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Threat to trade has grown in the region as container ships and oil tankers have been attacked or drawn missile fire.

Many Gulf countries set aside a period of mourning for the emir's death, while others express their condolences.

JERUSALEM: Three Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza by Israeli forces had been holding up a white flag, according to an initial inquiry into the incident, a military official said on Saturday. The incident happened in an area of intense combat where Hamas militants operate in civilian attire and use deception tactics, the official said. A soldier saw the hostages emerging tens of meters from Israeli forces in the area of Shejaiya, the official said.

Cloud seeding was used to counter the hazardous smog in the megacity of Lahore, one of the world's most polluted cities.

Alex Batty, who went missing aged 11 during a holiday in Spain, has been found in France after six years of nomadism.

Family members and colleagues mourned and paid their respects to the cameraman killed in an Israeli drone attack.

GAZA STRIP: Israel reopened an aid crossing into Gaza on Friday as staunch ally the United States urged more restraint in its all-out offensive against Hamas.