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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | October 19, 2026
1 civilian reportedly killed and 5 wounded by Houthi shelling in Yemen as government forces retook Sanamat and advanced on Misrakh south of Taiz, local government in Taiz accuses Houthis of blocking the entry of water tanks, several US embassies in the Middle East issue identical security alerts for American citizens in the region citing threats from Iran or the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, 5 Palestinians reportedly killed and 22 wounded in Israeli strikes within the past 24 hours in Gaza, UN reports 1.4 million people in Gaza currently experiencing acute food insecurity, Israeli police say…
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