TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi confirmed on Tuesday that he would engage in "indirect talks" with U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff in Oman on Saturday.
In a post on social media platform X early Tuesday, Araghchi said Iran and the United States would meet in Oman on Saturday for "indirect high-level talks." (Iran-US-Talks)
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RAMALLAH -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said Israeli officials from the Jerusalem Municipality and Israeli security forces forcibly entered six UNRWA-operated schools in East Jerusalem Tuesday morning and gave "illegal" closure orders effective in 30 days.
The UN agency said the closure orders directly impact some 800 boys and girls, who will likely be unable to finish their school year. (Israel-UN Schools-Closure Orders)
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GAZA -- Hamas said on Tuesday that Israel's ongoing military escalation in the Gaza Strip endangers the lives of Israeli hostages, rather than offering hope for their safe return.
In a press statement, the Palestinian militant group described Israel's actions as more than just military pressure, branding them as "brutal revenge" targeting innocent civilians. Hamas warned that such tactics jeopardize the hostages' safety instead of facilitating their safe release. (Gaza-Israel-Hostages)
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SANAA -- At least six people were killed and 15 others injured in multiple U.S. airstrikes across Yemen on Tuesday, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV and local health authorities.
Of the casualties, six deaths and 13 injuries took place in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah as U.S. strikes hit a residential neighborhood in the city's Amin Muqbil district, while two other injuries were reported in Dhamar province, where a farm was attacked. (Yemen-US Strikes-Casualties) ■
