aramco refinery in Riyadh. The bombing was conducted "with large numbers of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. The hits were accurate, by the grace of God, and caused destruction and fires,” it was reported. The Houthis themselves have announced new attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities in the coming days.

“The Houthis are behaving very badly.” The president of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this in a post on Truth. "I thought - he underlines - they had learned their lesson a year ago when we bombed them to death and, at their request, we stopped. They remained silent for a long time, but now they have resurfaced, probably at the request of Iran."

The International Committee of the Red Cross has raised the alarm over an unprecedented influx of wounded to the front lines in Yemen, stressing that health facilities in Marib, Taiz and the Red Sea coast are bearing the brunt and that some of them have received over 700 cases in just one week. Al-Jazeera writes it. Firas Abu Samra, health services coordinator of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said that only a few health facilities operating in Yemen are able to provide comprehensive care to the wounded, explaining that frontline hospitals are receiving large numbers of wounded amid shortages of surgical supplies, anaesthetics, oxygen and medicines. For her part, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen, Christine Schiphola, warned that the health system's capacity to absorb a possible massive influx of wounded could be very limited.

Moscow has made clear to the Yemeni Houthis that it considers attacks against civilian infrastructure, including those in Saudi Arabia, to be "unacceptable". This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko. "We have communicated to representatives of the Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement that attacks on civilian infrastructure are unacceptable," said the deputy minister, quoted by Interfax. "At the moment we have not received specific requests for mediation, but we are in contact with our Saudi friends," added Borisenko, the Russian deputy minister.

The food available in Gaza is inadequate to provide people with the nutritional intake they need. This is the Emergency alarm one year after the announcement of the ceasefire in the Strip. The NGO, present in the area with two assistance clinics in al-Qarara and al-Mawasi, cites data from the Integrated Food security phase classification according to which by December there will be 1.4 million people in conditions of serious food insecurity. Added to the shortage of food is the difficulty of accessing clean water. "One thing that particularly affects me as a midwife is the preparation of powdered milk, for example - explains Giulia Folci, midwife -. Unfortunately, in some cases it is necessary for the baby to take it and this is very difficult to prepare with dirty water and exposes children to very high risks". According to the most recent estimates, since the announcement of the ceasefire there have been over 1,400 victims and more than 4,700 injured. Humanitarian aid continues to encounter severe entry difficulties, also due to limitations in the entry of materials and goods from the Kerem Shalom crossing with Egypt. The prices of food and essential goods have increased on average by 207% compared to before the war and, according to the latest data reported by the United Nations, the number of humanitarian aid trucks actually unloaded in the Strip has fallen from 77% to 70%. "People no longer know where to take refuge. There have been the first rains of the season which have caught most of the population in now dilapidated tents - added Jacopo Intini, coordinator of the Emergency program in Gaza -. Fires periodically occur because people burn rubbish to cook. We are approaching autumn and winter, rains and low temperatures will lead to a situation of further overcrowding and precariousness. It is now urgent for the materials needed to repair the tents or build more shelters to arrive. safe."

Iran has equipped itself with more modern weapons. The Pasdaran reported it. "Although a new US war against Iran would be irrational, the possibility of its occurrence still exists as the Trump administration needs a political result before the mid-term elections," said spokesman Sardar Mohebi, as reported by the Tasnim agency. “Iran is ready to respond to any new aggression with greater force than ever and, this time, the consequences for the United States will be much more painful,” he assured. “During the 40-day war, Iran relied mainly on older generation weaponry but since then, however, much more advanced weapons systems have been acquired,” he explained.

Palestinian media report that this morning in the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, extremist Israeli settlers attacked olive pickers. Local sources said that a group of settlers attacked the collectors in the north-eastern part of the city, attempting to prevent the harvest and carrying out acts of intimidation and provocation. Local residents confronted the settlers and forced them to leave the area.

A ship attempting to pass through Hormuz on an "unauthorized" route from Tehran sank in the south of the strait. The Revolutionary Guard Navy announced this in a statement released by the Iranian media. The vessel, with 2,500 containers on board, "exploded after hitting a naval mine and was affected by a serious fire". This morning, the ship sank "due to the intensity of the fire", we read in the Pasdaran note.

The Houthis claimed attacks on the Aramco plant in Dhahran, King Khalid airport and the Aramco refinery in Riyadh. The bombings were conducted "with a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones. The hits were precise, by the grace of God, and caused destruction and fires", the Houthi armed forces assured in a statement published by the spokesperson, Yahya Saree.

The Houthis have announced new attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities in the coming days. The television at Masirah reports it.

A woman was killed and other people were injured this morning during an IDF attack on a residential apartment in the al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a long interview on Channel 14's close-to-government talk show The Patriots reports that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel secretly traveled to Israel a few days before the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, but said he had not met him. "He didn't meet me," Netanyahu said, "because at that time I was attending a memorial ceremony for IDF soldiers." "When does a head of the secret service ever meet a head of state?" According to some reconstructions published by the media in recent weeks, Kamel told Israeli officials that Hamas was planning a large-scale attack if Israel did not accept a deal for the release of prisoners and economic concessions. Netanyahu said he did not know who Kamel had met with: "The head of Egyptian intelligence was here. He spent about 50 minutes there. I want to know who he met," he said.

Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula arrived in Tel Aviv as part of the revival of diplomatic relations with Israel, interrupted by the previous government of Gustavo Petro in response to military attacks on Gaza. Bula will have meetings with high authorities to discuss various issues of mutual interest such as security, virtual crime and transnational criminal organizations. His agenda then includes a meeting with the relatives and victims of the attacks of 7 October 2023, including the Colombian-Israeli Elkana Bohbot, detained by the extremist group Hamas. “The agenda will also focus on identifying opportunities to expand and diversify Colombian exports, especially in sectors such as coffee, flowers, agri-food, fashion, chemicals and life sciences, as well as attracting investments in high-value-added sectors such as software, financial technologies, cybersecurity and innovation,” the Foreign Ministry explained in a statement. Bula will also take advantage of his stay in Tel Aviv to inaugurate the new headquarters of the local embassy in the country, which will from now on be located in Jerusalem.

During the night, a group of extremist Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and a vehicle in the village of Mikhmas, northeast of Jerusalem. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Saudi Arabia announced that it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh. SkyNews Arabia reports it.

The conflict, which began in late February, has cost American consumers $265 billion nationwide, Moody's estimates. Energy prices are cited as the main driver of rising costs. The increase in rates is also having an impact.

"Especially at a time when the shadow of anti-Semitism seems to be raising its head in many nations, the security of the State of Israel cannot be questioned. And I continue to believe that it is necessary to keep a channel of dialogue open with Israel." Giorgia Meloni said it in the Senate.

"After that, however, we are concerned about the continuation of the Israeli presence in southern Lebanon, in Syria, in Gaza. And in the West Bank we are witnessing pressure on the Palestinian population that is intolerable - added the prime minister -. As we have written together with France, Germany, the United Kingdom and other partners, Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal. And we strongly oppose those who support the annexation and forced displacement of the Palestinian population".

"In Gaza the situation remains dramatic. More aid is needed and it is needed quickly. And a political initiative is needed to verify whether Hamas is really willing to lay down its arms. It would be the turning point we need, and it would open the way to reconstruction, in the interest - first of all - of the civilian population". Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this in her communications to the Senate ahead of the European Council.

"At the European Council we will also discuss the situation in Iran and the Gulf. Starting from the freedom of navigation in Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, which represents a vital interest for Europe. The restrictions and attacks in these two passages have had a direct effect on the lives of our citizens, starting with the price of energy". Thus the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in communications to the Senate in view of the European Council of 15 and 16 October. "The Government - added Meloni - is committed to containing its effects and will continue to do so with every tool available, but a lasting solution necessarily involves the restoration of full freedom of navigation: without tolls and without discriminatory limitations. For this reason I believe that Europe must commit itself personally, starting from the strengthening of the Aspides operation in the Red Sea, which Italy today leads and which is largely based on the contribution of very few Nations. More ships are needed, and they are needed now".

A Hamas commander who held people hostage during the war was killed yesterday in an Israeli attack in Gaza City, the army announced. The Times of Israel writes it. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say the attack killed Mumen A