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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu manipulated his account of warnings he received before the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. 

The investigation compared a 55-page document released by Netanyahu in February with original records, meeting summaries and testimonies, finding omissions and changes in wording and context. 

Amongst such changes include warnings issued in the months before the attack and proposals for military action against the Palestinian movement.

According to the report, the prime minister's document portrayed him as stressing on the assassination of Hamas leaders amid resistance from senior security officials who prefered maintaining a calm stance regarding Gaza. 

However, original records indicated that Netanyahu repeatedly sought calm and rejected the approval of attacks despite warnings from security officials.

The deputy political commander of Iran’s IRGC Navy has rejected US President Donald Trump's claims about the movement of oil and vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

"If oil and ships are really passing through the Strait of Hormuz, why isn’t the oil market reacting accordingly? Because the market also understands that you are lying," Ali Mohammadi said. 

Mohammadi also questioned Washington's claims that the IRGC Navy had been destroyed, asking why its troops remained "600 to 700km" away from the area. 

The IRGC Navy official stressed that they maintained "full oversight" of vessel transits in the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.

The latest remarks by Mohammadi follow US statements describing Tehran's control of the Strait of Hormuz as "false".

"The United States and regional partners clearly control the strait," the US Central Command (Centcom) said, adding that traffic throught he strategic waterway is flowing "right now".

Iranian state news announced that international flights have resumed at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport after the suspension during the 40-day war.

The first flight, operated by Iraqi Airways, successfully landed at the airport on Thursday after taking off from Iraq's Najaf Airport.
 

US President Donald Trump said that his special envoy Steve Witkoff is "doing very well" in discussions with Iran, but added that a deal with Tehran is not his preferred outcome.

"He's working on the Iran deal and doing very well. I think the deal isn't really something that I want to do, but they're willing to offer us anything to stop," Trump said during a campaign rally in Texas.

"They will never have a nuclear weapon," he added.

The US president also expressed that he expects the war on Iran to end soon, saying: "That war ends - it's going to be very soon. It's got to be very soon," he said, describing Iran as "a failed nation."

Yemen's Houthis said they attacked the King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile.

"Our armed forces successfully targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile, which accurately struck its target and disrupted airport operations," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a post on X.

The statement came hours after Saudi Arabia announced that an attack on the same airport had killed one person.

Yemen’s Houthis said they downed a Saudi drone while it was carrying out what they described as "hostile missions" over Taiz.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the drone was, a Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci armed reconnaissance drone, was brought down using an "appropriate weapon".

The US State Department notified Congress last week that it approved the sale of more than $2bn in US weapons systems to Egypt, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

Kuwait will buy an estimated $400m worth of repair services and parts for Patriot air-defence systems it operates, the State Department said in a statement on Friday.

The State Department also approved Egypt’s purchase of more than 2,000 FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles and up to 200 Javelin launch units. The sale will come with support equipment including simulation rounds, spare parts, and US government technical assistance. The sale is estimated to cost $832m.

The priciest purchase among the tranche was approved for the UAE to purchase up to 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-IIs (APKWS-II). The laser-guided kits are for both air-to-air and air-to-ground configurations. The sale is estimated to cost $1.04bn.

The US announced all the sales on Friday. "The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region," the State Department said in the statement.

Read more: US approves over $2bn in weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and UAE

Israeli troops late on Wednesday shelled the outskirts of a village in Syria’s southern Quneitra province, the SANA news agency reported. 

Two artillery rounds landed in agricultural areas surrounding the al-Samdaniya al-Sharqiya village. No injuries were reported. 

A White House official said that US President Donald Trump will not allow the Iranian government to "manipulate" him as he claimed Tehran did with previous US presidents.

The official told Al Jazeera that Trump was "comfortable letting Iran’s inevitable collapse take its course", adding that the US was in a powerful position because it "controlled the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s economy was collapsing".

According to the official, the strategic waterway was open, with "dozens of millions of barrels of oil" being escorted out of the strait daily. 

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said that Tehran has "clearly and firmly" set out conditions for ending the war, adding that it will respond to US proposals through mediators.

"Our considerations and conditions for ending the imposed war on all fronts and restoring security to the Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz have been clearly and firmly set out," Esmaeil Baghaei said.

"The necessary response to the other side’s proposals will also be delivered through mediators."

Baghaei added that Iran and Oman also agreed on safe transit routes through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Three years of genocide have left Palestinians in Gaza reflecting on lives transformed by displacement, loss and destruction.

For those displaced from Beit Hanoun, the years have meant homes destroyed, children unable to attend school, families separated and loved ones killed.

At least 74,000 Palestinians, including 21,500 children, have been killed since 7 October 2023, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The true toll is likely higher, with thousands still missing or buried under rubble.

Around 80% of buildings in Gaza have been damaged, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.

As another winter approaches, 1.65 million Palestinians are expected to face the cold in damaged buildings or worn-out tents.

For Palestinians marking three years of war, many say they are left asking what remains of the lives they once knew.

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Yemen’s government forces say they have “neutralised” 1,860 Houthi fighters in 2,103 “precise targeting operations” against Houthi military positions in the “Dawn of Yemen” operation.

In a post on X, the military spokesperson said the strikes targeted Houthi movements, fortifications, supply lines and military positions.

At least three people were killed and dozens injured by Houthi attacks on two of Saudi Arabia’s international airports, including in the capital, Riyadh.

"On Tuesday and Wednesday... Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport were subjected to attacks targeting their facilities," the kingdom's civil aviation authority said in a statement on Wednesday.

An Egyptian and an Algerian national were killed at Abha airport, and a Sudanese national was killed at the airport in Riyadh, the agency said, with 36 people wounded in the attacks.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for a flurry of attacks, including a ballistic missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.

Read more: At least three killed and dozens injured as Houthis strike Saudi airports

Saudi-led coalition's spokesperson Major-General Turki al-Maliki said 82 targets were destroyed in a “comprehensive operation” across Saada, Hodeidah, al-Jawf and Marib.

In a statement posted on X, he said the targets included 11 mountain-based ballistic missile storage sites in Saada, as well as command and control centres, communications systems, missile and weapons depots, and a gathering site.

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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) secretaryeneral Jassim Mohammed al-Budaiwi condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Abha and King Khalid airports, describing them as “systematic crimes” targeting civilians.

Targeting civilian airports and “endangering the lives of travellers, workers and civilians represents a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international laws and norms", he said in a statement.

Budaiwi also said that GCC countries stand united with Saudi Arabia.