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Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claimed on Saturday, October 3, that they had attacked an Aramco oil company facility in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with ballistic missiles and drones, and said the offensive was in retaliation for Saudi attacks on Sana'a and other provinces in Yemen.
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Al Masirah TV channel, run by Yemen's Houthis, reports a Saudi attack on Sana'a
Israeli attack leaves five dead in Gaza, including four women, health officials say
An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early Saturday, health service and civil defense officials said.
Among the deceased were a Christian mother, Maisa Abu Dawoud, and her daughter Mary, according to medical services and the church.
Iranian rial hits new record low as central bank sells dollars to support currency
The Iranian rial continued its slide on Saturday, after the central bank announced an injection of up to $2 billion to support the currency as the economy faces US sanctions and a naval blockade.
The US dollar was trading at around 2.688 million rials, up from 2.632 million on Friday, according to free market tracking website bon-bast.com, while alanchand.com reported 2.695 million rials per dollar.
Iraq claims to have transported 2 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz
The Iraqi oil tanker company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil aboard a large crude oil tanker (VLCC) through the Strait of Hormuz, its CEO said in a statement, describing the operation as the first of its kind carried out by the company in decades.
Yemen's Houthis claim to have attacked Aramco facilities in Riyadh with missiles and drones
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday they had attacked an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, and said the attack was in retaliation for Saudi strikes on Sana'a and other provinces in Yemen.
According to a witness, early on Saturday a large column of smoke and fire could be seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh.
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