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UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope

Jul. 23, 2024 20:22 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen warned Tuesday that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation” — but he also pointed to a glimmer of hope. Hans Grundberg said Yemen’s...

Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race

Jul. 22, 2024 05:27 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before the U.S. Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. With...

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

Jul. 21, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — 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. The Israeli airstrikes — in response to a deadly Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv —...

Israeli military says it has struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks

Jul. 20, 2024 19:58 PM EDT

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Israeli army said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in...

The Israeli military says it has struck "military targets" of Houthi rebels in Yemen in response to attacks on Israel

Jul. 20, 2024 12:33 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has struck "military targets" of Houthi rebels in Yemen in response to attacks on Israel.

A Houthi-controlled TV station reports intense airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen and says they appear to be Israeli

Jul. 20, 2024 12:19 PM EDT
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Houthi-controlled TV station reports intense airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen and says they appear to be Israeli.

Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv

Jul. 19, 2024 11:08 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Tel Aviv on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in the group’s first lethal strike into Israel. The aerial strike rumbled through the center of the city near the U.S. Embassy,...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim responsibility for a drone strike on Tel Aviv that injured at least 10 people and killed 1

Jul. 19, 2024 01:19 AM EDT
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim responsibility for a drone strike on Tel Aviv that injured at least 10 people and killed 1.

Two attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea

Jul. 16, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted ships in the Red Sea on Monday as a new U.S. aircraft carrier approached the region to provide security for the key international trade route that has been under assault since the Israel-Hamas war erupted nine...

Yemen Houthi rebels fired an Iranian missile at Norwegian-flagged ship, debris analyzed by US shows

Jul. 11, 2024 20:53 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels likely fired an Iranian-made anti-ship cruise missile at a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea in December, an assault that now provides a public, evidence-based link between the ongoing rebel campaign against shipping and Tehran, the...