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Yemen's Houthis say they targeted US ship 'providing support' to IsraelThe operation was a 'preliminary response' to a previous US attack that killed 10 Houthi militants, said Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>A Houthi-operated helicpoter flies, as Houthi supporters rally to commemorate ten Houthi fighters killed by the US Navy in the Red Sea, in Sanaa, Yemen January 5, 2024.</p></div>

A Houthi-operated helicpoter flies, as Houthi supporters rally to commemorate ten Houthi fighters killed by the US Navy in the Red Sea, in Sanaa, Yemen January 5, 2024.

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Dubai: Yemen's Houthis attacked a US ship that was "providing support" to Israel with a large number of ballistic and naval missiles and drones, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised speech on Wednesday.

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He did not say what damage, if any, the vessel had suffered.

The operation was a "preliminary response" to a previous US attack that killed 10 Houthi militants, he added.

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(Published 10 January 2024, 18:29 IST)