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The crew left the cargo ship after it was hit by missiles
The crew of a cargo ship in the Red Sea was forced to abandon ship on Monday after it came under attack from the Houthi militia in Yemen. The attack on the ship, the Rubymar, appeared to be one of the Houthis’ most damaging so far. The crew had abandoned the ship but GMZ Ship…
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No damage is reported from Yemen’s largest Red Sea aerial attack by the Houthis
The US has asked the UN to condemn the Houthi rebels’ attacks in Yemen and calling them a threat to regional peace and security, as per a draft resolution obtained by The Associated Press. British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps described the assault as ” the largest attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea…
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Read Bidens full statement on the Yemen strikes
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the US and its allies had carried out strikes on Houthi militia targets in Yemen. “We are prepared to do everything we can to prevent the Houthi militia from carrying out further attacks,” he added. The US has carried out dozens of airstrikes against the Houthis in…
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No damage is reported from Yemen’s largest aerial attack
US, UK and Australia conducted airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea on Tuesday, a US official said. “We will continue to use all of our power to protect our international shipping,” the official added. Earlier, the US had said that it was prepared to act against Houthi rebels in Yemen if they continue…
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The U.S. and the UK have attacked targets in Yemen
The UK has announced that it will take part in a naval coalition to counter drone and missile attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. The coalition will include the UK, US, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia. The attacks have damaged ships, although US warships have shot…
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Egyptian officials talk about a plan to end the war
Many Israeli farms in the Gaza Strip have been left without water or electricity after Israel launched a strike against Hamas on October 7. Israel said the strike was aimed at stopping attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels who have carried out attacks against Israel in the past. Over 20,000 people have died since the conflict…