Mar 16 Both sides vow escalation after U.S. airstrikes target Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the overnight U.S. strikes killed at least 31 people, including women and children, and wounded over 100 in the capital of Sanaa and the northern province of Saada, the rebels’ stronghold on the border with… Continue reading
Mar 15 Trump orders U.S. strikes in Yemen, promising ‘lethal force’ until Houthis stop sea attacks By Michelle L. Price, Lolita C. Baldor, Samy Magdy, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. Continue reading
Jan 25 Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unilaterally released 153 war detainees, Red Cross says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The rebels said earlier this week they would limit their attacks on ships in the Red Sea corridor and released the 25-member crew of the Galaxy Leader, a ship they seized back in November 2023, as the Gaza ceasefire took hold. Continue reading
Dec 26 Israel targets Houthis in airstrikes on Yemen’s capital and ports By Josef Federman, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 8:29 People in Lebanon fear echoes of past all-out war with Israel in latest airstrikes By Leila Molana-Allen, Kaisha Young Israel kept up its bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon on Sunday and also targeted strikes at Houthi fighters in Yemen, another Iran-backed militant group. President Biden said all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided and that he… Continue watching
Sep 29 Israeli airstrikes kill 7th senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon and hit Houthi targets in Yemen By Melanie Lidman, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The Israeli military said Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central Council, was killed on Saturday. Hezbollah confirmed his death, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in Israeli strikes in a little over a week. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: FBI investigates apparent assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach In our news wrap Sunday, Secret Service agents opened fire on a person with a firearm near Trump at his golf club in Florida, a university in Springfield, Ohio received a shooting threat targeting Haitian community members, Houthi rebels fired… Continue watching
Sep 15 Missile fired from Yemen by Houthi rebels lands in central Israel, triggering air raid sirens By Natalie Melzer, Ohad Zwigenberg, Associated Press A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that… Continue reading
Aug 13 Ship in the Red Sea targeted in a third suspected Houthi attack By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The attacks come as the Yemeni rebels' main sponsor, Iran, weighs possible retaliation against Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh in July, which has renewed fears of a wider regional war in the Middle East. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 1:49 News Wrap: Secret Service admits it denied past Trump campaign requests for more security In our news wrap Sunday, the Secret Service acknowledged it had turned down requests from Trump’s detail for extra federal resources over the past two years, Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and… Continue watching