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![Rescuers arrive at the scene of a giant fire at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen's port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162258066-400x300.jpg)
Israel Bombs Yemen After Houthis Claim Responsibility for Tel Aviv Drone Attack
A Houthi spokesman said Israel aims to “deepen people’s suffering and to pressure Yemen to stop supporting Gaza.”
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The Pentagon Continues to Exonerate Itself of Harming Noncombatants
It has set aside just 0.00035 percent of its $849.8 billion projected budget to pay for civilian casualty claims.
![A Yemeni boy brandishes a janbiya, a traditional curved dagger, during a march in support of Palestinians in the capital Sanaa, on March 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-2079421359-scaled.jpg)
Still Facing US-Backed Famine, Yemenis Want to Save Gaza From the Same Fate
Millions in Yemen, where 80 percent are food insecure, protest every Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
![People march behind a banner reading "STOP BOMBING GAZA; STOP BOMBING YEMEN" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0205-palestine-march-400x300.jpg)
US’s “Defensive” Bombing of Yemen Is About Imperial Domination of the Seas
Bombs are falling in defense of a system that exploits those who live and work along global shipping routes.
![U.S. army M16 riffles are displayed after a shipment of weapons was delivered by a U.S. air force plane on August 29, 2014, at a Lebanese military base at Beirut International Airport.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-454325306-400x300.jpg)
Congress Is Poised to Cede Even More of Its Oversight of Foreign Weapons Sales
A new bill would speed up delivery of deadly arms while scaling back Congress's ability to monitor the implications.
![Houthis Say They’ll Target US and UK Warships in Self-Defense From Airstrikes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/Seg1-HelenYemen2-400x300.jpg)
Houthis Say They’ll Target US and UK Warships in Self-Defense From Airstrikes
Yemen expert Helen Lackner discusses the history of the Houthis and debunks the idea the group is controlled by Iran.
![Staff hold lights to signal military aircrafts as U.S. Central Command forces alongside U.K. Armed Forces, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, as they conduct strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, on January 23, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0123-jet-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s Illegal Bombing of Yemen Intensifies the Risk of Regional War
The Houthis say their attacks in the Red Sea will continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Biden Reportedly Prepping for a Sustained US Assault on Yemen
There's no indication that Biden intends to seek congressional authorization for the open-ended US military campaign.
![President Joe Biden takes some questions from members of the press before departing in Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on January 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0118-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden Admits Yemen Airstrikes Aren’t “Working” But Vows to Continue Them Anyway
“Well, when you say ‘working,’ are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes,” he said.
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Journalist: It’s “Most Dangerous Moment” for Middle East I’ve Seen in 20 Years
Military actions by various actors compound fears that Israel’s assault on Gaza is escalating into a regional war.