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LONDON Britain's Royal Navy shot down a missile fired at a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden by Iranian-backed Houthis, the defence ministry said on Thursday.The Houthis said their missiles had "directly hit" a British ship.The HMS Diamond warship used a Sea Viper missile system to shoot down the missile on Wednesday, the British ministry said.
A desperately needed shipment of food aid destined for Gaza departed from Cyprus on Saturday, weeks after humanitarian efforts in the besieged enclave were severely disrupted following a deadly Israeli airstrike which killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers.