Houthis, Hamas discuss ‘expanding confrontations’ with Israel in event of Rafah invasion
Senior figures from Hamas and Yemen’s Houthi rebels held a rare meeting to discuss coordinating their actions against Israel, according to unnamed sources cited by the AFP news agency. The agency has now reported that the discussions revolved around the possibility of “expanding confrontations and encircling” Israel.
A Palestinian source requesting anonymity said those present discussed the “complementary role of Ansar Allah [the Houthis] alongside Palestinian factions, especially in the event of an Israeli offensive on Rafah”.
Houthi attacks on Red Sea ships since the start of the war have disrupted global trade in solidarity with the Palestinians.
The Houthis, Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group are all part of the Iran-backed “axis of resistance” hostile to Israel and the United States that also includes Lebanon’s Hezbollah and armed groups in Iraq.
The M/V Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier is shown leaking oil in the Gulf of Aden after taking significant damage after an attack by Houthi rebels
As seen in Gaza, Israel considers homes military structures...
Video shows home wrecked by Israeli air raid in Lebanon’s Tayr Harfa village
Footage posted by Al Jazeera Arabic shows the aftermath of an overnight Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Harfa. The rubble of a destroyed home and its surrounding property is seen being cleared from the scene.
Earlier, Israel’s military posted aerial footage of the targeted air strike on what it described as a “Hezbollah military structure”. No casualties have been reported.
مشاهد توثق الدمار الذي خلفته غارة إسرائيلية على منزل في بلدة طير حرفا جنوبي #لبنان فجر اليوم #حرب_غزة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/rJm8cpaLDT
— الجزيرة فلسطين (@AJA_Palestine) March 16, 2024
Translation: Documenting the scenes of an Israeli raid on a home in the town of Tayr Harfa, southern Lebanon, at dawn today.
Hezbollah claims hitting Israel’s Ramim barracks with Burkan missiles
Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed group has said it carried out an attack on the Ramim barracks of the Israeli military near the Lebanon-Israel border with two Burkan missiles. The incident took place at 1:04pm local time (11:04 GMT), its statement on Telegram said.
It did not say whether there were any casualties.
Israel shells residential area in southern Lebanon’s Jebbayn area
Intense Israeli artillery shelling has hit southern Lebanon’s Jebbayn area, causing severe damage in a residential neighbourhood, according to Lebanon’s NNA news agency. The agency also said the towns of Markaba and Wazzani were targeted by artillery shelling.
There were no immediate reports of casualties. Two missiles launched on the western outskirts of the town of Mays al-Jabal in separate raids failed to explode.
Smoke billows from the area of an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese village of Marwahin near the border with Israel on Saturday
