Welcome to our continuing coverage of events in the Middle East and beyond.
Here are the updates of the day:
- The Saudi-led coalition has continued to strike Sanaa in response to attacks by Yemen's Houthis in the Kingdom, targeting key cites including Saudi Aramco facilities
- Iran has intensified its attacks on vessels through the Strait of Hormuz despite Tehran saying it was "close to establishing safe commercial shipping routes" in a deal with Oman
- Israel, meanwhile, has continued to attack Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon, with Defence Minister Katz threatening to launch a devastating attack on Hezbollah, including Beirut's southern suburbs
- In Cairo, major Palestinian factions are gathering to discuss national unity despite the decision by President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone the elections