Ten Kuwaiti soldiers were injured in an attack on their base, Agence France-Presse reported, citing a statement from the authorities of the Persian Gulf country.
In the past 24 hours, 14 enemy ballistic missiles and 12 drones were aimed at Kuwait. They were intercepted, but one of these attacks was aimed at a military base and 10 soldiers were injured there. The base also suffered material damage.
Kuwait, along with other Gulf countries, has been hit by strikes by Iran in response to US-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, the agency recalls.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that he had instructed the army to further expand the existing security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, expressing his intention to radically change the security situation there, Reuters reported.
"I have just given instructions to further expand the existing security buffer zone. "We are determined to fundamentally change the security situation in northern Israel," the prime minister said in a video statement from the headquarters of the Israeli army's Northern Command.
He said the decision was aimed at strengthening Israeli positions along Israel's northern border in the context of ongoing tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
The clashes there have raised concerns that a wider regional conflict could erupt, Reuters notes.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt discussed "possible ways to achieve a quick and permanent end to the war" in the Middle East.
This was announced by Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, after the end of the first day of the four-party discussions at the level of foreign ministers, held in Islamabad, Reuters reported.
Dar said that all parties had expressed confidence in Pakistan's assistance and that China also fully supports the initiative to hold potential talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad.
The discussions at the level of foreign ministers continue tomorrow.