Armed conflicts and attacks
Middle Eastern crisis
Pakistan in the 2026 Iran war, Qatar as a mediator in conflict
Iran and the United States submit their responses to a proposal by Pakistan and Qatar to resume talks between the two countries. (The Jerusalem Post)
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has prevented six ships from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (CNBC)
Iranian media reports that an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after it has hit a naval mine. (Middle East Eye)
The Israeli military states that an Hamas unmanned aerial vehicle unit commander was killed in an airstrike yesterday in central Gaza, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
Humanitarian aid during the Gaza war
Five aid convoys from the United Arab Emirates carrying 938 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrive in Gaza as part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3. (Gulf Today) (Sharjah24)
Eleven vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, according to shipping data from Kpler. (Reuters)
Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
The Houthis shoot down a Saudi Arabian reconnaissance drone in northwest Yemen. (AFP via The Times of Israel)
Sudanese civil war
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announces that they have recaptured the North Kordofan areas of Umm Qarfa and Juraikh. The SAF also seize control of the National Export Highway (Omdurman–El Obeid), which connects Sudan's capital Khartoum and North Kordofan. (Sudan Horizon) (Sudan Tribune)
Disasters and accidents
Vietnamese cargo ship Khoi Nguyen 18 sinks in the South China Sea along the Vietnamese coast. Forty-five people are rescued while 17 more are still missing. (Reuters)