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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis say they will ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis say they will ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, delivering statement, saying they have attacked Israel and declaring a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea. - Screengrab/Houthi Military Media/via REUTERS

YEMEN'S Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday (June 8) that they would ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea also said that they had attacked Israel.

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The Israeli military said it had activated aerial defence systems to intercept a missile it identified as having been launched from Yemen, in an attack that would be Yemen's first on Israel since the ceasefire.

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