DOHA -- Qatar said Tuesday that the United States and Iran are reviewing proposals aimed at ending their conflict, but differences between the two sides remain unresolved despite continued diplomatic engagement.
"Bridging the gap is still a work in progress," Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari told the ministry's weekly press briefing, confirming that both sides were studying proposals and ideas presented by mediators. (Qatar-US-Iran-Proposals)
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GAZA -- Israeli authorities on Tuesday turned back travelers seeking to cross the Rafah border crossing and halted the entry of humanitarian aid and commercial trucks from Egypt into the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
The Gaza border crossings authority said in a statement that Israeli authorities imposed the measures against travelers under so-called "pretexts and claims related to the security situation in the area," without prior notice or announced changes to operating procedures. (Israel-Gaza-Rafah Crossing-Closure)
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RIYADH/SANAA -- The Saudi-led coalition said on Tuesday it had intercepted three drones targeting Saudi territory, one of them over the western Mecca region, while Yemen's Houthi group said it had launched drone and ballistic missile attacks on an airport and an airbase in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said on social media platform X that its forces had intercepted and destroyed a drone over the Mecca region, without providing further details. (Saudi Arabia-Yemen-Houthis-Fighting)
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JERUSALEM -- Leaders of Israel's main Jewish opposition parties agreed on Tuesday to back former military chief Gadi Eisenkot as the next prime minister, but remained divided over how to form a majority government.
In their first joint meeting since last week's election, the leaders pledged to act swiftly to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and agreed to recommend Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog, who, under Israeli law, would launch on Wednesday a consultation process with party leaders before choosing a lawmaker to form the next government. (Israel-Opposition-Election) ■
