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Houthi drone and missile attack targets two US destroyers, causing no damage

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Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked two American destroyers on Monday, November 11, using drones and missiles in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, but the ships foiled the assault and no damage was reported. , the US Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. The ships “were attacked by at least eight drones” explosives, “five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles”who were “put in check”Pentagon spokesperson General Pat Ryder told reporters. “The ships were not damaged, no one was injured”added the spokesperson.

Since the start of the war in Gaza, the Houthis have carried out several attacks against Israel as well as, off the coast of Yemen, against ships which they believe are linked to Israel, claiming to act in solidarity with the Palestinians.

New deadly strikes in Lebanon. At least five people were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a town east of Beirut, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced. The latter also states that “several injured”in a report described as still provisional. In addition, five people died in an Israeli strike on a locality in southern Lebanon, located more than 20 km from the border, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

New access for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The Israeli army announced that it had opened a crossing point between Israel and the Gaza Strip for humanitarian aid trucks. It is created on the eve of a deadline set by the United States for Israeli authorities to allow an increase in aid to the Palestinians.

New Palestinian and Israeli victims in Gaza. Emergency services in the Palestinian enclave reported“at least 14 people (…) killed” early in the morning, Tuesday, “after several keystrokes” Israelis. Of the “tens” others were injured, according to Civil Defense. The Israeli army announced the death of four of its soldiers, “fallen in combat” on Monday in the north of the enclave.

Targets linked to Iran struck in Syria by the United States. US forces carried out strikes on Monday against nine targets linked to Iranian-backed groups in Syria, in response to attacks against Washington's troops in the country, the Pentagon said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes killed four members of groups linked to Iran.

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