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The Houthis' Most Dangerous Red Sea Attacks on Commercial Ships

This is Beirut, 2025-07-11 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Yemen's Houthis had paused their Red Sea attacks on commercial ships, carried out in solidarity with Gaza, for months, before claiming two fresh assaults in recent days, one of them deadly. The Iran-backed rebels have carried out more than 100 attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of their campaign in November 2023, ...

Houthi Attack in the Red Sea: Ten Rescued, Several Missing

This is Beirut, 2025-07-10 15:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ten people were rescued after a ship was attacked in the Red Sea by the Houthis from Yemen, while three others were killed and twelve remain missing, according to the European mission Aspides. This attack, one of the deadliest carried out by the Yemeni group against the merchant navy, marks an escalation in this maritime zone essential for global ...

Israel Intercepts Missile Launched From Yemen

This is Beirut, 2025-07-10 10:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, just days after carrying out a series of attacks on Houthi infrastructure in the country. The attack was claimed by the Yemeni group. "Following the recent activation of warning sirens in several regions of Israel, a missile launched from Yemen ...

Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks

This is Beirut, 2025-06-21 20:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of a "more devastating" retaliation should Israel's nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic Republic would not halt its nuclear programme "under any circumstances". Israel said on Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented offensive, while Foreign Minister ...

Israel Strikes Yemen's Huthi-Held Hodeida Port

This is Beirut, 2025-06-10 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's rebel-controlled media reported Israeli strikes on the port of Hodeida on Tuesday, with the Israeli army saying its navy had hit the area following calls on civilians to evacuate three Huthi-held ports. "Israeli Navy Missile Ships struck terror targets belonging to the Huthi terrorist regime in the port of" Hodeida, the ...

Israel says Fighter jets Striking 'Terror Targets' in Yemen

This is Beirut, 2025-05-28 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that fighter jets had carried out strikes on Houthi "terror targets" at the airport in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, a day after the group fired two projectiles at Israel. "Air Force jets have just struck terror targets of the Houthi terrorist organisation at the airport in Sanaa and destroyed ...

Israel Military says Intercepted two Projectiles Fired from Yemen

This is Beirut, 2025-05-27 14:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's military said Tuesday it had intercepted a missile and another projectile fired from Yemen, which Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they had fired. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted," the military posted on Telegram. It said ...

Yemen's Houthis Threaten Israeli Port Blockade

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels said Monday that they would imposed a "naval blockade" of the Israeli port of Haifa in response to Israel's escalation of the Gaza war. The Houthis would "begin working to enforce a naval blockade of the port of Haifa," said military spokesman Yehya Saree. "All companies with ships present in or heading to this port are ...

Israel Army Says Intercepts Missile from Yemen After Air Raid Sirens Sound

This is Beirut, 2025-05-15 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday, shortly after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, according to AFP journalists. It was the third time in as many days that Israel said its air defenses had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. "Following the sirens that sounded a short ...

Israeli Army Says Intercepts Missile From Yemen

This is Beirut, 2025-05-14 08:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's army said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen Wednesday. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the Israeli army said in a statement. AFP correspondents in Jerusalem heard explosions, probably from the interception of the missile. It was the ...

Stabilization in the Middle East: Necessary, but Not Sufficient

Michel Touma, 2025-05-12 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Lebanese are understandably focused on the upcoming municipal elections, but they remain deeply unsettled by regional developments. As the situation evolves, it often feels as though little changes. Today, the primary concern is the ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran, and, more critically, the fate of various Iranian proxies ...

Israel Intercepts Missile Launched from Yemen

This is Beirut, 2025-05-09 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Friday, with AFP journalists reporting explosions heard in the Jerusalem area. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the missile fire, which follows attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, including a strike on Sunday on Israel's main airport. The Israeli ...