US Navy Strike Kills 10 Houthi Rebels Attacking Ship in Red Sea as Deadly Escalation Continues

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US Navy helicopters fired on Iran-backed Houthi rebels attempting to board a cargo ship off Yemen Sunday, the military said, with the rebels reporting 10 fighters dead or missing. The clash in the Red Sea marked a deadly escalation since the United States set up a multinational naval task force in early December to protect the vital shipping lane against attacks by the Houthis, who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa and much of the country’s Red Sea coast. The rebels — who say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza — have repeatedly fired...