Iran's Revolutionary Guard reported fires on two tankers and a tugboat navigating unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting South Korea to prepare an extended anti-piracy deployment nearby. The United States also targeted Iranian air-defense procurement with fresh sanctions against two individuals and one entity. In Yemen, coalition strikes and a ballistic missile attack left over two dozen people dead, including three children in Taiz governorate. Simultaneously, Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that rising settler violence during the olive harvest threatens to destabilize the West Bank.
Key points
South Korea is preparing to request parliamentary approval to expand and extend its Cheon…: South Korea is preparing to request parliamentary approval to expand and extend its Cheonghae anti-piracy deployment.
Intense coalition strikes killed approximately twenty people across multiple Yemeni provi…: Intense coalition strikes killed approximately twenty people across multiple Yemeni provinces within a single twenty-four-hour period.
Isaac Herzog warned Benjamin Netanyahu that settler violence and political elections are…: Isaac Herzog warned Benjamin Netanyahu that settler violence and political elections are creating an explosive West Bank environment.
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that two oil tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the statement, the separate incidents occurred after the vessels were attempting to pass through an "unauthorised route".
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South Korea's anti-piracy Cheonghae unit will expand its operations into waters nearby the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by the Yonhap News Agency citing the Korean Defence Ministry. The government is set to submit a motion to parliament to extend the period of the unit's deployment to the region, which is expected to expire at the end of this year.
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Israeli president Isaac Herzog warned prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu other senior officials of a "highly explosive and dangerous reality" in the West Bank amid increasing settler violence. Herzog said that the elections in Israel, the US and the Palestinian Authority - which the latter has since been postponed - alongside the olive harvest season are set to "create a highly explosive and dangerous reality".
Speaking at a political gathering in Karnal, Haryana, Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress party of abandoning constructive legislative debate in favor of street-level boycotts and disruptions. The remarks signal an intensified confrontational stance from the ruling party to politically counter opposition mobilizations across legislatures and rural areas. This confrontation reflects escalating partisan friction ahead of upcoming electoral and constitutional awareness drives.
Amit Shah directed a sharp political remark at Rahul Gandhi, stating that Gandhi and his party faced defeat across multiple national elections. Shah noted that there was "No SIR in 2014, 2019 or 2024," emphasizing that Gandhi still lost in each of those election years.
The poll body has announced a special summary revision of electoral rolls across six states. As part of this revision, the draft electoral rolls will be published on November 30.