Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East | The Jerusalem PostRubio speaks with Lebanon’s President about confiscation of explosives from Hezbollah • US considers using largest non-nuclear bomb against Iran • Basij female unit commander assassinatedFollow us on GoogleAn F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the aircraft carrier sails regional waters in the Middle East.An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the aircraft carrier sails regional waters in the Middle East.(photo credit: screenshot/X/@CENTCOM)

October 16, 4:51 AM

Five killed as Houthis target Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden with missilesThe Houthis also recently warned airlines that Saudi airspace and airports remain unsafe.ByREUTERSEnlargeYemeni security soldiers stand in front of a screen broadcasting Houthi-run forces launching a missile, during a demonstration staged to support missile forces in protecting the country's sovereignty and to denounce the Saudi accusation that Yemenis are attempting to attack Maca, on September 18.Yemeni security soldiers stand in front of a screen broadcasting Houthi-run forces launching a missile, during a demonstration staged to support missile forces in protecting the country’s sovereignty and to denounce the Saudi accusation that Yemenis are attempting to attack Maca, on September 18.(photo credit: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >

October 16, 4:47 AM

Yemen’s government needs weapons, but they can’t come from the US or Israel, expert tells ‘Post’Though an expert from the Royal United Services Institute said that the Houthis needed to be defeated, he insisted this could only come about by empowering the legitimate government – not airstrikes.ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDEnlargeHouthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.Houthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >

October 16, 4:46 AM

Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack targeting Iranian armed forcesAqila, commander of the Afzal Sisters’ Basij unit in Mehrestan, was reportedly assassinated outside her home in front of her children.ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDEnlargeIllustrative: An Iranian woman member of the Basij militia's Ashura battalion takes part in a military parade to mark the national Basij week at a military base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008.Illustrative: An Iranian woman member of the Basij militia’s Ashura battalion takes part in a military parade to mark the national Basij week at a military base of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008.(photo credit: CHAVOSH HOMAVANDI/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >