Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Yemeni civil war, France–Saudi Arabia relations
France announces that it will deploy its soldiers and air defense systems to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, to support the Saudi military against the Houthis. (Reuters)
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet say that they have killed Hamas's chief financial officer in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip. (Israel National News) (The Yeshiva World)
Ethiopian civil conflict
Fano fighters launch several attacks in the Amhara Region. Shootouts with the Ethiopian National Defense Force are ongoing, causing several casualties, while a colonel is captured. (Daily News Egypt)
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
Pakistan's military launches ten air strikes on Afghan military sites, claiming they were used to store and launch drones. At least four people are killed in the strikes. (AP)
Arts and culture
The beatification ceremony for the late American Catholic prelate and Rochester Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is held at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. (Bastille Post) (Vatican News)