Aya Iskandarani

I wrote about the renewed Huthi attacks on Red Sea shipping👇 What's at stake for the rebels and why have they decided to resume attacks after a gap of more than six months? With valuable input from @almuslimi @NoamRaydan and @MAlmadhaji al-monitor.com/originals/2025….

Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters

International news agencies Agence France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP) and Reuters as well as the BBC on Thursday called on Israel to allow journalists in and out of Gaza, which is subject to a strict blockade. u.afp.com/SgGw

BREAKING: Israel recalls Gaza truce negotiators for consultations after Hamas response, via @AFP.

We're often told journalists should never be the story but in Gaza that's impossible. Our @AFP colleagues covering the war in Gaza are going hungry. "We can't even reach coverage sites because we have no energy left due to hunger and lack of food." france24.com/en/live-news/2…

In the Gulf, some fear Israel may launch a bigger campaign on Yemen after latest Hodeida strikes. A Gulf official told @Haithamtabei about "serious concerns in Riyadh... that Israeli strikes on the Huthis could turn into a large, sustained campaign to oust the group's leaders".

A Huthi security official told @AFP that the Israeli strikes on Hodeida had destroyed a dock that had been rebuilt after it was damaged in an earlier attack.

Update on Gaza talks in Doha👇 Negotiations still in "1st phase" centering on a framework for the truce talks, after over a week of back and forth. Qatari FM spox says "we can't say whether an agreement will be reached tomorrow or whether negotiations will collapse tomorrow".

BREAKING: Four more rescued, 10 total, from ship sunk by Huthis in Red Sea: EU naval force, via @AFP.

Unclear what happened to Eternity C's missing crew. - The Huthis said they "rescued" an unspecified number of people from the ship they sank. - Aspides says 6 people had been saved and 19 were still missing after earlier reporting 3 dead, with search & rescue operations ongoing.

BREAKING: Yemen's Huthis claim Monday deadly Red Sea attack on merchant ship the Eternity C, via @AFP.

Interesting stuff👇 After 2 ship attacks, 1 of them deadly, US says Huthis are "undermining freedom of navigation in the Red Sea" -- the main goal of a May US-Huthi truce. Huthis had told @AFP they'll keep targeting "Israeli ships" despite deal. What happens to the truce now?

BREAKING: Qatar says 'we will need time' for Gaza ceasefire, via @AFP.

BREAKING: Qatar says Doha talks focused on 'framework' for Gaza deal, via @AFP.

BREAKING: A cargo ship has been under attack in the volatile Red Sea since Monday after losing power and suffering major damage, a maritime monitor -- the second such incident in 24 hours, via @AFP.

BREAKING: Iran lawmakers back suspending cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog: media, via @AFP.

BREAKING: Qatar PM persuaded Iran to accept ceasefire: source with knowledge of talks told @AFP.

BREAKING: Qatar summons Iran ambassador after attack on US base, via @AFP.

BREAKING: Israel government says 'achieved all objectives' in war with Iran, via @AFP.

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia lambasted Iran for its "unjustifiable" attack on a US base in Qatar, offering to deploy "all its capabilities" to support Doha, with whom it has had fraught relations in the past, via @AFP.