The Intercept
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Yemen 's Iran -backed Houthi rebels attacked two oil tankers in the Red Sea on Monday with ballistic missiles and a one -way attack drone.
The U.S. responded on Tuesday with an airstrike on a “Houthi missile system” The Houthi rebel group is exerting more influence on the world stage than ever before.
The United States has conducted nearly 400 attacks in Yemen , ranging from commando raids and drone assassinations to cruise missile attacks.
At least 17 million Yemenis are now food insecure, including 3.5 million who are acutely malnourished.
More than 18 million people, over half of Yemen ’s population, require humanitarian assistance.
Fears of a wider regional conflict, stemming from the Gaza war, threaten to worsen an already catastrophic situation.
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