Saudi air defences intercept Houthi missiles as two tankers catch fire in the Strait of Hormuz

Summary

The Saudi-led coalition said on Friday that air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis toward Najran in Saudi Arabia, with debris falling after the interception and damage being assessed. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said two oil tankers caught fire after being struck by mines while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz through what it called an "unauthorised route". Yemen's Sanaa-based Health Ministry said Saudi attacks across Yemen on Thursday killed nine civilians, including three children, and wounded 14 others. US President Donald Trump said he may need to "destroy the rest" of Iran, adding that he thinks it will take 25 years to rebuild after the US-Israeli war on the country. In Israel, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot received 67 recommendations from Knesset members to be prime minister, compared with 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Isaac Herzog said he will announce his chosen candidate to form a government on Sunday.

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1. Middle East Eye

   6 Nov 2026, 08:05 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye's morning live blog reports that the Saudi-led coalition intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Najran, that the IRGC navy said two tankers caught fire after mine strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, and that Trump said he may have to "destroy the rest" of Iran.