2 UAE tankers hit by drone attacks while transiting Strait of Hormuz

Key Points:

• The United Arab Emirates accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps of launching drone attacks on two ADNOC-operated oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, labeling the acts as piracy and violations of international navigation laws; no casualties were reported.
• Activists from Israel and abroad delivered food and water to Palestinian families besieged by Israeli settlers in the West Bank town of Qusra, highlighting ongoing settler violence and prompting Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz to order military preparations to transfer authority to police for civilian matters.
• Yemen’s military claimed to have disrupted a Houthi attack involving drones, explosives, and artillery in Taiz province, while a fire at the port of Mokha followed Houthi missile strikes; the Houthis also reported a drone attack on Saudi Aramco facilities near the Yemen-Saudi border, raising concerns about escalation in the region’s conflicts.
• Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator, is set to visit the Middle East to advance ceasefire plans in Gaza, accompanied by international figures including Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, aiming to support a U.S.-brokered agreement amid Israeli opposition.