Today, Saturday, a court affiliated with the Houthi rebels in Yemen issued a death sentence against 17 people on charges of spying for Israel, the United States, and Saudi Arabia, according to rebel media.
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The Houthis’ Saba Agency said that the 17 were sentenced in cases related to “spy cells within a network affiliated with American, Israeli, and Saudi intelligence.”
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Iranian demonstrators burn American and Israeli flags during a march in Tehran in solidarity with Palestinians and Houthi rebels after the US-led bombing of Yemen – Photograph: Ata Kinari/AFP
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Citizens take part in a protest in the streets of Hodeidah, Yemen, to denounce the overnight attacks by US and British forces on the city controlled by Houthi rebels – Photo: AFP
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An RAF fighter jet takes part in the bombing of Yemen – Photo: In a joint statement signed by ten countries after the bombings in Yemen, the attack was described as a “defensive action”, to dissuade the rebel group from stopping attacks on ships in the Red Sea – a route through which about 12% of global maritime trade passes. US President Joe Biden described the mission’s goal as “defusing tensions and restoring stability” in the region.
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Houthi rebel forces in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen – Photograph: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
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Houthis take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen – Photograph: Muhammad Huwais/AFP
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An American ship intercepted missiles launched from Yemen, according to the Pentagon – Image: Al-Kashf
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Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard loyal to the internationally recognized government patrol the Red Sea – Photography: Khaled Ziyad/Agence France-Presse
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The US and UK bombed Yemen after weeks of attacks in the Red Sea – Photograph: Sergeant Lee Goddard/MOD/AFP
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