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US Military Says it Destroyed Houthi Missile Launcher, Explosion Reported Near Ship

Houthi supporters shout slogans during a protest following the death of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, 02 August 2024. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA
Houthi supporters shout slogans during a protest following the death of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, 02 August 2024. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA
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US Military Says it Destroyed Houthi Missile Launcher, Explosion Reported Near Ship

Houthi supporters shout slogans during a protest following the death of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, 02 August 2024. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA
Houthi supporters shout slogans during a protest following the death of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, 02 August 2024. EPA/OSAMAH YAHYA

US forces successfully destroyed a Houthi missile and launcher in Yemen, US Central Command said in a statement on Saturday.

Britain's marine security agency on Saturday reported a small explosion near a vessel 170 nautical miles east of Yemen's Aden, an area where the Houthis have been targeting commercial ships in solidarity with Palestinians.

UKMTO initially said the incident happened southwest of Aden.

"An armed security team observed a small explosion near the vessel," the UKMTO advisory said, quoting the master of the MV Groton, who said there was no damage and all crew members were safe.

If the Houthis claim responsibility, the incident would be their first since Israel carried out a retaliatory airstrike against the group in the port of Hodeidah.

International shipping in the region has been disrupted by Houthi attacks since November. The Houthis say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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Lebanon on Edge ahead of Retaliation to Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah Commander

The Israeli army fires a flare over the border with Lebanon, in the upper Galilee, northern Israel, early 04 August 2024. (EPA)
The Israeli army fires a flare over the border with Lebanon, in the upper Galilee, northern Israel, early 04 August 2024. (EPA)
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Lebanon on Edge ahead of Retaliation to Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah Commander

The Israeli army fires a flare over the border with Lebanon, in the upper Galilee, northern Israel, early 04 August 2024. (EPA)
The Israeli army fires a flare over the border with Lebanon, in the upper Galilee, northern Israel, early 04 August 2024. (EPA)

Tensions eased on the Lebanese border with Israel in anticipation of the retaliation by Hezbollah to Israel’s assassination of its top commander Fouad Shukr earlier this week.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations expected Hezbollah to strike deep into Israeli territory.

In the meantime, the Lebanese people and authorities are on edge to see whether the party’s response will lead to an Israeli retaliation that would drag the whole region to war.

Retired brigadier general Bassam Yassine ruled out that Hezbollah and its allies in the Iran-backed Resistance Axis are still mulling a specific target, explaining that such targets are prepared in advance.

The party is simply waiting for the right political moment to make its strike, he told Asharq Al-Awsat.

He expected other members of the axis besides Hezbollah to take part in the retaliation to ensure that the largest number of rockets and drones reach their Israeli targets.

The region slipping into a broad war all hinges on Israel’s response to the attack, he stressed.

On the ground, Israel maintained its assault against the South, killing one person and wounding two in a drone strike on a car in the region between Wadi Jilo and al-Bazouriyeh.

Hezbollah later announced the death of one its members without specifying where he was killed.

Israel later carried out an air strike against the town of Tayr Harfa. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said one person was wounded in the attack.