By Middle East Correspondent
LONDON, (The Muslim News): Three Palestinians were killed and several others, including a woman, were injured in separate Israeli attacks across Gaza on Tuesday, as Israeli forces demolished residential buildings amid continued reported violations of the ceasefire in force since October 10, 2025.
A Palestinian was killed when an Israeli drone struck a vehicle in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighbourhood, according to a medical source cited by Anadolu. Another Palestinian was killed by Israeli naval fire off north-western Gaza, while a third died from wounds sustained in an earlier strike on a gathering of civilians in Al-Mawasi, north-west of Rafah, according to medical sources.
In southern Gaza, Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire towards Palestinian homes and tents sheltering displaced people in several parts of Khan Younis, injuring a woman and a man, local sources told Anadolu.
The woman was injured in Hamad City, north of Khan Younis, while another Palestinian was wounded near Al-Amal Hospital, west of the city.
In Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, a Palestinian sustained moderate injuries from Israeli gunfire near Kamal Adwan Hospital, a medical source said.
Israeli forces also demolished homes and buildings north of the hospital, near areas under their control. Witnesses reported hearing a powerful explosion during the demolition operation, with no casualties immediately reported.
Separately, Israeli naval vessels opened machine-gun fire and launched shells towards the Gaza City coast. No injuries were reported in that incident.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli violations of the ceasefire had killed 1,493 Palestinians and injured 5,299 others since the agreement took effect.
Since October 2023, more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 175,000 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza, according to Palestinian figures. Around 90 per cent of the enclave’s infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed.
Ansar Allah fires more missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia reported intercepting missiles and drones launched by Yemen’s Ansar Allah [Houthi] movement on Tuesday, while falling debris injured four people in Riyadh and caused minor damage to 15 homes, according to authorities.
Saudi Civil Defence said on Wednesday that debris from two intercepted cruise missiles had injured two women, a man and a child. Emergency procedures were carried out following the incident.
Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said forces had intercepted and destroyed six missiles and six drones launched towards the kingdom. The coalition reported intercepting missiles heading towards Haradh and Dhahran, as well as cruise missiles and drones targeting the Riyadh region and southern Saudi Arabia. Debris fell in a residential area of Dhahran.
Separately, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said an administrative building belonging to state oil company Saudi Aramco in Dhahran was targeted on Tuesday evening, sparking a small fire. Emergency teams responded, and no injuries or deaths were reported.
Saudi Civil Defence had earlier warned of “potential danger” in the Eastern Province and Riyadh before announcing that the danger had passed.
The interceptions followed threats by Ansar Allah to target Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and the company’s Riyadh refinery if the Saudi-led coalition attacked its positions in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a.
The coalition, which supports Yemen’s internationally recognised government, said it had carried out a “special military operation” to neutralise resources sustaining Ansar Allah’s war effort.
Its Joint Forces Command accused the movement of using civilian facilities and vital resources to support military activities. It identified the central Al-Sabaha facility in Sana’a, underground fuel reserves, storage tanks and facilities used to transport and unload fuel in Al Hudaydah, Sanaa and Dhamar as targets associated with those activities.
Iran claims to control Strait of Hormuz
Meanwhile, the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) rejected claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that Tehran controlled the Strait of Hormuz and would sink any US Navy warships approaching the strategic waterway.
“IRGC’s navy commander has no navy. American forces and regional partners clearly control the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said in a statement posted on X, the US social media platform.
CENTCOM said US forces had helped Gulf partners transport more than 19 million barrels of crude oil through the strait on Monday.
The exchange came amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran over maritime security and control of the passage, a key route for international oil shipments.
Diplomatic tensions between Tehran and London also intensified after Iran summoned the British ambassador over allegations by senior UK officials linking Iran to a security incident near RAF Fairford in south-west England.
Iran’s news agency IRNA reported that ambassador Hugo Shorter was summoned on Tuesday by Alireza Yousefi, an assistant foreign minister and director general for Western Europe at Iran’s Foreign Ministry.
Yousefi conveyed Tehran’s “strong protest” against what Iran described as Britain’s “irresponsible and destructive” approach towards the country.
He rejected the British allegations and accused the UK of using “baseless accusations” to avoid responsibility for its participation in US and Israeli military attacks against Iran. He also accused Britain of hosting groups and individuals hostile to Tehran.
Yousefi demanded that London provide evidence supporting the allegations concerning the RAF Fairford incident “as soon as possible”. He warned that Iran would “seriously reconsider” relations with the UK if the evidence was not provided, saying the British government would bear responsibility for the consequences.
Shorter said he would convey Iran’s position to the British authorities, according to IRNA.
The dispute followed a security incident on September 27 near RAF Fairford, which was used by US bombers during strikes against Iran. British police arrested five men on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences before releasing them on bail.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that the incident was “highly likely” to have been coordinated in Iran and “almost certainly” directed by the IRGC. The UK also imposed sanctions on two Iranian nationals.
Britain, the US and 27 other countries backed the UK’s attribution of the incident to Tehran in a joint statement published on October 12. Iran has rejected the allegations.
In Israel, former defence minister Avigdor Lieberman accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of considering military action against Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas ahead of the country’s October 27 general election to improve his political prospects.
Lieberman, who leads the opposition Yisrael Beiteinu party, made the allegation at an event in Herzliya, central Israel, on Tuesday, according to Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom.
“I have no doubt that Netanyahu is actively seeking a military move before the election, whether against Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas,” Lieberman said.
He alleged that Netanyahu was prioritising his political survival over national security.
Lieberman also ruled out Netanyahu joining a potential opposition-led government after the election, saying: “Netanyahu cannot even serve as regional cooperation minister in the government. He has to go.”
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, dissolved on July 17 ahead of the general election scheduled for October 27.
[Photo: Palestinians gather around a civilian vehicle targeted in an Israeli army attack in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine, on October 13, 2026. The vehicle was rendered unusable in the attack, which reportedly killed and injured people, amid a ceasefire. Photojournalist: Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/AA]
