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The Houthi rebels in Yemen announced on Tuesday evening that they will attack any ship that violates the group's ban on Israeli vessels passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden, effective immediately. The "ban on the passage of all Israeli ships" will continue "until the crossings to the Gaza Strip are reopened and aid, food, and medicine are allowed in," said the Houthis’ military spokesperson, Yahya Saree. Earlier on Tuesday evening, Al-Arabiya reported that the United States attacked Houthi radar facilities and weapons storage sites in the port of Al-Hudaydah in...

Strikes come after the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles over the past two weeks at central Israel and the Coastal Plain.According to initial reports, Israel struck the Al Hudaydah port in Houthi-controlled Yemen. Al Hadath reports that the IDF struck the Al Hudaydah power station and port. The strikes come after the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles over the past two weeks at central Israel and the Coastal Plain. Arab media reported that the strike was conducted by Israeli fighter jets on oil refineries, the Ras Katib power station, and other targets near the port.