Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel
Craig TaylorPalestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket into southern Israel, the Israeli military says, hours after six Palestinians were shot dead. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
Russian missiles ‘fell on Iran’
Four Russian cruise missiles fired at Syria from the Caspian Sea landed on Iran, unnamed US officials say. BBC News – Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis commit to UN peace plan
Yemen’s Houthi rebels confirm in writing to the UN secretary general their commitment to UN resolutions aimed at ending the country’s conflict. BBC News – Middle East
More than 60 killed in Iraq bombings
More than 60 people are killed and many injured in at least three car bomb attacks in north and south Iraq, police and medical sources say. BBC News – Middle East
Assad warns of Mid-East destruction
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says a coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed “or else the whole region will be destroyed”. BBC News – Middle East
Israel hunts for couple’s killers
Hundreds of troops are looking for Palestinians who shot dead an Israeli couple as they drove in the West Bank with their four children, Israel says. BBC News – Middle East