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The US military carried out another round of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, US officials said, marking the fourth time the US has struck the Iran-backed rebel group in less than a week.
Hours earlier, the Houthis struck a US-owned and operated vessel for the second time this week.
The latest US strikes come amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Iran’s top diplomat has warned that attacks by Tehran-backed groups in the region won’t stop until Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza ends, while Israel’s military chief said the likelihood of war along the border with Lebanon is now “much higher” than in recent times.
Meanwhile, Iran is embroiled in an escalating spat with its southeastern neighbor Pakistan, which targeted locations inside Iran a day after deadly Iranian strikes on separatists in Pakistani territory. that conflict here.
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Inside Gaza: More than 24,400 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health said.
