The Latest | A second ship sinks in Yemen's Houthi rebels' Red Sea campaign against Israel-Hamas war
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Latest | A second ship sinks in Yemen's Houthi rebels' Red Sea campaign against Israel-Hamas war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In an apparent escalation by Yemen's Houthi rebels in their campaign targeting shipping through the vital maritime corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, a bulk carrier has sunk after being attacked by the Iranian-backed Houthis, authorities said Wednesday. Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Gaza at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war Here's the latest: Israeli drone strikes kill a Syrian army officer, state media says DAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian army officer was killed in an Israeli airstrike Wednesday morning, Syrian state media said. State news agency SANA reported that Israeli drone strikes hit military sites in the areas of Quneitra and Daraa in southern Syria, killing an officer and resulting in “material damages.” The Untied Kingdom-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes came after members of factions affiliated with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah transported the wreckage of an Israeli reconnaissance plane to one of the targeted sites to dismantle it. For a second time, a bulk carrier attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday, the second ship sunk in the rebels’ campaign.

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Tanker hit by Yemen rebels that threatened Red Sea spill has been salvaged
21 hours, 30 minutes ago

Tanker hit by Yemen rebels that threatened Red Sea spill has been salvaged

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged, a security firm said Friday. The Sounion had been a disaster in waiting in the waterway, with 1 million barrels of crude oil aboard that had been struck and later sabotaged with explosives by …

Israeli military says intercepted missile launched from Yemen
Trending News
1 week, 4 days ago

Israeli military says intercepted missile launched from Yemen

China Daily  

Israeli seuity personnel prepare to remove a fragment of a Huthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen at Israel that crashed in the central Israeli town of Bet Shemesh, near Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024. JERUSALEM - Israel's military said on Monday night it intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired by militants in Yemen. The missile triggered air raid sirens across large …

Israel’s enemy in Yemen proves hard for US to deter
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel’s enemy in Yemen proves hard for US to deter

Live Mint  

Despite hundreds of American and allied strikes and the deployment of a U.S. Navy flotilla to the Red Sea, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have kept up a steady drumbeat of attacks on commercial shipping passing through the vital waterway and lobbing missiles at Israel. U.S. National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said the coalition has suppressed some antiship missile attacks, …

US army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US army says two navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’

Al Jazeera  

Incident not the result of ‘hostile fire’, says US military, as Yemen’s Houthis claim their attack on US carrier brought the aircraft down. Two United States navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, says the US military. Yemen’s Houthi fighters later on Sunday claimed they had “targeted” the aircraft carrier USS …

A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza
Trending News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes hit Houthi rebels who have been launching missiles in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. One strike hit a residential building in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central …

A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza
3 weeks ago

A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, and Palestinians mourn a dozen children in Gaza

LA Times  

Bodies of victims of an Israeli airstrike at the Nuseirat refugee camp are prepared for the funeral prayer outside the Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Saturday. A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes …

Houthi TV claims Israel airstrikes target parts of Yemen
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Houthi TV claims Israel airstrikes target parts of Yemen

Hindustan Times  

Israeli airstrikes targeted several parts of Yemen early on Thursday, including its capital, Sanaa, and the port of Hodeidah, said Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi movement controlling much of the country. Israeli police bomb squad members work near a damaged site after a projectile fired from Yemen was intercepted, in Ramat Gan, The …

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. The rebels have so far avoided the same level of intense military strikes that have targeted Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, …

Houthis claim attack on central Israel in response to Gaza ‘massacres’
1 month ago

Houthis claim attack on central Israel in response to Gaza ‘massacres’

Al Jazeera  

The Yemeni group says it will continue its ‘support operations’ until Israel ends its war and siege on the Gaza Strip. Yemen’s Houthi group says it has carried out a drone attack in central Israel’s Tel Aviv area in “a specific military operation” in support of Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthis said the attack was in response to Israel’s “massacres” …

Suspected Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suspected Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Live Mint  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, though no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said Monday. The ship's captain saw that “a missile splashed in close proximity to the vessel” as it traveled in the southern Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb …

Suspected attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suspected attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged bulk carrier traveling through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, though no damage or injuries were reported, authorities said Monday. The bulk carrier Anadolu S first had been contacted over VHF radio by someone claiming to be authorities in Yemen, demanding the ship turn around, …

Houthis launch missile, drone attacks on US warships off Yemen’s coast
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Houthis launch missile, drone attacks on US warships off Yemen’s coast

Al Jazeera  

The Iran-backed group launched drones and fired missiles at two US warships in an hours-long attack, the Pentagon confirms. US warships came under sustained missile and drone attack from Houthi fighters as they sailed off the coast of Yemen, the Pentagon has confirmed, with the armed group claiming it attacked the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and two US destroyers. …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

Live Mint  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Gen. Yahya Saree in a prerecorded statement earlier Tuesday had claimed the rebels attacked two American destroyers in the Red Sea with …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Gen. Yahya Saree in a prerecorded statement earlier Tuesday had claimed the rebels attacked two American destroyers in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles and …

An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels sees explosions near ship in Red Sea
1 month, 4 weeks ago

An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels sees explosions near ship in Red Sea

New Indian Express  

DUBAI: An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels saw multiple explosions strike near a commercial vessel travelling through the Red Sea on Tuesday, though no damage was immediately reported by the ship, Western authorities said. A vessel in the southern reaches of the Red Sea, about 130 kilometres southwest of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, reported the attack, the British …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates
2 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down what they described as an American drone early Friday, potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor. The U.S. military acknowledged the videos circulating online showing what appeared to be a flaming aircraft dropping out of the sky …

Iran's Houthis: From Ragtag Rebels to Global Threat
2 months, 1 week ago

Iran's Houthis: From Ragtag Rebels to Global Threat

Live Mint  

The Houits have gone from ragtag rebels to a global threat due to their strategic involvement in the ongoing conflict in Gaza and their ability to leverage international support. The Houits' recent attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have drawn retaliatory strikes from the U.S. and its allies, but they have managed to maintain their momentum due to the …

Putin's Russia is helping Iran-backed Houthi rebels target British ships in Red Sea drone strikes by passing over crucial satellite data
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin's Russia is helping Iran-backed Houthi rebels target British ships in Red Sea drone strikes by passing over crucial satellite data

Daily Mail  

Russia helped Yemeni Houthi rebels attack British and Western ships in the Red Sea, defence officials believe. The moment the Panama-flagged Cordelia Moon was engulfed in flames as a massive blast ripped through its port-side tank The moment armed crewmembers tried desperately to gun the oncoming ship as it sped towards the Cordelia Moon A trio of guards aboard the …

US B-2 stealth bombers pound Houthi weapon bases in Yemen amid growing fears America will be dragged into full-scale Middle East war
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US B-2 stealth bombers pound Houthi weapon bases in Yemen amid growing fears America will be dragged into full-scale Middle East war

Daily Mail  

US B-2 stealth bombers pounded Houthi weapon storage facilities in Yemen on Thursday morning, according to the Pentagon. The United States Air Force's B-2 spirit strategic bombers carried out precision strikes against 'several of the Houthis' underground facilities housing various weapons components of types that the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels throughout the region,' US Defense …

US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
3 months ago

US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed. Houthi media said seven strikes hit the airport in Hodeida, a major port city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled military base. The strikes come just …

Prepare for attacks, best regards, says Houthi militia’s email to Red Sea ships
3 months, 1 week ago

Prepare for attacks, best regards, says Houthi militia’s email to Red Sea ships

The Hindu  

On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal inbox. The message, which was also sent to the manager’s business email address, warned that one of the company’s vessels travelling through the Red Sea was at risk of being attacked by Yemen’s …

Suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack targets ship in Red Sea
3 months, 1 week ago

Suspected Yemen Houthi rebel attack targets ship in Red Sea

The Hindu  

A suspected attack Tuesday by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea, likely marking their first assault on commercial shipping in weeks as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a regional conflict. The attack Tuesday morning took place some 110 kilometres off the port city of Hodeida in the Red Sea, which has become a battlefield for …

Third front: On the expanding nature of the conflict in West Asia
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Third front: On the expanding nature of the conflict in West Asia

The Hindu  

The missile attack on Sunday on Israel by Yemen’s Houthi rebels marked the second breach of Israel’s highly fortified skies by Houthi weapons in two months, pointing to the expanding nature of the conflict in West Asia. In July, an Iranian-made drone launched by the Houthis from Yemen, roughly 2,000 km south of Israel, had killed one person and wounded …

Netanyahu warns Houthis they will 'pay heavy price' as Yemeni group's missile hits Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu warns Houthis they will 'pay heavy price' as Yemeni group's missile hits Israel

Firstpost  

Amid the brewing tensions in the Middle East, Houthis claimed that they had launched advanced surface-to-surface hypersonic missiles which eventually triggered air sirens across the Jewish nation at 6:30 am Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Yemen’s Houthis that the rebel group will pay a “heavy price” after the Iran-backed group claimed to conduct its first ballistic missile strike on …

Israeli PM vows retaliation after Houthi missile reaches central Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli PM vows retaliation after Houthi missile reaches central Israel

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-15 20:20 An employee sweeps shards of glass from an escalator reportedly damaged after a missile was fired from Yemen, inside a train station in the Israeli town of Modin on Sept 15, 2024. JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned Houthi forces in Yemen that Israel would retaliate after a missile they launched …

Israeli PM vows retaliation after Houthi missile reaches central Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli PM vows retaliation after Houthi missile reaches central Israel

China Daily  

An employee sweeps shards of glass from an escalator reportedly damaged after a missile was fired from Yemen, inside a train station in the Israeli town of Modin on Sept 15, 2024. JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned Houthi forces in Yemen that Israel would retaliate after a missile they launched struck central Israel, an area …

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new attempt has begun …

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
4 months, 1 week ago

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Live Mint  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Salvagers abandoned an effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil at risk of spilling. While a major spill has yet …

Salvagers abandoned effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels
4 months, 1 week ago

Salvagers abandoned effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Salvagers abandoned an effort to …

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
4 months, 1 week ago

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil at risk of spilling. Meanwhile, there’s the threat of …

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea

New Indian Express  

The Blue Lagoon I is traveling south through the Red Sea to an unlisted destination. The Joint Maritime Information Center said it assessed that the ship “was targeted due to other vessels within its company structure making recent port calls in Israel.” Saree also cited that as the reason the Houthis attacked the vessel. Later on Monday morning, the British …

Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels target 2 ships in the Red Sea, officials say
4 months, 1 week ago

Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels target 2 ships in the Red Sea, officials say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi …

Israel-Hamas war latest: Biden adds to pressure on Netanyahu to reach cease-fire deal
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Biden adds to pressure on Netanyahu to reach cease-fire deal

Associated Press  

United States President Joe Biden is adding to the pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he isn’t doing enough to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza. ___ Here’s the latest: Cease-fire and hostage release negotiations are ongoing, Biden says WASHINGTON — United States President Joe Biden again spoke briefly to reporters, this time as he departed the White …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. In Monday’s first assault, two ballistic missiles hit the oil tanker Blue Lagoon I and a third exploded near the ship, the …

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking cargo ship in Gulf of Aden
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacking cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

China Daily  

SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on a cargo ship named Groton in the Gulf of Aden. "In support of the Palestinians and Hamas, we carried out a military operation targeting the ship Groton in the Gulf of Aden because of its company's dealings with Israel," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire 2 missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden, though the projectiles splashed down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said Saturday. In the attack Friday night, two missiles exploded in close proximity to the vessel some 240 kilometers east of Aden, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime …

Crippled oil tanker in Red Sea raises fears of environmental catastrophe
4 months, 1 week ago

Crippled oil tanker in Red Sea raises fears of environmental catastrophe

LA Times  

This frame grab from video released by the media arm of Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Thursday shows explosions on the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea after Houthis boarded it and set off the blasts. The Houthis said they attacked the Sounion tanker as part of their 10-month campaign to support Palestinians in the Gaza war by targeting …

Yemen's Houthi rebel video shows they planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen's Houthi rebel video shows they planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage …

Iran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea
4 months, 1 week ago

Iran claims Yemen’s Houthi rebels will allow rescuers to salvage oil tanker ablaze in Red Sea

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to assist a Greek-flagged oil tanker that remains ablaze in the Red Sea “in consideration of humanitarian and environmental concerns,” Iran’s mission to the United Nations claimed late Wednesday. Last week’s attack on the Sounion marked the most serious assault in weeks by the Iranian-backed Houthi …

Two sworn enemies hold the key to ending the war in Gaza. Does either man want a deal?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two sworn enemies hold the key to ending the war in Gaza. Does either man want a deal?

Associated Press  

The latest flurry of Gaza cease-fire talks — the back-and-forth over now-familiar sticking points and appeals from around the world — obscures a grim truth about the monthslong efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war and free scores of hostages. Any deal requires the signatures of two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. It would also …

4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say
5 months ago

4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen, authorities say

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, including one that saw private security guards shoot and destroy a bomb-loaded drone boat, authorities said Friday. Iran backs the Houthis as part of what it calls a …

Two suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, authorities say
5 months ago

Two suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen in Bab el-Mandeb Strait, authorities say

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, authorities said Friday. The Houthis did not immediately claim the assaults, though they follow a monthslong campaign by the rebels targeting shipping through the Red Sea corridor over Israel’s …

Who Are the Houthi Rebels Attacking Israel and Ships in the Red Sea?
5 months ago

Who Are the Houthi Rebels Attacking Israel and Ships in the Red Sea?

Bloomberg  

Soon after war broke out in October between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas, the Houthi rebels who control northwestern Yemen joined in. The Houthis, who like Hamas are hostile to Israel and backed by Iran, began disrupting traffic in the Red Sea by attacking ships there, provoking a military response led by the US and UK. As tensions …

Suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi strikes container ship; first assault in two weeks
5 months, 1 week ago

Suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi strikes container ship; first assault in two weeks

Firstpost  

The Houthis have offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their attacks on shipping through the Red Sea corridor, which has seen similar slowdowns since the assaults began in November over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip Houthi followers participate in a parade as part of a 'popular army' mobilization campaign by the movement, in Sanaa, Yemen …

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks
5 months, 1 week ago

Missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden, authorities said Sunday, the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them. The Houthis offered no explanation for the two-week pause in their attacks on shipping through the Red Sea corridor, which have seen similar …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels vow open battle with Israel and the U.S., as fears rise of wider Mideast war
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels vow open battle with Israel and the U.S., as fears rise of wider Mideast war

LA Times  

Oil tanks burn at the port in Hudaydah, Yemen. Experts say Israel’s retaliatory strike on Houthi rebels after their attack on Tel Aviv may just encourage the Iran-backed militant group. In the hours after the strikes, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant characterized the hit as a message not only to the Houthis but to Israel’s regional enemies. “So it won’t …

US foreign policy fails again, this time against the Houthis
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US foreign policy fails again, this time against the Houthis

Al Jazeera  

On July 20, the Israeli air force attacked the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, controlled by the Yemeni militia, Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. These developments demonstrate not only the failure of the United States’ bombing campaign to deter and degrade the Houthis’ capability of attacking Israel and Red Sea shipping, but also the US’s inability to prevent a …

Yemen Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks, say they 'will not stop' unless siege of Palestinian people is lifted
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Yemen Houthis damage cargo ship in Gulf of Aden as it steps up attacks, say they 'will not stop' unless siege of Palestinian people is lifted

ABC  

Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed to have hit and damaged a Singapore-flagged container ship with two missiles, as they escalate attacks on global shipping over Israel's war in Gaza. The overnight assault on the Lobivia cargo ship came as the Iran-aligned Houthis also claimed responsibility for a long-range aerial drone strike in central Tel Aviv, hours after an explosion near …

Israel says it struck Yemen’s Hodeidah in response to Houthi attacks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel says it struck Yemen’s Hodeidah in response to Houthi attacks

Al Jazeera  

Six people were killed in the air raids against the port city which come a day after a drone attack by the Yemeni group killed one person in Tel Aviv. The Israeli military has said it has conducted strikes against Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in response to attacks by the Houthi group. On Sunday morning, Houthi military …

Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted ships in the Red Sea on Monday as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approached the region to provide security for the key international trade route that has been under assault since the Israel-Hamas war erupted nine months ago. The “reported unmanned small craft collided with the vessel twice …

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