Why Won’t the Saudis Accept Israel’s Help? | Guy Azriel

As Yemen’s Houthis continue to batter Saudi Arabia, i24NEWS diplomatic correspondent Guy Azriel joins Israel in Ten to discuss Riyadh’s reluctance to accept Israeli help, the prospects for closer ties — and whether renewed regional violence could shape Israel’s election.

Saudi Arabia warns its response to the Houthis must be serious following Sunday’s deadly attack on Riyadh airport. Around sixty per cent of scheduled flights are expected to be cancelled today.

Iran, which backs the Houthis, says it is deeply concerned by the violence and offers to help broker dialogue. Tehran has also rejected Washington’s latest proposal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Heated scenes at Netanyahu’s corruption trial as judges halt proceedings following a clash between his lawyer and a prosecutor. Former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit continues his testimony.

Kfar Saba’s mayor steps aside after police arrest him and his wife in a sweeping corruption investigation involving suspected cash bribes to steer municipal contracts.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urges Netanyahu and the military to defy the High Court over a timetable for displaced Palestinians to return to their homes in the northern West Bank.

And Netanyahu demands a criminal investigation into soldiers who testified anonymously in the documentary “NAZA,” alleging false claims about the IDF and suspected leaks of classified information.

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