Missions in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint regional security alert on Saturday: Americans in the region should consider departing or be prepared to depart, and should expect flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures and other disruption, AFP reports. The alert came shortly after Donald Trump again threatened severe action against Iran; the war began on February 28 and the temporary ceasefire has given way to renewed strikes. The embassy in Beirut remains on ordered departure status, and Iranian military commanders accused Washington of escalation and warned states hosting American forces.
Volodymyr Zelensky says at least nine people were killed and dozens injured in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv on Saturday; mayor Vitali Klitschko reported more than ten explosions, fires and power cuts, with residential buildings partly collapsing in the Darnytskyi and Solomyanskyi districts. One missile landed near the Lithuanian embassy. Ukrainian drones separately sank a Russian-owned container ship in the Black Sea, where Moscow says all 17 crew were rescued; the strikes came two days after a suspected Russian cruise missile landed in Poland during a wide attack on Ukraine.
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BBC News · Saturday, 1 August 2026
An overnight strike levelled two of the four storage buildings beside al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and badly damaged the other two, according to hospital officials, who say intravenous fluids and supplies for dialysis and intensive care were lost. Gaza's health ministry calls the strike a heinous crime and is asking for international protection of medical facilities, and says at least seven Palestinians were killed at various locations in Gaza on Saturday. The attacks come days after Hamas and other Palestinian factions signed a disarmament agreement that Washington presented as a breakthrough; the ministry says 1,222 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025.
