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Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Yemen Rebels Vow To Keep Up Red Sea Attacks Despite New Task Force

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney has been on patrol in the Red Sea, shooting down 14 drones launched by Yemeni rebels on Saturday. (Credit: AFP)

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Tuesday they would not halt attacks on Red Sea shipping in solidarity with Gaza despite the announcement by the United States of a new maritime protection force.

The flurry of drone and missile attacks by the rebels, the latest of which targeted two vessels on Monday, threaten to upend global trade flows, with major shipping firms halting traffic through the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

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