Houthi forces said on the 18th a Saudi airstrike on a house in Yemen's Saada province, which is controlled by the Houthis, killed 9 and wounded 11, including women and children.

Japanese media on the 18th and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reported continued spread of swine fever this year, with eight confirmed outbreaks across Ibaraki, Gunma and Ehime prefectures and roughly 20,000 pigs culled. The most recent case was confirmed on the 16th at a pig farm in Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, after an uptick in piglet deaths earlier in the month. It is Ibaraki’s first swine fever outbreak since 2023; authorities are investigating whether it is linked to a rise in infected wild boar in the area.

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is working to establish buffer zones and security barriers along its borders with Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt and the Gaza Strip.