From: Inside Story
Can Iran confront Israel on its own?
Tehran attacked Israel in retaliatory strikes without the support of regional allies.
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President Donald Trump says US attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen will stop.
The US and Houthis have agreed to an Oman-mediated deal to cease trading attacks after weeks of air strikes.
Israel’s military unleashed another wave of attacks on Yemen, claiming to have “fully disabled” Sanaa’s airport.
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Israel hit the capital’s international airport as well as a concrete factory and power stations, killing three people.
Israel has launched 50 air strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah region and a cement factory to the east.
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Air strikes come a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel’s main airport.
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“There was a belief that people living within Israel would be safe.”
Yemen’s Houthi rebels vow to keep firing missiles at Ben Gurion airport to impose a ‘full aerial blockade’ on Israel.
Anti-Houthi forces have lobbied for US support to fight the group. Will they be getting it?
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Prime minister of Yemen’s internationally recognised government has resigned amid political turmoil.