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Yemen: Houthi military chief killed in Israeli airstrike

The military commander of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, General Mohammed al-Ghamari, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, the Iran-backed group announced on Thursday, October 16, without providing further details. In a statement released by the movement, the Houthis described......

Cargo attacked off Yemen: French and Greek navies assist in evacuation of injured sailors

A Dutch cargo ship was attacked on Monday while sailing in the Gulf of Aden, prompting a swift response from European naval forces. The MV Minervagracht came under assault by an unidentified explosive device, which caused significant damage and triggered a fire on board, according to its operating......

Yemen: Ship hit by projectile off the coast

A vessel was struck by a projectile and caught fire off the coast of Yemen, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Monday, September 29. The incident occurred 128 nautical miles southeast of Aden, a key port city in southern Yemen. The attack comes amid ongoing threats from Houthi rebels,......

Houthi rebels report Israeli strikes on Sanaa

Sanaa – Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa, the capital of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, on Thursday, according to the Houthi-affiliated media outlet Al-Massirah. An AFP correspondent in the city reported hearing explosions during the attack. Al-Massirah described the incident as “an......

UN staff detained in Yemen accused of espionage by Houthi official

The Houthis in Yemen have accused recently detained United Nations employees of spying for the United States and Israel, according to a senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The statement comes after the UN confirmed that at least eleven of its staff were arrested in Houthi-controlled......

Houthi political leaders killed in recent Israeli strikes on Sanaa

Houthi rebels in Yemen announced on Saturday that their "Prime Minister" and several ministers were killed in Israeli airstrikes carried out Thursday on the capital, Sanaa. According to a statement from Houthi authorities cited by the rebel news channel Al-Massirah, “Government chief......

Israeli strike reported on Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthis say

Houthi-run television in Yemen announced on Sunday that an Israeli strike targeted the capital, Sanaa. The report comes amid growing tensions between the Iran-backed rebels and Israel, following a series of missile attacks launched by the Houthis against Israeli territory. The Houthi channel Al-Masirah......

Israel strikes Houthi-controlled power facility in Yemen

Israel’s military confirmed on Sunday that it had carried out airstrikes on what it described as a Houthi-controlled energy facility in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital. The operation, conducted around 04:00 local time, was presented as a response to repeated missile and drone attacks launched by the......

Tragedy off Yemen: At least 76 migrants dead in deadly shipwreck

At least 76 people have died and dozens remain missing after a boat carrying mainly Ethiopian migrants sank off the southern coast of Yemen, local authorities reported on Monday. The vessel capsized in the Gulf of Aden, near the Abyan governorate, a known transit point for migrants hoping to reach the......