Heavy rain and flooding over the weekend have damaged roughly 40,000 family shelters in Gaza, according to UNRWA, and about 200,000 people are affected. A sand embankment collapsed onto tents, killing a woman and three children, local health authorities and RTÉ News report. The UN says some 150,000 tents remain outside Gaza and has urged Israel to let them in; Israel maintains that Hamas has been diverting aid. UN agencies warn of further flooding and contaminated water in coming weeks.
Bahrain
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13 November 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps says it destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain on Friday 13 Nov, calling it retaliation for a US strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik County. US Central Command rejects that account, saying it shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones aimed at Bahrain, with no casualties or damage. The Guard also says an LPG tanker exploded after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz; neither claim has been independently verified. Bahrain hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. The war involving Iran, the US and Israel began on 28 Feb and is de-escalating, according to DW.
11 November 2026
Formula 1 has confirmed that its two final rounds of the 2026 season will go ahead in the Middle East as planned. The Qatar Grand Prix is scheduled for 29 Nov, with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following on 6 Dec. The series has ruled out Imola as a backup venue. Races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were cancelled earlier in the year due to conflict. F1 president Stefano Domenicali said safety remains his top priority. All 11 teams back the plan, and the 2026 calendar will total 23 rounds.
9 November 2026
President Donald Trump said the United States will not carry out further attacks on Iran for now, after a reported strike on Qeshm Island, while saying the military remains ready. He said Gulf allies including Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait prefer no new attacks. Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if Washington accepts a set of conditions. The U.S. describes its counter-blockade on Iranian ports as continuing, and a White House spokesperson said the naval blockade will persist. On 13 Nov, Trump said the United States does not need a deal with Iran.
31 October 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered commanders to expand the target list to cover all tangible and intangible assets of the United States and Israel. The order follows the mining of four oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and calls for an immediate, geographically unrestricted response to any new attack, according to a statement on his website. Khamenei warned that Iranian forces would decide when and how any renewed fighting ends. Satellite imagery analysis counts more than 115 drone and missile strikes on 26 U.S. military locations through August. Qatar has mediated for 72 hours to prevent further U.S. attacks, and Iran's foreign minister says no conclusion has been reached.