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Saudi Arabia Goes on Alert, Ex-Aide Testifies in Netanyahu Trial, and Other Mideast Developments
The strike killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, officials said, as the kingdom moved Riyadh schools online and kept the airport shut.
- On Sunday, Saudi Arabia kept King Khalid International Airport closed following Saturday's deadly missile attack by Iran-backed Houthis, which killed 12 people and wounded more than 300.
- The strike marked a major escalation in the conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, following two previous deadly attacks on the airport earlier in the week.
- Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthis' military spokesperson, urged "everyone to take our warnings seriously" while threatening additional airstrikes across the kingdom.
- In Jerusalem, former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit testified Sunday in Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, which comes weeks before national elections.
- Separately, The White House lifted a decades-old ban on direct flights involving Lebanon, a move the Lebanese embassy in Washington described as "a major step.
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Saudi Arabia goes on alert, ex-aide testifies in Netanyahu trial, and other Mideast developments
Israel’s former attorney general took the witness stand Sunday in corruption cases against Benjamin Netanyahu, as the political future of the country's longest-serving prime minister hangs in the balance, with
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Saudi Arabia goes on alert, ex-aide testifies in Netanyahu trial, and other Mideast developments – WTOP News
Israel’s former attorney general took the witness stand Sunday in corruption cases against Benjamin Netanyahu, as the political future of the country’s longest-serving prime minister hangs in the balance, with national elections just weeks away. Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, was on high alert after a deadly attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, allegedly...
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