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The missile fired towards the USS Laboon, seen here in a file photo, was downed
US shoots down missile from Houthi-run area fired towards warship
WASHINGTON — The US military says it has shot down a missile fired toward one of its warships from a Houthi area of Yemen.The anti-ship cruise missile, fired toward the USS Laboon in the Red Sea, was downed off the coast of Hudaydah by a US fighter aircraft.No injuries or damage were reported in the incident on Sunday afternoon.It comes after the US and UK launched strikes aimed at degrading the military capability of the Houthis, who have been attacking Red Sea cargo ships.The US and UK hit nearly 30 locations in Yemen on Friday, reportedly including arms depots, logistical hubs and air defence systems.The US followed up on Saturday with another strike on a Houthi radar site.President Joe Biden has said he would not "hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the...
January 15, 2024

US shoots down missile from Houthi-run area fired towards warship

A missile is launched from a warship during a US-led coalition operation against Houthi targets in Yemen, from an undisclosed location, January 12, 2024
World reacts to US-UK attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen
DUBAI — Reactions are pouring in from the Middle East after the United States and the United Kingdom carried out strikes against Houthi targets after the Yemeni group launched attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea.Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed the US and British strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen as a disproportionate use of force and accused the two countries of trying to turn the Red Sea into a "sea of blood".Turkey, a NATO member, has strongly criticized Israel for its war in Gaza and has repeatedly slammed Western countries for supporting Israel's campaign."All that has been done is a disproportionate use of force," Erdogan said after Friday prayers in Istanbul. "At the moment, they are trying to turn the Red Sea into a...
January 12, 2024

World reacts to US-UK attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen

Police disperse protesters outside the ICJ in The Hague
Israel officials support Gaza destruction, UN court hears
THE HAGUE — Israel's plan to "destroy" Gaza comes from "the highest level of state", the UN's top court has heard.The claims were made by South African lawyers as it presented its case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice.South Africa also called on the court to order Israel to cease military operations in Gaza.Israel — which will present its defense on Friday — has vehemently rejected the accusations as "baseless".The court will deliver only an opinion on the genocide allegation, although it is being closely watched.Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, a lawyer for the High Court of South Africa, told the ICJ Israel's "genocidal intent" was evident "from the way in which this military attack is being...
January 11, 2024

Israel officials support Gaza destruction, UN court hears

Iran has warned it would respond to the US seizure of the Suez Rajan last year
Iran seizes oil tanker St Nikolas near Oman 
TEHRAN — Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, state media reports.Armed men wearing masks have reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to sail to an Iranian port.It is unclear why the tanker has been targeted.The St Nikolas was in transit between the Iraqi port of Basra and its intended destination in Turkey.UK Maritime Trade Operations said on Thursday it had received a report that four to five "unauthorized persons", reportedly wearing "military style black uniforms with black masks", had boarded the ship at 03:30 GMT.They added that communications with the vessel had been lost and that the authorities were investigating.Iranian state media quoted the army as describing the...
January 11, 2024

Iran seizes oil tanker St Nikolas near Oman 

The ICJ in the Hague, the Netherlands, is the UN's top court
UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel
THE HAGUE — The UN's International Court of Justice is hearing a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.The submission also calls on the court to order Israel to stop military operations there.The ICJ will deliver only an opinion on the genocide allegation as the case is not a criminal trial, although it is being keenly watched.Israel has vehemently rejected the accusation as "baseless".South Africa will present its case on Thursday and Israel its defence on Friday.In its submission, South Africa says Israel's actions "are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group".It says Israel's actions include "killing Palestinians...
January 11, 2024

UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel

The Maersk Sentosa container ship sails southbound to exit the Suez Canal in Egypt on December 21, 2023
UN Security Council demands Houthis halt Red Sea attacks as US and UK warn of strikes
NEW YORK — The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to “cease its brazen” attacks in the Red Sea, as the United States and Britain hinted at military strikes.The warnings come as the Iran-backed militants continue a weeks-long campaign to launch drones and missiles at vessels in the commercially vital shipping lane, which they say are revenge against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza.The UN Security Council vote was 11 in favor, 0 against, and four abstentions, including Russia and China.Earlier Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned “there will be consequences” for the continued Houthi attacks, as he makes a diplomatic tour of the region to try to cool tensions.The US and other nations...
January 11, 2024

UN Security Council demands Houthis halt Red Sea attacks as US and UK warn of strikes

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, outside a morgue in Rafah, southern Gaza, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024
Israel says it found hostage traces in Hamas tunnel as fighting rages in central Gaza
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had found traces of hostages in an underground tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza, where fighting continues.Journalists were escorted by the military to the tunnel, hidden under a tin hut in a residential yard surrounded by the ruins of destroyed homes and streets.Inside the tunnel, which was reportedly hot and humid and whose walls were lined with electrical wire, the Israeli military said it had found evidence the hostages had been there, including their DNA.“Hostages were held here in this tunnel system,” said Daniel Hagari, the Israeli army's chief spokesman.The military offered no details on what exactly was found in the tunnel nor did it identify any of the hostages who had allegedly been there.Hagari...
January 11, 2024

Israel says it found hostage traces in Hamas tunnel as fighting rages in central Gaza

Injured Palestinians arrive at al-Shifa Hospital following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023
Israel battles against genocide claim at world court
TEL AVIV — Israel is sending top legal minds, including a Holocaust survivor, to The Hague this week to counter allegations it is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.The robust engagement with the International Court of Justice is unusual for Israel, which normally considers international tribunals unfair and biased.Participating rather than boycotting reflects Israeli concerns judges could order Israel to halt its war against Hamas and tarnish its image internationally.“Israel cannot run away from an accusation that is so serious,” said Alon Liel, a former director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry.Israel has tapped a former Israeli Supreme Court chief justice to join the court's 15 regular members who will rule on the accusation. It has also enlisted a British...
January 10, 2024

Israel battles against genocide claim at world court

In this grab taken from security camera footage in the early hours of Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, Israeli soldiers approach three men they had shot, in the occupied West Bank
Israeli army filmed shooting Palestinians without provocation
RAMALLAH — Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in. An Associated Press review of the video and interviews with the two wounded survivors showed Israeli soldiers opened fire on the three when they did not appear to pose a threat. One of the wounded Palestinians was shot a second time after he got up and tried to hop away. The fatal shooting in the village of Beit Rima last week is the latest in a series of incidents in which soldiers appeared to fire without provocation, a trend Palestinians say has worsened since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza...
January 10, 2024

Israeli army filmed shooting Palestinians without provocation

This handout screen grab captured from a video shows Yemen's Houthi fighters' takeover of the Galaxy Leader Cargo in the Red Sea coast off Hudaydah, on November 20, 2023 in the Red Sea, Yemen
US Navy shoots down barrage of Houthi missiles and drones over Red Sea
WASHINGTON — The US Navy shot down 21 Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen, according to a statement from US Central Command, in one of the largest Houthi attacks to take place in the Red Sea in recent months.The military called it a “complex attack” carried out by the Iranian-backed militants.The barrage, launched at about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday in Yemen, included 18 one-way attack drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile, Central Command said. The attack was launched toward international shipping lanes in the southern Red Sea where “dozens” of merchant vessels were traveling, according to the statement.Two defense officials had earlier told CNN that the barrage included a total of 24 drones and missiles.There were no ships damaged in the...
January 10, 2024

US Navy shoots down barrage of Houthi missiles and drones over Red Sea

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