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US and UK warships shoot down barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships by Yemeni group

Houthi rebels from Yemen launched 18 drones over the southern Red Sea, according to US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), marking the armed group's 26th attack on international trade channels in the previous seven weeks, reported Al Jazeera. Read further on Dynamite News:

Attack came in wake of container ship being struck by a missile

Global shipping giant Maersk suspends operations in the Red Sea for 48 hours after the attack.

The U.S. military says it shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a container ship by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea

US Navy helicopters sank three small boats used by Iran-backed Houthi militants to attack a Maersk merchant vessel in the Red Sea, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Yemen-based Houthis said 10 militants were “killed or missing” following the US strike. The Houthis have repeatedly…

Spokesperson says attack on the Maghazi camp in central Gaza is a ‘massacre’ and warns that death toll is likely to rise further

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron says escalating attacks by Iran-backed groups cannot be tolerated.

Threat to trade has grown in the region as container ships and oil tankers have been attacked or drawn missile fire.