Airstrike kills 3 children in Yemen, and other Middle East developments

Three children were killed and others wounded in an airstrike in Yemen, according to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Saudi Arabia was accused of carrying out the attack, which took place in the southwestern province of Dhamar. The Houthi-run health ministry reported that the strikes hit houses in al-Ar village in the Dawran Aness district, killing an 8-year-old child and two 10-year-olds while injuring over a dozen people.

The Houthis claimed that 124 people have been killed in their territories since fighting resumed in September. Meanwhile, journalist Heidi Levine was attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and underwent surgery after her finger was nearly detached from her hand. The Israeli authorities have done little to stop the escalating settler violence against Palestinians, which has intensified in recent weeks leading up to Israel's Oct. 27 election.