Morning update

Live Blog Update| Israeli Elections 6 November 2026 08:05 GMT Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The Saudi-led coalition said on Friday that air defences intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis towards Saudi Arabia's Najran. It added that there was debris following the interception, with damage being assessed. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy announced that two oil tankers caught fire after being struck by mines while attempting to transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The statement said that the two "offending" vessels - "one in the eastern part of the Strait of Hormuz and the other in the Strait of Hormuz itself" - were attempting to pass through an "unauthorised route". Saudi attacks on Thursday across Yemen killed nine civilians, including three children, the Sanaa-based Health Ministry announced early on Friday. According to the statement, 14 others were wounded in the attacks. US President Donald Trump said that he may need to "destroy the rest" of Iran, adding that he thinks it will 25 years to rebuild it after the US-Israeli war on the country. "I would rather not destroy the rest of the country, if possible, but maybe I’ll have to. And you’ll know soon enough," he told reporters. Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot has received the backing of a majority of Knesset members to be prime minister, possibly granting him the mandate to attempt to form the next government. Eisenkot received 67 recommendations compared with 46 for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that he will announce his chosen candidate to form a government on Sunday.