NewzSaudi forces responded to a drone and cruise missile attack on the kingdom launched from Yemen, according to state-run media. An explosion involving unexploded ordnance killed a student and injured 24 others during a school trip in northern Israel on Monday, officials said, as tensions continued across the Middle East.Iran again denied involvement in a suspected attempt to attack a U.S.-run military airbase in England. Meanwhile, Saudi forces responded to a drone and cruise missile attack on the kingdom launched from Yemen, according to state-run media, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels said airstrikes on two districts in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and in the country’s north killed 10 people and wounded 19 others.Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday.
Read our full coverage here.Cluster munition detonates during school outing in IsraelAn unexploded munition detonated during a school trip along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon on Monday, killing a teenage boy and injuring 24 others, Israeli authorities and rescue workers said.The Israeli military said the munition was believed to belong to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. An initial examination of the scene indicated it had been left in the area, the military said.Local officials said the students were on an annual school trip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the blast was under investigation.Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said two people were seriously injured.Iran denies involvement in military airbase incident in EnglandIran’s ambassador to Britain on Monday again rejected allegations of Tehran’s involvement in an incident at a U.S.-run military air base, urging British authorities to provide evidence supporting their claims, state-run IRNA reported.Ambassador Ali Mousavi made the remarks during a meeting with Stephen Doughty, Britain’s minister for the Middle East, at the Foreign Office in London.
Mousavi told Doughty that Iran had no involvement in the Sept. 27 incident at RAF Fairford and reiterated Tehran’s willingness to cooperate with British authorities in the investigation.The meeting came as British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the incident was “almost certainly” directed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.“We will not tolerate these threats on our soil," he told lawmakers Monday.Police have arrested seven men in the investigation into the alleged plot on the airbase, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran, but all have been released on bail and no one has been charge… An explosion involving unexploded ordnance killed one student and injured 24 others during a school trip in northern Israel on Monday, officials said.
Elsewhere, Saudi forces responded to a drone and cruise missile attack on the kingdom launched from Yemen, according to state-run media, while Iran-backed Houthi rebels said airstrikes on two districts in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and in the country’s north killed 10 people and wounded 19 others.Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday. Repeated rebel attack on King Khalid Airport in the capital, Riyadh, have killed at least 14 people, wounded at least 320 others and caused the facility to close temporarily.Saudi authorities are investigating the failure by air defense systems to respond to the missiles that hit King Khalid Airport, which is in one of the most secure areas in the kingdom.Two regional officials said Monday an initial probe showed the Houthis had first fired multiple drones to pave the way for a mix of cruise and ballistic missiles. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they're not authorized to speak to the media.One official said the probe also wants to know why there…
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