Middle East Tensions Escalate: Iran Strikes in Pakistan and Iraq, US Targets Houthis

A deal mediated by Doha and Paris allows delivery of medicines to hostages in Gaza amid calls for immediate ceasefire in the region.

Iran has launched airstrikes in Pakistan targeting Sunni militant bases, resulting in the death of two children and wounding three others. The strikes were in response to a suicide bombing by the Islamic State that killed over 90 people.
The US has launched fresh strikes against the Houthis in the Red Sea, destroying four anti-ship missiles. This is the third strike in less than a week as the Houthis continue to target merchant vessels.
A deal mediated by Doha and Paris will allow the delivery of medicines to hostages in Gaza and aid into the territory. The agreement was announced by Qatar and confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The UN-recognised government of Yemen has urged the UK to change its policy in Gaza and back an immediate ceasefire. Both sides in Yemen's civil war support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Iran has also targeted what it claims to be Israeli 'spy headquarters' in Iraq's Erbil with missile strikes. The attack resulted in the death of four civilians and has been condemned by Iraq, the US and its Western allies.