The Cargo ship Rubymar, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after being targeted by Yemen's Houthis on Feb. 18, has sunk, a statement by the internationally recognized Yemeni government said on Saturday.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday that it received a report an attack 15 nautical miles west of Yemen's port of Mokha, where the Houthis that control much of Yemen have been attacking shipping lanes."The crew took the vessel to anchor and were evacuated by military authorities," UKMTO added in an advisory note.

The IDF and the Shin Bet struck Islamic Jihad terrorists and terrorist infrastructure in the Rafah area on Saturday, the IDF reported. The strike was conducted against the terrorists, and no damage was caused to the nearby hospital, the IDF noted.The IDF additionally stated that they are continuing to operate under international law and working to mitigate any harm to non-combatants. This is a developing story.

Unofficial reports on Saturday estimated turnout in Iran’s parliamentary election, seen as a test of the clerical establishment’s legitimacy, at about 40%, which would be the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic revolution.With heavyweight moderates and conservatives staying out and reformists calling Friday's election unfree and unfair, the contest was essentially among hardliners and low-key conservatives who proclaim loyalty to Islamic revolutionary ideals.The interior ministry may announce the official turnout later on Saturday.Tehran's rulers needed a high turnout to repair their legitimacy, badly damaged by anti-government protests in 2022-23 that spiraled into some of the worst political turmoil since the revolution.But official surveys suggested only about 41% of eligible Iranians would vote. That appeared to be the case, as Hamshahri newspaper said more than 25 million people, or 41% of eligible voters, had turned out.