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"...The IDF announced that the missile was intercepted. ...Houthis vowed to continue firing at Israel ...The Houthis' Al-Masirah media said, "In an official statement, the [Houthi] forces confirmed that the operation [Tuesday night] accurately achieved its objective, causing widespread panic among Zionist settlers ..."
Reference: www.yahoo.com ."... marking the second attack from the Iran-backed terror group this week, according to the Israeli Defense Force.
The Israeli military said attempts to intercept the rocket attack were unsuccessful as air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv...The IDF intercepted at least two other missiles launched by the Houthis, but one slipped by the Iron Dome system, causing..."
"The strikes come after the Houthis launched an attack toward central Israel ...A series of Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa, Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, early Thursday, igniting fires at energy facilities and at the Red Sea port city of Hodeida.
"The targets struck by the [Israeli military] were used by the Houthi forces for military purposes," a statement said. "The strikes degrade the Houthi terrorist..."
"...Houthi rebels carried out yet another attack on a shipping vessel and this time in the Arabian Sea. The Houthi militants used a new ballistic missile to hit the ‘Israeli’ ship and boasted off accurate strike on MSC Sarah V. The United Kingdom Maritime..."
Reference: timesofindia.indiatimes.com ."The M/V Verbena was still ablaze and the mariner was flown by a U.S. helicopter to another nearby ship for medical treatment, the U.S. military’s Central Command said. ...Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship Thursday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, setting it on fire and severely wounding one civilian mariner, authorities said...."
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"...This continued malign and reckless behavior by the Iranian backed Houthis threatens regional stability and endangers the lives of mariners across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden,” CENTCOM wrote on X...."
Reference: www.middleeastmonitor.com ."The U.K.-owned vessel is the first craft sunk by the Houthi rebels since they started their campaign against commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The ship was carrying a cargo of fertilizer when it went into the ocean. ..."
Reference: www.wsj.com ."Two crew members have been killed in a Houthi missile strike on a cargo ship off southern Yemen, US officials say...The Houthis claimed in their statement that the True Confidence was an "American ship", but the spokesman said the vessel had "no current connection with any US entity". The True Confidence is owned by True Confidence Shipping SA, which is registered to an address in Liberia, and operated by Third January Maritime Ltd in Greece, he said. However it had previously been owned by US-based Oaktree Capital Management, AP reported. Oaktree declined to comment to AP. ..."
Reference: www.bbc.com ."...USS Mason (DDG-87) shot down an anti-ship missile and a drone fired by the Houthis Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced via X..."
Reference: www.realcleardefense.com ."US VOWS RESPONSE TO ‘IRAN-ENABLED’ ATTACKS ON SHIPPING: The U.S. Central Command, in a statement confirming four attacks against three cargo ships operating in international waters in the southern Red Sea, said while the anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Iran is ultimately responsible. “These attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security. ..."
Reference: www.washingtonexaminer.com .Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (January 8, 2026) Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (January 8, 2026) Location:...
