The United States carried out a strike on a Houthi radar site in Yemen early Saturday local time, U.S. Central Command said. It follows a remarkable escalation in the Middle East this week, when a U.S.- and U.K.-led coalition attacked Houthi militants in Yemen, striking dozens of targets and using more than 150 munitions. The Iran-backed Houthis have drawn international condemnation for targeting commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea to protest Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, and the group vowed Friday that the attacks would continue.
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Israel-Gaza war live updates: New U.S. strike on Houthi site follows sprawling attacks
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National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Friday that the United States is “not interested in a war with Yemen,” and that the strikes hit “valid, legitimate military targets.” Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, said in a video message that five of the group’s fighters were killed and six were wounded in the strikes, which, Saree said, “will not go unpunished or unanswered.”
During a hearing at the International Court of Justice on Friday, Israel rejected all allegations that it is committing genocide in Gaza, arguing that the mounting casualties are an unavoidable result of Hamas embedding itself among civilians. South Africa, which brought the landmark case, argued Thursday that Israel’s bombardment and siege of Gaza was disproportionate and demonstrated “genocidal intent.”
At least 23,708 people have been killed in Gaza and 60,005 wounded since the war began, the Gaza Health Ministry said Friday. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Friday that the United States is “not interested in a war with Yemen,” and that the strikes hit “valid, legitimate military targets.” Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, said in a video message that five of the group’s fighters were killed and six were wounded in the strikes, which, Saree said, “will not go unpunished or unanswered.”
During a hearing at the International Court of Justice on Friday, Israel rejected all allegations that it is committing genocide in Gaza, arguing that the mounting casualties are an unavoidable result of Hamas embedding itself among civilians. South Africa, which brought the landmark case, argued Thursday that Israel’s bombardment and siege of Gaza was disproportionate and demonstrated “genocidal intent.”
At least 23,708 people have been killed in Gaza and 60,005 wounded since the war began, the Gaza Health Ministry said Friday. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.