Monday 26 October 2026

The Jordanian Armed Forces announces that it has carried out airstrikes against alleged positions of the Islamic State in various areas of Syria's Daraa Governorate and Suwayda Governorate, reporting that the gunmen are linked to the group, claiming the killing of 20 militants. Seven civilians are confirmed killed, including three children and an elderly man.

Egypt's parliament authorizes President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide military support to Saudi Arabia if requested amid Houthi attacks in Saudi territory.

Israel launches an airstrike against a tent for displaced people in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians, including a child, and wounding many more.

The United Nations (UN) announces it will conclude its support for the Transitional Assistance Mission to support the Somali federal government by October 31. The UN will continue supporting Somalia through other smaller agencies.

The three gunmen who carried out a mass shooting at a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak Governorate, Jordan, are wounded and arrested after a shootout with security forces at an abandoned building.

The Syrian transitional government announces the closure of the Nasib Border Crossing with Jordan, suspending passenger and commercial traffic in both directions, after reporting that the airstrikes were not coordinated.

The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed four Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in the Gaza Strip over the weekend.

Twenty-one people are killed and 40 more injured in a drone strike in Nyala, Sudan.

More drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces are reported across power stations in southeast Sudan, cutting power across the region.

A Swiss court convicts former Belarusian security officer Yuri Harauski over the 1999 abduction of businessman Anatol Krasouski, later killed, and gives him a two-year suspended sentence. He is acquitted over Yury Zacharanka's enforced disappearance.

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation announces they have arrested nine people involved in Nigerian scam centers, as part of an international operation targeting organised crime in Nigeria, locating $11 million in funds purloined by the scammers.