Israeli drone strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, and other Mideast news
Mourners grieve during a vigil in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, for Palestinians whose remains were recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza, ahead of their burial Sunday. Credit: AP/Yousef Al Zanoun
An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hospital officials said.
Meanwhile, Iranian state TV reported that three oil tankers struck Iranian naval mines and caught fire around the Strait of Hormuz in the latest attack on shipping moving through the Persian Gulf.
Here are the latest developments from the Middle East on Saturday. Read our full coverage here.
Drone strike kills two in Jabaliya
The drone struck two Palestinians walking down a street in Jabaliya, on the northern edge of Gaza City, said Mohamed Abu Selmiya, director of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where the casualties were taken.
The American field hospital said several other people were wounded but did not provide a number.
Asked about the attack, the Israeli military said it had struck two Hamas militants in the area.
Near-daily Israeli fire and airstrikes have continued in Gaza more than a year after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal.
Women mourn around the flag-draped coffins of unidentified Iranian soldiers whose remains were recently recovered from former battlefields of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war during a mass funeral for 110 soldiers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Credit: AP/Vahid Salemi
At least 1,600 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, maintains detailed records and is seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its toll but says women and children make up around half the dead.
Vigil held in Gaza for war victims
Dozens of mourners gathered in Jabaliya in northern Gaza on Saturday evening to honor 70 people killed during the war whose remains were recovered in recent weeks from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes.
More than a dozen families had been waiting for their loved ones’ remains to be found. Draped in Palestinian flags, the remains were laid out for the ceremony as relatives placed candles on them and gathered to say their final goodbyes.
Among the mourners was Wael al-Dibs, whose wife and other relatives had been recovered. The remains of his 3-year-old daughter have yet to be found.
A woman holds an Iranian flag during a mass funeral for 110 unidentified Iranian soldiers killed during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, whose remains were recently recovered from former battlefields, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Credit: AP/Vahid Salemi
Mahmoud Nabhan lost 16 relatives, including children and grandchildren, when his home was struck early in the war. The conflict began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has since killed more than 74,600 people in Gaza, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
Tankers hit mines near Strait of Hormuz
Three oil tankers struck naval mines and caught fire around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV reported, citing statements from the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and the Iranian Navy.
Two tankers were hit inside the strait, while a third was burning east of the chokepoint, the report said. It gave no details about casualties, the tankers’ nationalities or their destinations.
The Guard and the Navy warned that ships using routes through the strait without Iran’s approval would face a similar fate.
Iran has been attacking oil tankers and other shipping in the strait to drive up global energy prices during its war with the United States. The U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports that has severely disrupted Iran’s economy.
October recorded the highest number of incidents involving commercial ships in the contested waters since the war began in February.
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