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Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the US Defense and State departments came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said, with the US.
The attacks on the U.S.-flagged container ships further raise the stakes of the Yemen-based group's ongoing attacks on shipping through the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Jerusalem Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the U.S. Defense and State departments came under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday, officials said, with the U.S. Navy interceptin.
The U.S. and the U.K. have launched rounds of airstrikes targeting suspected missile storage and launch sites used by the Houthis in their attacks. The rebels now say they'll target American and British ships as well.