This is Beirut, 19/01 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States military on Sunday dismissed claims by Houthis that they had attacked an American aircraft carrier, saying Washington would not engage in the Iran-backed group' "disinformation campaign." The denial from US Central Command (CENTCOM) came after the Houthis said they had carried out the attack earlier Sunday and ...
This is Beirut, 19/01 03:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday warned opposing forces in the Red Sea of the ‘consequences’ of any attack on their country during the truce in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. The Iranian-backed rebels, who control large swathes of Yemen and the capital Sanaa, also claimed responsibility for an attack on several warships, ...
This is Beirut, 18/01 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The US Department of the Treasury announced on Saturday a series of sanctions targeting a Yemen-based bank (Yemen Kuwait Bank for Trade and Investment Y.S.C), for its financial support of Ansar Allah forces (another name given to the Houthis). Designated a terrorist organization by the United States, “the Houthis continue to attack US military ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said early Tuesday it had tried several times to shoot down a missile fired from Yemen which sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country. The latest attack came less than a day after Yemen's Houthis said they launched a missile towards Tel Aviv, which Israeli forces said they intercepted. "Following the sirens that ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 15:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The US military said Wednesday its forces hit weapons storage facilities used by Houthis to attack American warships and commercial vessels. The operation involved "multiple precision strikes", US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding "there were no injuries or damage to US personnel or equipment". The statement did not specify ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 10:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military reported that it shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. "A missile that was launched from Yemen and crossed into Israeli territory was intercepted," the military said in a statement posted to its Telegram channel. "A ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Houthis said Tuesday that they had fired two missiles at Israel, hours after the Israeli military said it had intercepted a projectile launched from the Yemen. "The first (attack) targeted Ben Gurion Airport" in Tel Aviv, and the second was fired at a power station south of Jerusalem, a Houthi military statement said. The rebels also said they ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Houthis said new airstrikes hit northern Yemen on Saturday, shortly after claiming responsibility for a missile attack on Israel. A Houthi military statement reported that the airstrikes targeted the Buhais area in the Medi district of Hajjah province, attributing the attacks to "US-British aggression." There was no immediate comment from ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 04:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Houthi-held capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes. Sirens sounded in areas of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea on Saturday as "a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted... prior to crossing into Israeli territory", the Israeli ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 02:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli strikes on Thursday targeted sites controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen, including Sanaa airport, where the head of the WHO was visiting, killing at least six people according to the insurgents. The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was at the capital's airport at the time of the bombing and ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Houthis claimed responsibility on Tuesday for launching a "ballistic missile" targeting central Israel, while the Israeli military earlier stated that it had intercepted a "projectile." The operation, carried out with a "hypersonic ballistic missile Palestine 2," targeted a "military enemy position in the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-21 10:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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 reporting that 16 people were lightly injured. A projectile fired from Yemen struck Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv early Saturday, wounding 16 people, the military and ...