US issues new round of sanctions targeting Yemen’s Houthis
The US has imposed sanctions against 32 individuals and entities linked to Yemen’s Houthis, as well as four vessels, in what the Trump administration said was Washington’s largest such action aimed at the group.
The Houthis have disrupted commerce since late 2023 by launching hundreds of drone and missile attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, saying they are targeting ships linked to Israel in solidarity with Palestinians over Israel’s war in Gaza.
The US designated Yemen’s Houthi movement, known formally as Ansar Allah, as a “foreign terrorist” organisation in March.
US senators issue report on Israel’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza
Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland, and Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, have released a report (PDF) that finds Netanyahu’s government to be conducting a “campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza”.
“The US is complicit and the world must stop it,” Van Hollen said on X.
The report details Israel’s policy of blocking aid to Gaza and the consequent spread of starvation across the Strip.
🚨@SenJeffMerkley and I just released our report detailing how the Netanyahu government is engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. The U.S. is complicit and the world must stop it.
Read it in full here: https://t.co/Wj7dSt2rND pic.twitter.com/6aQNO6jNuL
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) September 11, 2025
