Shin Bet

Iran-backed Houthi forces claimed large-scale drone, ballistic and cruise missile attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the Aramco refinery at Rabigh, and military sites across southern Saudi Arabia, declaring Saudi airspace an open theater except for holy sites. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan activated the Mecca Pact, agreeing to rapidly deploy military forces and capabilities to the Kingdom. Britain warned it would expel 27 Israeli diplomats and their families if Israel follows through on closing the UK consulate in East Jerusalem.

The US Senate approved a war powers resolution limiting President Trump's ability to strike Iran without congressional approval, while direct Israel-Lebanon talks opened in Washington with a partial IDF withdrawal from southern Lebanon under discussion. Iran's president ruled out negotiations on its missile program, and the IAEA chief said inspectors would visit Iranian nuclear sites despite Tehran's denials. Moroccan officers arrived in Israel to join an international Gaza force, and a new Israeli national security adviser held an urgent meeting on encouraging Gazan emigration.

Quadrilateral talks between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar began at Bürgenstock, Switzerland, launching a 60-day negotiation window under the Islamabad MoU. The IDF Chief of Staff visited southern Lebanon, emphasizing readiness to resume combat if the fragile ceasefire collapses. In Gaza, journalist Ahmed Wishah was killed, while the Shin Bet revealed it foiled dozens of Hamas attacks directed from Turkey.

Israeli airstrikes on vehicles in southern Lebanon killed at least 12 people, including a woman and her two children, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The IDF said it struck Hezbollah weapons depots, rocket launchers, and infrastructure. Hezbollah claimed an ambush and a loitering-glider hit on an Israeli tank. UNIFIL accused Hezbollah of drone attacks that damaged its headquarters. President Trump arrived in Beijing for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping, with Iran, trade, and Taiwan on the agenda. Iran warned it will block US weapons transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Reports revealed that Mossad and Shin Bet chiefs secretly visited the UAE during the Iran war to coordinate.