Three killed in Tel Aviv shooting
Craig TaylorThree people have been killed and six wounded in a shooting by two gunmen at a shopping centre in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
UN takes Saudi coalition off blacklist
The UN removes the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen from a blacklist of states and groups violating children’s rights in conflict. BBC News – Middle East
Civilians ‘shot as they flee Falluja’
Civilians fleeing Falluja, the Iraqi stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS), are being shot as they leave, an aid agency says. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian troops ‘advance on IS capital’
Syrian troops, backed by Russian air power, cross into Raqqa province, nearing the self-styled capital of so-called Islamic State, UK-based activists say. BBC News – Middle East
Bomb explodes outside Syria mosque
A bomb explodes near a mosque in the Syrian coastal city Latakia, killing and wounding several people. BBC News – Middle East
First aid for Syria’s Darayya since 2012
The first aid convoy since 2012 reaches Darayya, the besieged southern suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, the country’s Red Cross says. BBC News – Middle East