Morning update

Live Blog Update| War on Iran 7 October 2026 07:08 BST Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Israeli forces killed a Palestinian civil defence member, Gaza’s Ambulance and Emergency Services said. The member was shot dead during an attempt to evacuate people wounded by Israeli gunfire in Jabalia. Yemen's Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on several sites across Saudi Arabia. The group said that they targeted the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with drones. They also said that missile and drone strikes were launched at the Abha International Airport and an airbase in the south western city of Khamis Mushait. The director of the Gaza Government Media Office said Israel has killed 263 journalists and media workers during its genocide. Ismail al-Thawabta told Anadolu Agency that 50 journalists had been detained in Israeli prisons, with 23 still in custody. He estimated that the Gaza's media sector losses equalled to about $1 billion, including premises, equipment, broadcast vehicles and technical devices. US Vice President JD Vance said that Iran must make a "meaningful" reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the war. Vance also indicated that the US remained open to an agreement but would require concrete Iranian nuclear concessions. "We're not going to trade words for actions," he said. US attacks have damaged 111 petrochemical and pharmaceutical facilities across Iran, according to the representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. "The US military aggression against Iran’s chemical industries has affected supply chains and the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention," Hadi Farajvand said.