A fire erupted on Sunday near the Knesset in Jerusalem.The Fire and Resecure Authority stated that 14 fire crews, with the help of four firefighting aircraft, were working to extinguish the fire that had erupted at the Valley of the Cross in Jerusalem. In addition, the authority said it had decided to evacuate the Israel Museum in the vicinity of the area. A fire erupts near the Knesset on June 2, 2024. (credit: TAL SPUNGIN)According to a Ynet report, the fire erupted in a nearby forest, after which a building of the Israel Museum caught fire.This is a developing story.

War cabinet Minister Benny Gantz responded to US President Joe Biden's Friday speech outlining a comprehensive ceasefire deal, for the first time on Saturday, according to Israeli media."We have a commitment to advance the deal that was unanimously agreed upon by the war cabinet," said Gantz.

Ayala Metzger, hostage Yoram Metzger's wife, was injured on Saturday evening by a police horse during a protest for the return of the hostages held in Hamas captivity that took place in Tel Aviv.Metzger refused to leave the road.

Yemen's Houthis conducted six operations targeting a US aircraft carrier, a US destroyer, and three vessels in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, the Iranian-backed group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Saturday.The Houthi militia, which controls the most populous parts of Yemen and is aligned with Iran, has attacked ships off its coast for months, saying it is acting in solidarity with Palestinians fighting Israel in Gaza.The group "targeted the American aircraft carrier, the Eisenhower, north of the Red Sea, with a number of missiles and drones," Saree said, adding it was "the second targeting operation against the carrier during the past 24 hours."The spokesperson also added that the other operations have targeted a US destroyer and the ABLIANI ship in the Red Sea, along with "the MAINA ship that has been targeted twice in the Red Sea and in the Arabian Sea as well."Additionally, "the ship ALORAIQ has been targeted in the Indian Ocean," he added.The Houthi fighters' drone and missile strikes have been aimed at the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden.That has forced shippers since November to re-route cargo on longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa.

South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) had 40.27% of the vote after the election commission released results from over 99% of polling stations on Saturday.

US-sanctioned former Revolutionary Guards commander Vahid Haghanian was among candidates who registered on Saturday to run for election as Iran's president after Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash, state media reported.Haghanian, a close aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told reporters after registering that his qualifications were based on "experience from serving 45 years in the presidency and the leader's office."The US Treasury designated Haghanian in 2019 among nine individuals in Khamenei's inner circle responsible for "advancing ... domestic and foreign oppression." Iran says most US sanctions are prompted by baseless accusations.Former parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, a prominent conservative, was among candidates who registered on Friday, as was Abdolnaser Hemmati, a former central bank governor.An election official told reporters on Saturday that 17 hopefuls had signed up since registration for the June 28 election opened on Thursday.