The Israeli military said on Sunday that it attacked three ports in Yemen: Hodeidah, Ras Isa, and as-Salif, all on the Red Sea. They also hit a power plant in Ras Kathib. A few hours after these attacks, Israel said two missiles were fired from Yemen. They tried to stop the missiles, but the results […]
Warning sirens went off in several parts of Israel, but the army later said that the missile was probably stopped in the air before hitting anything. This is the first time the Houthis in Yemen have fired a missile at Israel since the ceasefire between Israel and Iran on June 24, after their 12-day conflict. […]
Last month’s attack, which prompted international alarm and was part of the US bombardment campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis, killed 68 people held at a centre for irregular migrants in Saada, the rebel authorities said at the time. Agnes Callamard, Amnesty’s secretary-general, said that “the US attacked a well-known detention facility where the Houthis have […]
The Huthi-run Al-Masirah television said six air strikes hit the port of Hodeida, on Yemen’s western coast, and reported an attack on Bajil district in the same province, blaming “US-Israeli aggression” for both. Israel confirmed it had carried out the strikes, while a US official denied any part in the raid. The Israeli military said […]
The Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile strike on Sunday that hit near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, the latest in a string of attacks, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate. Most attacks from Yemen have been intercepted by Israel’s missile defence systems, […]
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the developments in Gaza, Sudan, Yemen as well as the Russian-Ukranian conflict, the Saudi foreign ministry reported without giving further details. The Saudi foreign minister was expected to discuss the status of Yemen’s Houthis during meetings with U.S. government officials, the source […]
The airstrikes, which the Houthi-run health ministry said killed at least 53 people, are the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office in January. One U.S. official told Reuters the campaign might continue for weeks. Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on Sunday that they would target U.S. […]
The prisoners were released in Sanaa, the Yemeni capital that was seized by the Iran-backed Houthis in 2014, precipitating a civil war that has shattered the country. “This operation has brought much-needed relief and joy to families who have been anxiously waiting for the return of their loved ones,” said Christine Cipolla, the ICRC’s head […]
In a statement on X, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was in Yemen “to negotiate the release of UN staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation” in the country. He provided no further details about who the UN detainees were. Referring to the strikes at Sanaa’s airport, he said: “The air traffic […]
Paramedics were treating 14 people with minor shrapnel injuries, and some were taken to hospital, the ambulance service said in a statement. The Israeli police reported receiving reports of a fallen missile in a town in the Tel Aviv area. Houthis in Yemen have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what they describe […]
