Iran launches missiles at Kuwait in response to US strikes, Israeli settler arrested

On Thursday, Iran dispatched missiles and drones that Kuwait’s air defense system shot down, describing the strike as a direct response to U.S. bombardments earlier in the week, including attacks on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz. Bahrain and Jordan also reported intercepting Iranian attacks the previous day. In a separate development, Israeli police announced the arrest of an Israeli settler, held for questioning over his alleged role in a stone-throwing riot and the barricading of a Palestinian home in Qusra, a village south of Nablus, during which settlers occupied the house of a Palestinian American from Ohio.

Authorities are coordinating with Israel’s domestic security agency to locate further participants. The settler’s detention follows weeks of settler incursions that have drawn criticism from U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is campaigning to consolidate right-wing parties ahead of the Oct. 27 election. The twin events underscore rising regional volatility as Iran-U.S. tensions flare and Israeli-Palestinian friction intensifies.