Axios reported on Monday that President Trump gave Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman his support for an attack on Yemen ahead of Saudi Arabia's bombing of the Sanaa International Airport, which shattered a years-long truce between Riyadh and the Houthis. US...
Saudi-Led Forces Bomb Yemen’s Sanaa Airport, Reigniting War With the Houthis
Saudi-led forces bombed the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, reigniting the war with Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, which has been in a state of ceasefire that has held relatively well since 2022. The attack was claimed by Yemen's...
Yemen’s Houthis Announce ‘Ban’ on Israeli Shipping in the Red Sea
On Monday, Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced a "ban" on Israeli shipping on the Red Sea, renewing a blockade that the US had previously failed to end with a bombing campaign. "We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation...
One Year After Bombing, Amnesty Calls for US Strike on Yemen Migrant Facility To Be Investigated as a War Crime
Tuesday marked one year since the US bombed a migrant detention facility in Saada, northern Yemen, killing 68 African migrants, and Amnesty International has reiterated its call for the attack to be investigated as a potential war crime. The strike was part of the...
Trump Continues Yemen Drone War With Virtually No Media Attention
Since starting his second term in January 2025, President Trump has continued a drone war in Yemen that has gone unnoticed in the US, according to a report from the Yemen Data Project (YDP). From January 2025 to March 2026, the YDP found 21 reports of US drone strikes...
Israel Appoints Its First Ambassador to Somaliland as It Eyes Gulf of Aden Military Base
Israel has appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland, a move that follows its recognition of Somaliland's independence, which the region first declared in 1991. Israeli media reported the appointment of Michael Lotem, who has previously served as Israel's...
Yemen’s Houthis Launch Missile Strikes on Israel in Coordination With Iran, Hezbollah
A week after announcing they were entering the ever-growing regional war on the side of Iran, Yemen’s Houthi movement has launched missiles at southern Israel, saying the operation, the third such flurry of missiles, was done in coordination with Iran and Hezbollah....
Yemen’s Houthis Enter War Against Israel
Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have launched at least two attacks on Israel since Saturday as the US-Israeli war against Iran continues to expand across the region. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement on the first attack that...
Iranian Official Suggests Yemen’s Houthis Could Close Bab el-Mandeb Strait If US Launches Ground Attacks
An Iranian official on Wednesday suggested that Yemen's Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, could close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, if the US launches ground operations against Iran. So far, the Houthis, who govern...
Israel Responsible for Two-Thirds of Journalists Killed in 2025: Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report on Wednesday that 129 members of the press were killed around the world in 2025 and that the state of Israel was responsible for two-thirds of the deaths. The CPJ recorded the Israeli military killing of 86...


