Yemen's Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces launched airstrikes, and other key Mideast news

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say that Saudi-backed forces have launched dozens of airstrikes across four provinces. The escalation follows Houthi attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that wounded more than 70 people. The conflict has intensified and has shattered a four-year truce in Yemen's civil war. Iranian state media says Iranian forces struck several tankers and U.S. ships in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian ships. Israel plans to close the British Consulate in Jerusalem meanwhile in response to the U.K. banning trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.