The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s events as they happen.
Moscow governor says fire at concert hall ‘mostly eliminated’ after deadly attack
MOSCOW — A fire at a Moscow concert hall following a gun attack that killed more than 60 people has been “mostly eliminated,” the Russian capital’s governor says.
“There are still some pockets of fire, but the fire has been mostly eliminated. Rescuers were able to enter the auditorium,” Moscow Governor Andrey Vorobyov says on Telegram.
Russian investigators say over 60 killed in Moscow attack
Russia’s Investigative Committee says that more than 60 people have been killed in an attack on a concert near Moscow.
Houthis rail at ‘reckless’ US-British strikes in Yemen
The Houthi’s supreme revolutionary committee says there are “reckless” American-British attacks on Yemen.
US official says fighter jets struck underground Houthi storage sites in Yemen
US fighter jets from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late Friday, according to a US official. The official, who speaks on condition of anonymity to discuss a military operation not yet made public, says the ship is in the Red Sea.
Strikes and explosions were seen and heard in the capital Sanaa, according to witnesses and videos, some circulating on social media. Footage shows explosions and smoke rising over the city.
There is no official confirmation of the injured or the origin of the explosions. Yemeni TV station Al-Masirah, which is linked to the Houthis, reports strikes hitting the city.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which are allied with Iran and control much of the country’s north and west, have launched a campaign of drone and missile attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure Israel to end its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis have kept up their campaign of attacks despite two months of US-led airstrikes.
UN Security Council denounces ‘heinous and cowardly terrorist attack’ at Moscow concert hall
The United Nations Security Council condemns what it calls the “heinous and cowardly terrorist attack” at a concert hall in Moscow that killed at least 40 people and wounded 145.
US has intel confirming Islamic State responsibility for Moscow attack — official
The United States has intelligence confirming Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting at a concert near Moscow, a US official says.
The official says the United States had warned Russia in recent weeks about the possibility of an attack.
“We did warn the Russians appropriately,” says the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, without providing any additional details.