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Israel Turns Its Airstrikes Back to Yemen
Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen
Sep 10, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

Israeli Airstrikes Pound Yemen

As EU leader calls for sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza

(Newser) - Israel carried out another round of heavy airstrikes Wednesday against Yemen's Houthi rebels, hitting a fuel station in the capital, Sanaa, and a government facility, according to officials in Yemen. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, meanwhile, said she would seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against...

Prime Minister Killed by Israeli Strike in Yemen: Houthis

Ahmed al-Rahawi took office in rebel-controlled government last year

(Newser) - The prime minister of Yemen's Houthi-controlled government was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sanaa, the rebel group announced Saturday. The Houthis, backed by Iran, have vowed to respond as leadership changes hands in the face of ongoing strikes and missile attacks, NBC News reports. Ahmed al-Rahawi was...

Israel Launches Airstrikes in Yemen
Israel Strikes Yemen's Capital
Aug 24, 2025 3:05 PM CDT

Israel Strikes Yemen's Capital

Houthis say attacks in support of Gaza will continue

(Newser) - Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital on Sunday, days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had launched at it since 2023. The Iranian-backed Houthis said multiple areas across Sanaa were hit, while the Houthi-run health ministry...

Iranian Arms Shipment to Houthis Was Intercepted: US

Cache includes advanced missiles, drone parts, and radar systems

(Newser) - A record-breaking cache of Iranian weapons, including advanced missiles and drone technology, was intercepted en route to Yemen's Houthi rebels, US Central Command announced Wednesday, calling the seizure the largest of its kind. Yemen's National Resistance Forces seized more than 750 tons of Iranian arms, CBS News...

In One Sense, Trump Got Done in 5 Months What Took Biden 4 Years

He's ordered nearly as many airstrikes as his predecessor in much less time

(Newser) - Donald Trump entered his current term in the White House touting ambitions to be a "peacemaker" president, pledging an end to America's often drawn-out conflicts. Yet within his first six months, the Independent reports that Trump's administration has launched at least 529 airstrikes across Africa, the...

Crew Abandons Ship After Attacks in Red Sea

Yemen blames Houthis, 'Iranian scheme'

(Newser) - Crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea abandoned the vessel Sunday night as it took on water, marking the first serious assault in the vital corridor for trade after a monthslong campaign by Yemen's Houthi rebels there. Suspicion for...

Report: Iran Is Importing Key Missile Chemicals From China

Ammonium perchlorate shipments are set to arrive in coming months, per WSJ

(Newser) - Iran is importing thousands of tons of ballistic missile ingredients from China, according to sources familiar with the transactions, with shipments of ammonium perchlorate, a key missile propellant, set to arrive in Iran in the coming months, reports the Wall Street Journal . The materials could produce hundreds of ballistic...

Watchdog Probes if Pentagon Staffers Deleted Signal Texts

Inspector general also wants to know who had access to Secretary Hegseth's phone

(Newser) - A Pentagon watchdog is looking into whether any of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's aides were asked to delete Signal messages that may have shared sensitive military information with a reporter, per two people familiar with the investigation and documents reviewed by the AP . The inspector general's request focuses...

Houthi Missile From Yemen Reaches Israeli Airport

Netanyahu promises a response to rebels' 'Iranian terror masters'

(Newser) - A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel's main international airport on Sunday after its impact on open ground within the perimeter left a plume of smoke and caused panic among passengers. Israel's military said several attempts to intercept the...

Yemen's Prime Minister Resigns in Frustration
Yemen's PM Quits in Frustration
May 3, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

Yemen's PM Quits in Frustration

Bin Mubarak says he's unable to make the changes he wants

(Newser) - The prime minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said Saturday he was resigning due to political struggles, underscoring the fragility of an alliance fighting Houthi rebels in the Arab world's most impoverished country. Prime Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak announced the decision in a post on social media,...

As US Strikes in Yemen, Houthis Fire Missile at Israel
Houthis Fire Missile at Israel
Apr 27, 2025 10:55 AM CDT

Houthis Fire Missile at Israel

Rebel-run agencies report US strike killed two people in Yemen's capital

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile early Sunday toward Israel, which the Israeli military said it shot down as US strikes in the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa killed two people. Sirens sounded in parts of Israel around the Dead Sea. The military said, "the missile was intercepted prior...

Houthis Report US Strike on Yemen's Capital

Attack follows destruction of Red Sea port in which 70 people were killed

(Newser) - Yemen's Houthi rebels said Saturday that the US military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and the Houthi-held coastal city of Hodeida, less than two days after a US strike wrecked a Red Sea port and killed more than 70 people. The Houthis' media office said...

US Strikes on Houthis, 'Their Iranian Masters' Kill Dozens

Airstrike at Yemen's Ras Isa oil port 'was not intended to harm the people of Yemen': US

(Newser) - US airstrikes against the Ras Isa oil terminal in Yemen reportedly killed dozens on Thursday, though the smoke is still clearing on exact numbers. Citing Houthi-run media, Reuters reports that at least 38 are dead, while the BBC puts the number at closer to 60. More than 100 others are...

US Confirms Strike in Yemen
Airstrikes Pound Houthi Targets
Mar 29, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

Airstrikes Pound Houthi Targets

Overnight attacks include Yemen's capital

(Newser) - Suspected US airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, reportedly killing at least one person as the American military acknowledged earlier bombing a major military site in the heart of Sanaa controlled by the Houthi rebels. The full extent of the damage and possible casualties weren't immediately clear. The attacks...

Journalist Was Accidentally Included in War Plan Chat

Democrats call it an 'outrageous national security breach'

(Newser) - In what Democratic lawmakers say was an "outrageous national security breach," the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic was included in a group chat where high-ranking members of the Trump administration discussed plans for strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen . Jeffrey Goldberg says that on March 15, Defense Secretary Pete...

US Attacks Houthis in Yemen as Trump Issues Warning to Iran

Air, sea bombardment is an escalation over the Biden operations

(Newser) - The US carried out sweeping air and naval strikes Saturday in Yemen, warning that Houthi targets will be pounded until the attacks on Red Sea shipping stop. "The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated," President Trump posted on social media, Axios reports. "We will use...

Israeli Strike in Yemen Nearly Took Out UN Official

WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was trying to leave the airport in Sanaa

(Newser) - A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. The World Health Organization's director-general said that the bombardment occurred close to where he was at the time, getting ready to board a flight in Sanaa and that a...

B-2 Bombers Are Back, Hit Houthi Targets
B-2 Bombers Hit Houthi Targets
Oct 17, 2024 8:59 AM CDT

B-2 Bombers Hit Houthi Targets

$1B stealth bombers see first combat in 7 years, striking underground bunkers in Yemen

(Newser) - The US military unleashed B-2 stealth bombers to target underground bunkers used by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Thursday, a major escalation in the American response to the rebels' attacks on Mideast shipping lanes that appeared to be a warning to Iran as well. While it wasn't immediately clear...

Israel Takes Battle Into Yemen, Hitting Houthi Infrastructure
Israel Takes Its Battle Into
Yemen, Hitting Houthis
the rundown
Sep 29, 2024 4:03 PM CDT

Israel Takes Its Battle Into Yemen, Hitting Houthis

Netanyahu critic rejoins Israel's Cabinet in a political win for prime minister

(Newser) - Israel pressed its strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Sunday, while broadening its battle to include Houthi fighters—also backed by Iran—in Yemen. The Israeli military said the attack on infrastructure and fighters in the city of Hodeidah was in retaliation for recent Houthi missiles launched at Israel,...

Israel Strikes in Yemen After Drone Attack on Tel Aviv

Houthis say fuel storage facilities, power plant were targeted

(Newser) - The Israeli military said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. The Israeli strikes appeared to be the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the AP reports....

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