War Iran USA, Houthis fire on Al-Mukalla airport. LIVE

The Houthis targeted the airport of the Yemeni city of Al-Mukalla, capital of the Hadramawt governorate, in the south of the country, on the Gulf of Aden which is about 480 kilometers away. It is the main port of al-Shahr province as well as the fourth largest city in the country. The news of the attack was reported by sources from the internationally recognized government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for the resumption of large-scale attacks on Iran and earlier this month instructed his military to plan a new large-scale offensive. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told US media that reaching a peace agreement with Iran is extremely difficult and that economic pressure will continue until Tehran stops attacking merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reports.

The United Kingdom has announced the sending of Typhoon fighters to Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks: "They will protect cities and infrastructure", announced Minister Streeting. Meanwhile in Yemen the death toll from a Houthi raid against government forces rises to more than 70, while in Gaza there are 5 victims due to Israeli raids. The Tehran-Moscow axis is tightening: "Never have Iran and Russia collaborated as closely as now", declares Minister Araghchi after the meeting in Tehran with Lavrov.

The Ankara government plans to ask Parliament for authorization to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia, as part of the mutual defense pact signed together with Riyadh and Islamabad. This was stated by a deputy of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party, the AKP which is in government in Turkey, as Reuters reports on its website, while attacks by the Yemeni Houthis continue against Saudi territory. The AKP deputy specified that Parliament will vote to authorize the sending of military personnel to Saudi Arabia only after ratifying the text of the Mecca agreement, which was presented yesterday to the Turkish parliamentary assembly. According to the text of the agreement between Ankara, Riyadh and Islamabad - published exclusively yesterday by the Turkish media and never officially denied or confirmed - "should the territorial integrity, sovereignty or internationally recognized borders of one of the 'Parties' be threatened or endangered, the 'Parties' will use all necessary means to eliminate such threat or danger", while "if one of the 'Parties' should suffer an armed attack or military aggression by another country or group of countries, the 'Parties' will immediately render assistance to the attacked 'Party', making full use of all means of mutual aid which they can provide to each other." While the agreement states that the pact's participants will determine the nature of the support to be provided in the event of an attack following an objective assessment of the assistance required, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had recently stated that, under the agreement, Turkey is required to support the defense of one of the signatory countries in the event of attacks but "will not send troops to the territory of another country to launch an attack".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for the resumption of large-scale attacks on Iran and earlier this month instructed his military to plan a new large-scale offensive. The Financial Times writes it. According to three people familiar with the matter, the Israeli military had been preparing for a multi-day bombing campaign, scheduled for the weekend of October 10, that would target civilian infrastructure such as power plants, nuclear facilities and regime targets. The mission ultimately did not proceed, and sources familiar with the matter cited President Donald Trump's opposition to resuming the conflict before the US midterm elections on November 3.