Israel issues evacuation orders for three ports in YemenThe Israeli military issued warnings on Wednesday to evacuate three seaports in Yemen including Ras Issa, Hodeidah and Salif, Reuters reports.
The army claimed the ports were being used by the Iran-aligned Houthi group.
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards its territory.
US president Donald Trump has previously said that the US and Yemen’s Houthis had come to a ceasefire agreement which would stop attacks on shipping in the region, however the Houthis said they will continue to fire missiles and drones towards Israel.
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Israel’s military has issued evacuation warnings to three seaports in Yemen including Ras Issa, Hodeidah and Salif, claiming they are being used by the Houthi. Earlier the IDF said it had intercepted a missile aimed at Israel from Yemen’s territory
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Al Jazeera reports that at least 60 people have been killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza on Wednesday morning, according to medical sources in the area. Strikes hit the European hospital complex near Khan Younis
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Palestinian news agency Wafa reports a 17-year-old has been shot and wounded by Israeli security forces in Abwein in the occupied West Bank
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US president Donald Trump will meet Syria’s president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday before heading to Qatar
Israel issues evacuation orders for three ports in YemenThe Israeli military issued warnings on Wednesday to evacuate three seaports in Yemen including Ras Issa, Hodeidah and Salif, Reuters reports.
The army claimed the ports were being used by the Iran-aligned Houthi group.
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards its territory.
US president Donald Trump has previously said that the US and Yemen’s Houthis had come to a ceasefire agreement which would stop attacks on shipping in the region, however the Houthis said they will continue to fire missiles and drones towards Israel.
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