Renewed Middle East fighting hits Saudi airports and Gaza

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Saudi officials said Houthi forces from Yemen attacked two regional airports, injuring at least three people, while Saudi Arabia’s broader conflict with Iran-backed forces continues. In Gaza City, Israeli airstrikes killed two people and severely injured at least one, according to health officials at Shifa Hospital. Separately, an oil tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 12 crew members. The developments have raised concerns about wider regional escalation and potential disruption to oil supplies, although resilient Middle Eastern exports and a G7 emergency stockpile release have eased immediate market pressure.

Sources: Associated Press, Reuters, Democracy Now, Al Jazeera