Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel farther out in Gulf of Aden
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FILE - Huthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree delivers a statement on Dec. 15, 2023. On June 25, 2024, Saree said the Houthis used a new ballistic missile in the attack on a container ship in the Gulf of Aden.
An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they've launched in the Gulf of Aden, potentially part of a widening escalation by the group.
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