Maj. Gen. Fawzi al-Mansouri, head of military intelligence for Khalifa Haftar’s eastern-based forces, was killed in a targeted IED attack outside his home in Benghazi, Libya, according to a security official.
A Houthi missile and drone attack on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Mokha killed seven people, including four members of the internationally recognized government’s armed forces and three civilians, while 30 others were wounded. Yemen’s military said 11 armed drones used in the attack were shot down by air defense systems.
Pope Leo has called for an immediate halt to attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine and Russia, warning that civilian casualties, including children, continue to rise amid the war.
Iran-backed Houthis say attacks against Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen are continuing, with at least 11 people killed and 32 wounded in Sunday’s attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, insisting that Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is fully and genuinely disarmed.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance says American strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear program and severely weakened its military capabilities, while Washington considers whether Tehran is willing to make long-term changes.
UN envoy Hans Grundberg warns that Yemen faces its greatest risk of renewed large-scale war since the 2022 truce amid escalating Houthi attacks and regional tensions.
At least 10 people were killed in Houthi attacks in Yemen’s oil-rich Marib province, including eight government forces and two civilians.
