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02.10.2026 - 23:46 [ Nachrichtenagentur Radio Utopie ]

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02.10.2026 - 23:39 [ Reuters ]

Saudis plan assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold

More than 100,000 Yemeni troops could ⁠be mobilized in the offensive, depending on the scale, the officials all said.
Spokespeople for the Saudi and Yemeni governments, the Houthi group and the US military didn‘t immediately respond to requests for comment about the Saudi plans.

02.10.2026 - 23:28 [ UPI.com ]

U.S. to send third aircraft carrier, more troops to Middle East

The carrier strike groups would include a combined nearly 20,000 troops, up to 150 fighter jets and many destroyers capable of launching and fending off missile attacks, The Post said. There are about 50,000 U.S. troops deployed in the Middle East, U.S. officials have said.

02.10.2026 - 23:21 [ Middle East Eye ]

US sends additional Patriot batteries to Saudi Arabia and Qatar: Report

The US sent one additional Patriot battery to Saudi Arabia to protect a key oil facility and another to Qatar to protect a natural gas facility, Axios reported Thursday.

The deployments are notable because Patriot batteries are in high demand worldwide, and the US has a limited supply. The US has just 33 batteries stationed at home and 27 batteries stationed overseas, according to the nonprofit Missile Defence Alliance.

02.10.2026 - 23:14 [ Middle East Eye ]

Pakistan sent four planeloads of weapons to Saudi-backed government in Yemen: Report

Pakistan sent four cargo planes of armaments to the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government of Yemen in September as the kingdom mobilises to try to push back a sweeping Houthi offensive.

02.10.2026 - 23:06 [ Reuters ]

Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, the pact‘s three members, will decide ​next steps at the meeting, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told a news ​conference. He said the date would be confirmed later.

02.10.2026 - 22:56 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel’s top court backs barring Palestinian politician from election over article

Abu Shehadeh, a key figure in the Palestinian-majority Joint List, was disqualified from standing last month by the Central Elections Committee, a body controlled by the governing coalition.

His disqualification centred on an article he wrote in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel on 7 October.

The article, titled “The Al-Aqsa Flood: Preliminary Observations”, was published in Arabic by the Arab48 news outlet on 8 October 2023. It presented a preliminary analysis of the attack and its ramifications.

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He also wrote that the attack showed that “Israel and its intelligence services are made up of human beings like us” and could “be prevented from penetrating our countries, parties, and political movements – if there is the will to do so and if we organise ourselves properly”.

02.10.2026 - 22:42 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu‘s Flydubai Problem: What Did He Know About the Attack, and When?

Civilians stopped the attack when security systems failed. Netanyahu, weeks before an election, rushed to claim the credit