Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s largest base
3 years, 4 months ago

Dozens killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s largest base

Al Jazeera  

At least 30 soldiers killed and 60 wounded in rebel attacks on major military base housing Saudi-led forces. At least 30 soldiers have been killed and 60 wounded in Houthi attacks on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition, a spokesman for Yemen’s southern forces said. Sunday’s attack on the al-Anad military base in the government-held southern province of Lahij was carried out using armed drones and ballistic missiles, said Mohamed al-Naqeeb, the spokesman. World’s worst humanitarian crisis A coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intervened in March 2015 to restore the government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power but the ensuing conflict, now stalemated, has killed tens of thousands and caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

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Middle East latest: Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen
1 week, 4 days ago

Middle East latest: Israel intercepts Houthi missile fired from Yemen

Hindustan Times  

Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired toward the country by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, setting off sirens late Monday in central areas including Tel Aviv. Israeli military says it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired toward the country by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, setting off sirens late Monday …

Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says
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2 weeks ago

Israeli airstrikes hit a Yemen airport as a jet with hundreds onboard was landing, UN official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting to leave, the U.N.'s top humanitarian official in Yemen said Friday. The United Nations said the injured crew member was taken to a hospital in Jordan, and Tedros was heading back to …

WHO chief reveals he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit
2 weeks ago

WHO chief reveals he was at Yemen airport when Israeli airstrikes hit

The Independent  

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Middle East latest: Houthi rebels fire missile at Israel hours after airstrikes on Yemen airport
2 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Houthi rebels fire missile at Israel hours after airstrikes on Yemen airport

Associated Press  

Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile at Israel early Friday, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as the World Health Organization’s director-general was about to board a flight there. Here’s the latest: Israel carries out more airstrikes deep inside Lebanon, state media say BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes carried three airstrikes deep into eastern Lebanon …

WHO chief narrowly escapes from Israel’s strikes in Yemen
2 weeks, 1 day ago

WHO chief narrowly escapes from Israel’s strikes in Yemen

The Hindu  

A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the escalation in attacks between Yemen and Israel and …

Israel’s next target in its battle with Iran: The Houthi rebels of Yemen
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel’s next target in its battle with Iran: The Houthi rebels of Yemen

LA Times  

After dealing devastating blows to militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Israel is now directing its military prowess at another key force backed by Iran: the Houthi rebels in Yemen. On Friday, Israel said it had attacked Yemen’s international airport in the capital of Sanaa as well as several power plants and seaports, all under Houthi control. Israel sought and will …

WHO chief says he was metres away from Israeli attack on Yemen airport
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

WHO chief says he was metres away from Israeli attack on Yemen airport

Al Jazeera  

Houthi media says three people were killed in the attacks on the airport and another three were killed after Israel hit the key port city of Hodeidah. A wave of Israeli air attacks hit Yemen’s main airport just as the World Health Organization’s director-general said he was about to board a flight there, wounding one of the United Nations plane’s …

Israel Hits the Houthis in Yemen After Their Slow Escalation
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel Hits the Houthis in Yemen After Their Slow Escalation

Live Mint  

Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago. “We are witnessing escalation management by the Houthis,” said Uzi Rubin, an architect of Israel’s air defenses and veteran Defense Ministry adviser. Pre-dawn strikes mean people aren’t out and about.” …

Middle East latest: WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport as Israeli bombs fell nearby
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Middle East latest: WHO chief says he was at Yemen airport as Israeli bombs fell nearby

Associated Press  

A wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport Thursday just as the World Health Organization’s director-general said he was about to board a flight there. The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the international airport in the capital Sanaa, as well as power stations and ports, alleging they were used to smuggle in …

WHO chief and UN team caught up in Israeli strikes that killed six in Yemen
2 weeks, 2 days ago

WHO chief and UN team caught up in Israeli strikes that killed six in Yemen

CNN  

CNN — Israeli forces unleashed a series of strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, the Houthi militant group said in a statement. An assault on the capital’s airport hit as a “high-level UN delegation,” led by World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …

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, …

Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile
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3 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile

Al Jazeera  

Latest tit-for-tat attack follows Israeli air strikes on Sanaa and Hodeidah, which killed nine people earlier this week. The military reported the attack on its Telegram channel on Saturday, stating that “one projectile launched from Yemen” was identified after sirens went off in “central Israel” and that “unsuccessful interception attempts were made”. A spokesperson for Yemen’s Houthis confirmed the group …

16 injured after missile fired from Yemen hits Israel's Tel Aviv
3 weeks ago

16 injured after missile fired from Yemen hits Israel's Tel Aviv

India Today  

Israel's military said Saturday it had failed to intercept a "projectile" launched from Yemen that landed in Tel Aviv, with the national medical service saying 16 people were lightly wounded. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in central Israel, one projectile launched from Yemen was identified and unsuccessful interception attempts were made," the Israeli military said on …

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, …

Yemen's capital under attack after Houthi targets Israel, Iran-backed group threatens 'revenge' | VIDEO
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Yemen's capital under attack after Houthi targets Israel, Iran-backed group threatens 'revenge' | VIDEO

India TV News  

A series of intense airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital early on Thursday, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. The strikes happened just after the Israeli military said its air force intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it entered the country's territory. A Houthi military spokesman meanwhile announces that the Iran-backed rebel group will give “an important statement” …

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

LA Times  

An officer from the home front command military unit examines the damage after a large piece of shrapnel from a Houthi missile collapsed a school building in Ramat Gan, a suburb of Tel Aviv, on Thursday. 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, …

Israeli military strikes Yemen hours after Houthi attack targets Israel
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Israeli military strikes Yemen hours after Houthi attack targets Israel

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s military launched deadly strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, just hours after the Iran-backed militant group’s latest attack on Israel. “Israel’s long hand will reach you as well,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a warning to Houthi leaders following the strikes. Earlier Thursday, sirens were heard in central Israel after the Israeli military …

US targets Houthis in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, bombs a ‘command and control’ facility
3 weeks, 3 days ago

US targets Houthis in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, bombs a ‘command and control’ facility

Firstpost  

The Houthi media office said the strike hit part of the sprawling complex that houses the rebels’ Defense Ministry. AP The U.S. military on Tuesday said it bombed a Houthi military facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, the latest U.S.-led attack on the Iranian-backed rebels. U.S. Central Command said the strike late Monday targeted a key command and control facility that …

Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him

Associated Press  

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack. Trump says he had ‘a very good talk’ with Israel’s Netanyahu WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he “had …

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 …

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 …

Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
2 months ago

Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly decadelong war there, officials said Saturday. The assault in eastern Hadramawt province comes as a yearslong cease-fire between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s …

UK, US carry out air strikes on Yemen, including Sanaa
2 months ago

UK, US carry out air strikes on Yemen, including Sanaa

Al Jazeera  

Air raids hit Houthi-held Yemeni capital, with no immediate reports of casualties, says Al Masirah TV. The United States and the United Kingdom have launched air strikes in Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, a television station run by the Houthi rebel group has reported, with the Pentagon saying it targeted advanced weapons storage facilities in the raids. The two nations …

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 …

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 targets Yemen’s Houthi rebels with long-range B-2 stealth bombers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US targets Yemen’s Houthi rebels with long-range B-2 stealth bombers

The Independent  

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US military says it conducts airstrikes on 15 Houthi targets in Yemen
3 months ago

US military says it conducts airstrikes on 15 Houthi targets in Yemen

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-10-05 09:39 This photo taken by cell phone shows smoke rising following airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct 4, 2024. The United States Central Command said on Friday its forces conducted airstrikes on 15 targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. SANAA -- The United States Central Command said on Friday its forces conducted airstrikes on 15 targets in …

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 …

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 …

What Threat Do Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Pose to Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What Threat Do Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Pose to Israel

Bloomberg  

Soon after war broke out in October between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group designated a terrorist organization by the US and European Union, 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 …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone
4 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone

Live Mint  

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed early Sunday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying over the country, marking potentially the latest downing of the multimillion-dollar surveillance aircraft. However, the Houthis have repeatedly downed General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones in the years since they seized Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in 2014. He said the Houthis shot down the drone over Yemen's Marib …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone
4 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 drone

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed early Sunday they shot down another American-made MQ-9 drone flying over the country, marking potentially the latest downing of the multimillion-dollar surveillance aircraft. However, the Houthis have repeatedly downed General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones in the years since they seized Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in 2014. He said the Houthis shot down …

U.S. military says drone strike killed leader of Al Qaeda-aligned group in Syria
4 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. military says drone strike killed leader of Al Qaeda-aligned group in Syria

The Hindu  

A drone strike in northwestern Syria on Friday killed a Saudi militant from an al-Qaeda-linked group as he was riding on a motorcycle, the U.S. military and a war monitor said. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that its forces had killed Abu Abdul Rahman Makki, a senior leader in the group Horas al-Din, or “Guardians of Religion,” …

US military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — A drone strike in northwestern Syria on Friday killed a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group as he was riding on a motorcycle, the U.S. military and a war monitor said. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that its forces had killed Abu Abdul Rahman Makki, a senior leader in the group Horas al-Din, or …

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 …

Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria. 2 killed
5 months ago

Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria. 2 killed

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — Violence surged in opposition-held areas of Syria on Wednesday as government-backed fighters killed at least two people in rare violence in the east, while a truck bomb exploded in the northern city of Azaz, killing nine people, the main U.S.-backed force in the war-torn country and an opposition war monitor said. Fighters backed by the Syrian government …

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 …

Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian Peninsula country. Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, vowed to carry out similar strikes “in any place where it may be required.” The Houthis are among several Iranian-backed groups to have attacked Israel in solidarity …

Israel strikes Yemen rebels after Tel Aviv attack
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel strikes Yemen rebels after Tel Aviv attack

Raw Story  

Israeli warplanes killed three people in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group’s deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv. “The blood of Israeli citizens has a price,” Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said, adding more operations against the Houthis would follow “if they dare to attack us”. The attack targeted “fuel storage facilities …

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 …

Everything to know about Israeli and Houthi attacks amid war on Gaza
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Everything to know about Israeli and Houthi attacks amid war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

The Yemeni group remains undeterred in its support for Palestine despite the massive Israeli attack on a key port. The strike killed one person and injured 10 others, leaving Israeli citizens distraught as Tel Aviv had remained nearly untouched in dozens of previous attacks by the Houthis and by the group Hezbollah, from Lebanon. The drone, which is also believed …

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