In the Gaza Strip, the bombings continue, the Israeli army prepares its offensive in Rafah. For its part, the United States announced that it had shot down four drones on Wednesday over areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels. Follow the situation in the Middle East hour by hour.
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1:28 a.m.: US destroys four drones over Yemen
US forces managed to “destroy four drones” which “posed an imminent threat to US ships, coalition ships and merchant ships in the region” (over areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels), said the US Middle East Military Command (Centcom), in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter.
A coalition ship also managed to intercept on the same day an anti-ship missile launched from areas controlled by Yemeni rebels and towards the Gulf of Aden, according to the same Source. This missile “probably targeted the MV Yorktown”, a container ship “flying the American flag and owned and operated by Americans”, Centcom said. “No injuries or damage were reported by U.S., coalition or commercial vessels.”
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12:55 a.m.: new strikes on Rafah
The Israeli army carried out new deadly strikes on Wednesday in the Gaza Strip, particularly in the Rafah sector.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured for weeks that this city, located at the southern end of Palestinian territory, is the last stronghold of Hamas.
With AFP and Reuters
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