have just launched a joint attack against iranian backed houthi rebelainss in yemen. has trey inkster is in tel avivas with the latest track. avi yeah. hey, jesse, good evening. thisv. is breaking news. the united states and the united kingdom have launchee unites and ud aron strikes against houthi rebels in yemen. lows this follows a series of attacks against commercial shipping vessels a since mid-october. around 27, according to ou r sources. and also amid red lines that were drawn by the. united states and ultimately crossed by those iran backed houthi crosss, launching new ats not just against the red sea, but againsst t israel.israel back on october 17th, the houthis starte. d their participation in the israel-hamas war. y arted thremember both hamas wr and hezbollah on israel s northern borde.r and, of course, the houthis in yemen, all backed by iran. thise is all linkedected an and connected, and it comes amid concern across the regiondt that things are escalat
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