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The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed four drones over Saudi Arabia. Egypt’s National Defense Council agreed to provide all possible support for Saudi security, while fighting in Yemen and Saudi Arabia killed at least 19 people, according to the report.
Ethiopian forces retook Tigray and Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a six-month interim administration, with five officials appointed to run the region and free elections promised afterward.
The Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival was announced by seven Ethiopian armed and political groups.
Fighting between Tigrayan and federal forces has spread across northern Ethiopia. Government troops reportedly captured Alamata, where hospital sources said at least 52 civilians were killed, while more than 700 wounded people were admitted to MSF-supported hospitals in Tigray.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front announced an alliance with six armed groups in Ethiopia.
Israeli and US media and NPR reports allege that Netanyahu and other Israeli officials received repeated warnings of a possible Hamas attack before October 7, 2023. Netanyahu denies receiving warnings, has sued over some reports, and continues to reject a state inquiry.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for an emergency parliamentary session to authorise him to approve Saudi requests for defence assistance. He said Egypt would act only to defend Saudi Arabia if assistance were requested.
Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport killed 14 people.
Six journalists working for Matsadaash were detained in Egypt.
Emergency Lawyers said Egyptian fighter jets killed at least 72 civilian gold miners in Sudan’s River Nile state on Saturday. The alleged attack occurred in the North Wadi area of Jabal al-Uqaydat and could not be independently verified; a professor separately said 85 miners were killed.
AllegedEmergency Lawyers said at least 72 workers were killed in the air strikes.
Leaders from Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan issued a joint declaration after meeting in New Alamein City, Egypt. They called for political solutions to regional conflicts and backed Sudan’s military-led government as fighting escalated in Ethiopia.