Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday (August 6, 2026), a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country’s civil war in four years.
More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday (August 6, 2026) after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military.
U.S.-Iran talks?
Israel reported on Thursday (August 6, 2026) its first military fatalities in southern Lebanon in more than a month, after carrying out fresh strikes despite ongoing U.S.-backed talks in Rome aimed at ending hostilities. The deaths were the first Israeli fatalities reported in southern Lebanon since June 28. Lebanese state media said one person died and 11 were wounded in a separate Israeli strike.
as Iran, working with Oman, suggested banning vessels deemed hostile from the strait and heavily fining those who violated the proposed rules.
