The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the strip around several Palestinian hospitals.

Israel's military reported that it shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. "A missile that was launched from Yemen and crossed into Israeli territory was intercepted," the military said in a statement posted to its Telegram channel.

The latest round of strikes occurred as the United States and its ally Israel struggle to halt a campaign of regional assaults by Yemen’s Houthi militants.

The US military fired multiple strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the latest escalation against the Iran-backed terror group plaguing the Red Sea.

Ali Dhafar argues that Yemen’s recent strategic military operations against US and Israeli assets signal its growing capabilities.

The U.S. has been targeting Houthi facilities in Yemen and has long carried out military activities in the country.

The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. They launched a missile at Israel overnight.

The targets struck by U.S. forces had been used to attack American warships and commercial vessels, officials said.

NORFOLK, Va. — Navy warships ushered in the new year with a new round of strikes on Houthi rebel sites in Yemen. Video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) showed F/A-18 Super Hornets launching from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, and Tomahawk Cruise missiles being launched from a surface ship.

The U.S. has launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen over the past two days. U.S. Central Command said the U.S. conducted multiple "precision strikes" that hit Houthi targets that the Houthis used to attack American vessels.

The targets struck by U.S. forces had been used to attack American warships and commercial vessels, officials said.