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US Sanctions against Houthis over Red Sea Attacks Take Effect

Armed men stand in front of a fluttering Yemeni flag, at a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 15 February 2024. (EPA)
Armed men stand in front of a fluttering Yemeni flag, at a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 15 February 2024. (EPA)
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US Sanctions against Houthis over Red Sea Attacks Take Effect

Armed men stand in front of a fluttering Yemeni flag, at a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 15 February 2024. (EPA)
Armed men stand in front of a fluttering Yemeni flag, at a street in Sanaa, Yemen, 15 February 2024. (EPA)

US "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" sanctions against the Iran-backed Houthi militias for their ties to attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea took effect on Friday, the US Department of Treasury said in a statement on its website.

The US government last month said it was returning the Yemen-based militias to the global list of terrorist groups in an effort to stem attacks on international shipping.

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Israeli Military: Division Deployed in Lebanon Now Preparing for Gaza

General view of destroyed buildings in North Gaza, as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
General view of destroyed buildings in North Gaza, as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Israeli Military: Division Deployed in Lebanon Now Preparing for Gaza

General view of destroyed buildings in North Gaza, as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
General view of destroyed buildings in North Gaza, as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The Israeli military said on Sunday that one of its divisions that had operated in Lebanon was preparing for possible activity in Gaza.

"Following the situational assessment, the 36th Division has begun preparations for operations in the Southern Command. Over the past months, the division has completed operations in Lebanon and several months of operational activity in the northern arena," the military said in a statement.

It distributed video of tanks unloaded in a field and a caption that read: "Preparations of the 36th Division for Operations in the Gaza Strip."