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SvennoJ on 19 January 2025
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Yemen’s Houthis claim new attack on US aircraft carrier

In a statement, the Houthis said its fighters have targeted the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier “with a number of drones and cruise missiles” in the Red Sea. It also warned “hostile forces in the Red Sea of ​​the consequences of any aggression against [Yemen] during the ceasefire period in Gaza”.

The attacks marked the eight time the Yemeni rebel group have claimed an assault on a US aircraft carrier since it arrived in the Red Sea in December.

Earlier, Houthi spokesperson Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told Al Jazeera that the group would stop military operations in support of Gaza when the ceasefire came into effect on Sunday.

US forces launch attacks near Yemen’s capital: Report

The Houthi-run Al Masirah TV is reporting that US forces have launched four attacks on the Al-Azraqeen area north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Earlier, the Houthis said they had launched an attack on a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

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UN chief visits Lebanon as deadline for Israeli pullout looms

The UN secretary-general came to Lebanon to show support for the country’s new leaders. There’s a new president and a new prime minister, who is in the process of forming a new government.

Antonio Guterres said the international community is going to stand by them as they pursue recovery efforts.

The past few years have been very difficult for this country. The state is bankrupt and the economy has all but collapsed. So, Guterres is saying there’s a window for a new era of institutional stability.

He’s also saying there’s a chance for peace.

Guterres’s visit comes just days before the deadline for the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel. By January 26, the Israeli forces need to withdraw from territory along the border and the Lebanese army is supposed to be deployed in their place – and Hezbollah is supposed to pull back.

Lebanon is calling on the UN to pressure Israel to make sure it does leave Lebanese territory so that stability will prevail.

There is a lot of concern, but the US – which is heading the monitoring committee – said just a few days ago that “we are on a very positive path to continue the withdrawal of the Israeli army as planned”.

So, really daunting challenges ahead for the new leadership and that deadline will show whether or not this country can continue what many are describing as a “smooth transition” to a new era. By this they mean the strengthening of the state at the expense of the different sectarian political groups in this country.