Pakistan says 3 citizens killed in Houthi attack on ship, and other developments in the Mideast
The border between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams is seen Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Three Pakistani nationals were among those killed when Iranian-backed Houthis attacked a ship off Yemen, the first known deaths from the rebels’ attacks on shipping in the latest bout of fighting that has raised fears of war expanding in the region. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here . Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday condemned the attack by Houthi rebels on the ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying three Pakistanis had been killed in the attack and another wounded. A total of six people were killed in the attack on Tuesday. “Such attacks endanger innocent lives, constitute a violation of international law, and pose a serious threat to freedom of navigation, maritime security, and the safety of commercial shipping in the Red Sea,” Dar said in a post on X.
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Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Colombia’s move constitutes “a grave violation of international law.” Israeli forces occupying the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in southern Lebanon blew up a four-story public school building on Wednesday as well as a municipal building and a children’s nursery, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. A vital route for one-fifth of the world’s traded oil before the war, the strait has been largely closed to other traffic since the start of the war because of Iran’s attacks on shipping.
