UPDATE | Explosions reported at Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) headquarters near Baghdad

Explosions were reported inside a headquarters of Iraq’s PMU north of Baghdad, Reuters reported, citing Iraqi security sources.

The PMU later said the blast occurred at a facility east of Baghdad and was caused by an explosion involving a storage depot for damaged munitions. The group reported no casualties.

Trump waives sweeping Russia sanctions, mulls easing pressure on Iran's 'shadow fleet' amid global energy crisis

The US president is increasingly relying on Russia to ease skyrocketing global energy and shipping prices caused by his war of aggression on Iran

BREAKING | An Israeli tank fires an artillery shell towards Zawtar al-Sharqiya, in southern Lebanon.

❗️BREAKING | Ansarallah downs an Apache helicopter near the Saudi-Yemeni border.

⭕️ Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that Yemeni forces shot down a Saudi Karayel armed reconnaissance drone using an appropriate weapon while it was conducting hostile operations over Hajjah governorate.

Saree said this was the fourth drone of its kind downed since the latest round of fighting began, and the seventh since such drones began entering Yemeni airspace.

❗️Gaza Civil Defense: 8,000 bodies remain buried under rubble amid critical equipment shortages

Gaza's Civil Defense spokesman said approximately 8,000 bodies remain trapped beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings, as rescue teams struggle to recover them due to severe equipment shortages.

He said dozens of excavators, bulldozers, and specialized equipment are urgently needed, calling on the international community to pressure for the entry of emergency supplies and additional rescue personnel.

He also warned that Civil Defense crews face life-threatening risks while recovering bodies due to a lack of protective equipment.

VIDEO | Yemeni Armed Forces (Ansarallah) releases footage of the downing of a Saudi AH-6i helicopter.

❗️BREAKING | Egypt confirms plans to deploy troops to support Saudi Arabia in its war against Yemen.

❗️Palestinian Mousa Abdel Hamouda was killed and several others injured in an Israeli reconnaissance drone strike targeting civilians west of Gaza City.

❗️Local sources report yet another explosion carried out by Israeli occupation forces in south Lebanon's Qantara.

Israeli shelling has also targeted Mansouri.

Egypt launches ‘defensive mission’ in support of Saudi Arabia

The announcement follows the apparent activation of the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact and heavy Yemeni retaliatory strikes against the kingdom

⭕️ At least 9 people were killed and 11 others injured, including women and children, in a Saudi attack targeting a house in Sahar district, Yemen's Saada governorate, according to Al-Masirah's correspondent.

The death toll remains preliminary.