The Latest Breaking News from Yemen

US and UK warships shoot down barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships by Yemeni group

Houthi rebels from Yemen launched 18 drones over the southern Red Sea, according to US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), marking the armed group's 26th attack on international trade channels in the previous seven weeks, reported Al Jazeera. Read further on Dynamite News:

In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the U.S. has killed a militia commander in Baghdad and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have traded fire with the American Navy

Conflict in Gaza has spilled over into Lebanon, Yemen, Iran and the Red Sea. This powder keg cannot be ignored, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Targeting Yemen would fan the flames of a greater conflict in the Middle East, says Mohamad Bazzi

The strikes have helped the Yemeni group gain recruits – and a domestic buildup of might could strain ceasefire attempts

Chances of a regional flare-up rest on the unclear intentions of Tehran and the groups it has nurtured

Hezbollah says it launched a new wave of rockets at Israel in response to an Israeli assassination of one of its leaders last month. It is just the latest spat between Israel and one of several Iran-backed militias in the Middle East

International maritime trade has hit stormy waters as attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea has reduced the availability of ships, causing freight rates to surge.