Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese village kill 12, plus other key Mideast developments

Lebanon ’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on a southern village have killed 12 people, including two children.Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance plane. And seven crew members of a Saudi-owned tanker struck last week on the strait appear to remain unaccounted for.Here’s a look at the latest news in the Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill at least 12Israel carried out airstrikes early Monday on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Rumman, killing at least 12 people, including a paramedic, four women and two children, the Health Ministry said.The strikes came during a new round of escalation between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Israel's military said it struck several Hezbollah militants it accused of transferring weapons to Kfar Rumman.The military also said it was reviewing the claim that “several uninvolved civilians were harmed” in overnight strikes across southern Lebanon, which it said were in response to Hezbollah militants launching explosive drones against soldiers in the area of the Ali Taher ridge.Houthis claim downing Saudi reconnaissance planeIran-backed Houthi rebels downed a Saudi armed reconnaissance aircraft on Monday in the northern part of Yemen, Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Yahya Saree said in a statement.The aircraft was detected in Jawf province’s airspace, according to Saree, who said the aircraft belonged to neighboring Saudi Arabia and was seeking to carry out “hostile actions.”The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify that claim. There was no immediate Saudi comment.Saree added that over the past 24 hours, a total of three reconnaissance drones belonging to Saudi Arabia were downed, including one that was spotted Monday morning in Bayda province.The Yemeni government armed forces said in a post on X that they targeted Houthi gatherings in Dahle province and launched 13 airstrikes targeting Houthi positions and a missile launch base in Bayda province.

Other airstrikes targeted Houthi fronts in Marib province. The Houthi military didn’t address those claims.UAE says ‘no single state’ should control HormuzA senior official with the United Arab Emirates says “no single state” should control the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran said it plans to announce a new “exclusion zone” near the waterway aimed at ve… A senior official from the United Arab Emirates says “no single state” should control the Strait of Hormuz.