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The claimed acquisition by Yemen’s Houthi rebels of hypersonic missiles capable of penetrating Israeli air defences threatens to further heighten Middle East tensions, as Saudi Arabia calls for more than “pinprick bombings” to constrain the supply of weapons to the group.

Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemen government opposing the Houthis, believes Iran has been arming the group, including with the weapons used in the attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Those attacks have led to a halving of the traffic on the Red Sea route, pushing up the costs of maritime transport and damaging the Egyptian economy through disruption to the Suez canal.

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[-] ashar@infosec.pub 0 points 3 days ago

Reminder that the main Houthi demand is for an end to the genocide in Palestine

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

"End the genocide in Palestine or we'll keep attacking civilian targets that have nothing to do with the genocide in Palestine!"

[-] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

They aren't very organized. They make a lot of blunders. Their ethos is a complete mess, however, they're the only ones who are actively taking physical action against Israel. South Africa is doing really good work within the anemic UN and ICJ. The rest of us are either in full support or, at best, indifferent.

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