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The regional roundup reports deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport, possible US involvement in strikes, and Pakistan's condemnation, alongside a week of remote learning in the Saudi capital. It also covers maritime incidents and US naval actions near the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz, Israeli gunfire in Gaza, and casualties from Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Morning recap Good morning, Middle East Eye readers, If you are just joining us, here are the key developments from across the region and beyond: * At least 12 people were killed and 309 others injured in an attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as Yemen's Houthis escalated the campaign they launched this summer against the kingdom. * US President Donald Trump says the US may join Saudi strikes against the Houthis following the latest attack on Riyadh airport. * Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said his country reaffirms a “commitment to Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and security", while condemning the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as “heinous". * Schools in Riyadh will move to remote learning for a week, according to an email sent on Sunday to parents citing an order from the education ministry, following the deadly attacks on the capital's airport. * The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said they received a report of an “incident involving a tanker and military forces” in the Gulf of Oman, hours after the US Central Command (Centcom) said it disabled a vessel in the waterway. * At least six people have been injured by Israeli gunfire in Khan Younis, according to the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. * The Indian consulate in Dubai has said that all 22 crew members of a vessel involved in “an incident” off the Emirati coast of Ras al-Khaimah have been rescued. * United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres has "strongly" condemned Saturday's "lethal attacks by the Houthis" on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. *US Central Command (Centcom) has said it has redirected 135 commercial vessels and disabled four since the resumption of the US naval blockade against Iran on 14 July. * A tanker has reported being hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire on board, according to UKMTO. * The US military said it had disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman after the ship's crew ignored warnings and attempted to run an ongoing naval blockade against Iran. * A total of 4, 386 Lebanese have been killed and 12,424 injured in Israeli military attacks from 2 March to 10 October, according to Lebanon's Public Health Ministry.