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US and UK navies repel largest attack yet by Houthis in Red Sea

UK naval officials on the bridge of HMS Diamond in the Red Sea in a photo provided by the defence ministry, January 10, 2024. © Ministry of Defence via AP

Yemen's Houthi rebels fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement, authorities said Wednesday. No damage was immediately reported. 

The attack by the Iranian-backed Houthis came despite a planned United Nations Security Council vote later Wednesday to potentially condemn and demand an immediate halt to the attacks by the rebels, who say their assaults are aimed at stopping Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 

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