Houthis
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The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the US defence secretary said on Sunday (Mar 16), as the Iran-aligned group signalled it could escalate in response to deadly US strikes the day before. The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 53 people, are the biggest…
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Yemen’s Houthi group claimed on Saturday that it had launched a missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel. In a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said a “ballistic missile” was fired at Ben Gurion Airport “upon the arrival” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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The Israel Defence Forces has confirmed it killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s three sons. “Earlier today, air force aircraft attacked three military operatives of the terrorist organisation Hamas on their way to carry out terrorist activities in the central area of the Gaza Strip,” a spokesman said. “The three activists who were attacked are Amir…
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An international affairs editor has offered his immediate thoughts on the deaths of two sailors in a Houthi missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden. “This is a significant and grave development,” he says. “The Houthis have been attacking shipping for some months now, but this is the first time that…
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‘Iran not providing weapons to Houthis in Yemen’ Iran is not providing weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, Iran’s UN ambassador has told our sister network NBC News. Amir Saeid Iravani acknowledged that Iran did arm Hamas and other Palestinian militants but said Iran “was not directing them”. When asked if Iran was arming militants, he…
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US and UK strikes were carried out after ‘repeated warnings’ to the Houthis The US and UK strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen were carried out after “repeated warnings”, Lord David Cameron has said. The UK’s foreign secretary said the Houthi attacks on international shipping were “threatening innocent lives” and “must stop”. The Conservative peer…
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Good afternoon and welcome to our global news coverage. We’ll be bringing you more updates on the Israel-Hamas war and wider tensions in the Middle East throughout the day. Last night, the UK and the US launched joint airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to continued attacks in the Red Sea. It was…
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Yemen’s Houthis say they launched ballistic missiles towards the Israeli port city of Eilat. The Israeli military earlier said its aerial defence system successfully intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired at Israeli territory in the area of the Red Sea. The Houthis have fired several ballistic missiles and drones at Eilat since 7 October. It has…
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Denmark has dispatched a warship to join a US-led coalition in the Red Sea to combat the Houthis. Ships are facing regular attacks by the rebel group in the Red Sea. The Yemen-based, Iran-backed Houthis say they are targeting any and all ships they believe are linked, operated, owned, flagged or travelling to or from…
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Officials in Washington will be having “complicated discussions” about how to respond to a drone attack that killed three US personnel in Jordan, a Middle East and security analyst has said. Jonathan Paris told Sky News that any US response must be strong enough to deter Iran and its proxies – which Joe Biden has…
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The Houthis have been holding a military parade for new tribal recruits. The scenes come after US and British forces carried out a fresh round of strikes in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used by the Iran-aligned group. The Houthis, who control the most populous parts…
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Israel will not agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas that leaves its hostages in Gaza or the Islamist group in power of the region, an Israeli spokesman has said. Eylon Levy told reporters today the goals of the war were unchanged and that they were the “destruction of Hamas’ governing and military capabilities in…
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We’ve been reporting over the last few days on the UK and US launching airstrikes in Yemen targeting the Houthis. The strikes were in response to repeated Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. But an analyst has warned periodic bombing by the West “cannot be sustained and won’t bring stability to a vital…
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As we reported earlier, attacks on vessels by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have disrupted international shipping through the Red Sea. The US and the UK retaliated to the Houthis by carrying out strikes in Yemen at the end of last week. The route accounts for about 15% of the world’s shipping traffic, but with…
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Sagiv Jehezkel, the Israeli footballer who was held for questioning in Turkey after he displayed solidarity with Hamas hostages during a match, has landed in Tel Aviv. The player told police he was calling for an end to the war when, after scoring a goal, he displayed a bandage on his wrist with the words…
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The Houthis feel “emboldened” after strikes by the US and UK last week, a journalist who specialises in Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula has said. “All their statements have said that they will continue to attack vessels in the Red Sea – they will particularly target US and UK vessels or warships,” Iona Craig told…
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