Morning update

Live Blog Update| War on Iran 23 October 2026 08:01 BST Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The Israeli military said that it killed two suspected of carrying out an attack near Hebron, occupied West Bank. Six settlers reportedly sustained injuries of varying severity in the shooting operation, two of them critically wounded. Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics has postponed the United Nations Global Data Forum and the Second Saudi Statistical Forum in its capital of Riyadh to 2027. The two events were scheduled fo 9 to 12 November. The announcement comes amid the escalation due to the ongoing fighting with Yemen's Houthis. The UAE has announced the temporary closure of all beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain, following an oil spill from a tanker. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment urged fishermen and those at sea to follow instructions given by authorities and avoid fishing in affected areas. US president Donald Trump suggested that Washington may launch more attacks targeting Iran. "This should have been done a long time ago by other presidents, the Iran war, and we’ve knocked the hell out of them, and we may do it a little bit further," he told reporters. Saudi Arabia's civil defence issued early warning alerts in Riyadh and later Najran, before it announced that the danger in the two cities had passed. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards Riyadh. Saudi strikes on a residential home in the Taiz governorate killed and injured five civilians overnight. According to the spokesperson for the Sanaa-based Ministry of Health and Environment, one citizen was killed as a result of the attacks and four other were wounded, some in critical condition.