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US CENTCOM Says it Destroyed Houthi Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle

A member of the Houthi security forces stands guard during a rally held to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A member of the Houthi security forces stands guard during a rally held to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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US CENTCOM Says it Destroyed Houthi Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle

A member of the Houthi security forces stands guard during a rally held to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
A member of the Houthi security forces stands guard during a rally held to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday its forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen in the past 24 hours.

"It was determined this weapon presented an imminent threat to US coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region," CENTCOM's statement added.

Since January, US and UK forces have been striking targets in Yemen, in response to the Houthis’ attacks on commercial shipping that the militias have described as retaliation for Israel’s actions in the war in Gaza.

However, many of the ships targeted weren’t linked to Israel.

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Israel Fired at Vehicles Belonging to Syria's New Military, Killing 3

An Israeli soldier mans a machine gun atop a military vehicle as they leave the buffer zone on the border between Israel and Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, 20 December 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI
An Israeli soldier mans a machine gun atop a military vehicle as they leave the buffer zone on the border between Israel and Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, 20 December 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI
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Israel Fired at Vehicles Belonging to Syria's New Military, Killing 3

An Israeli soldier mans a machine gun atop a military vehicle as they leave the buffer zone on the border between Israel and Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, 20 December 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI
An Israeli soldier mans a machine gun atop a military vehicle as they leave the buffer zone on the border between Israel and Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, 20 December 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

The Israeli army said it fired at vehicles in Syria loaded with weapons near a buffer zone established under a 1974 agreement between Syria and Israel.
The strike in the town of Ghadir al-Bustan in Quneitra province killed three people, including two members of Syria's Military Operations Administration, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Military Operations Administration is run Syria’s de facto leadership under Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which did not comment on the attack. The attack coincided with Syrian security operations to search homes for weapons, according to the war monitor.
The Israeli military said they located vehicles carrying weapons and “fired a warning shot adjacent to the vehicles, and the vehicles drove away from the area.” Asked about casualties, the Israeli military said it had no information, reported The Associated Press.
Israeli forces captured the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights following former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s fall last month. The military has been also conducting incursions outside the buffer zone, prompting local protests.