Top Saudi cleric urges troops to defend against the Houthis, and other Mideast developments

Saudi Arabia's top cleric has called on military forces to defend the nation against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has issued a rare statement, calling on the kingdom’s troops to defend the country from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. Israel’s military, meanwhile, said two soldiers were killed in Gaza while inspecting an unexploded Israeli drone. In New York, the wars in Iran and Gaza have dominated the agenda...
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