Israelis mourn on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians live in devastated Gaza

Israelis gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage, and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living in dire conditions. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed that they attacked military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia as the war between the kingdom and the Iran-backed rebels escalated.

Israelis are marking the third anniversary of the Palestinian militant Hamas group’s deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack, which sparked a devastating war in Gaza, while for Palestinians the anniversary ushers in yet another day of misery. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Wednesday.

Houthis claim more attacks in Saudi Arabia The Houthis used ballistic and cruise missile drones to attack military facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia, the rebels’ military spokesman, Brig. Yahya Saree said on social media on Wednesday. He didn’t provide evidence for the claim.

The attacks targeted King Khalid International Airport in the capital, Riyadh with missiles, he said. Flights to and from the airport were disrupted, with planes holding away from the airfield, according to Flightradar24, a tracking platform. Also attacked were Abha airport, military facilities in Khamis Mushait and other “critical sites” in the cities of Najran and Asir, Saree said.

Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis, said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the rebels north of Riyadh. The attacks came as Saudi Arabia and its allied Yemeni forces launched a major ground and air offensive on the Houthis on Yemen’s western coast and elsewhere in the country. The Houthis also said they launched a missile strike early Wednesday against Yemen’s port city of Aden, the seat of the internationally recognized government.

An Associated Press journalist heard explosions that rocked the city around 2 a.m. — Israelis mourn while Palestinians endure hardship Israelis have gathered at intersections, bomb shelters and the site of a music festival that Hamas-led militants overran on Oct. 7, 2023, to mark the anniversary of the attack that killed 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage.