US President Donald Trump says countries "like the United Kingdom" who can't get jet fuel because of the restrictions around the Strait of Hormuz should “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT". Israel: Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service (MDA) said 19 people have been killed by missile fire since the start of the war. Nine Israeli soldiers are reported to have been killed in Lebanon, Israel's military says. The gulf: At least 24 people have been killed across the Gulf so far, most of them security personnel or foreign workers. That includes 11 people in the UAE and seven in Kuwait, while Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have each reported two deaths.

Source: The Star March 31, 2026 15:16 UTC