Morgan Ayre

A truck bomb at a Colombia police station near the Venezuela border wounded 14 people. The government blamed rebel groups for the attack, which occurred just days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is set to take office and end peace negotiations with armed groups.

Israel conducted overnight strikes in Gaza, killing at least eight people, including a husband and wife in an apartment attack and an elderly man and child in another. Earlier strikes killed seven people and damaged medical supplies at a hospital. The attacks occurred after Hamas announced agreement to a proposed war-ending deal.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, escalating tensions in the region. The strike is retaliation for Saudi Arabia’s blockade on Yemen and a recent attack on Sanaa’s international airport, heightening global shipping concerns as both the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Strait of Hormuz face disruptions, with Brent crude prices rising to their highest level since May.

The US conducted strikes on Iran for the seventh night, prompting Tehran to launch attacks on US military sites in Gulf neighbors. Kuwait reported an Iranian attack damaging a water and electricity plant, following a similar strike on another plant the previous day.