Israel – Hamas War Live: News and attacks in Yemen from the US and UK

Houthi rebels fired missiles at another US-owned commercial ship on Thursday, just hours after a new round of US military strikes against the Iran-backed group in Yemen.

There were no reports of injuries or damage after the Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at the ship, the third attack of its kind on a US-owned ship this week.

These developments come after Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdel Salam described the US-led strikes in Yemen as a “continuous act of aggression” aimed at protecting Israel.

He also said that the Houthis will not be deterred from launching attacks against what he claims are ships “linked to Israel.”

US President Joe Biden acknowledged on Thursday that US strikes against the Houthis are not deterring the group's attacks in the Red Sea, but said US attacks will continue.

Here are the latest news about the Israeli war on Hamas:

Palestinian state: American officials said they would not let Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's clear rejection of Palestinian sovereignty prevent them from pressing the issue with their Israeli counterparts. Netanyahu said Thursday that the idea of ​​establishing a Palestinian state would conflict with Israel's security. In response to Netanyahu's statements, a spokesman for the President of the Palestinian Authority said that there will be no security or stability in the Middle East without the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Exhumed bodies: Israeli forces caused extensive damage to a cemetery in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, earlier this week, exhuming and transporting bodies in what the Israeli military told CNN was part of a search for the remains of hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 terror attacks. Pictures from the cemetery showed the area destroyed, the graves damaged and destroyed, and human remains were uncovered after the Israeli army carried out operations in the area.

Internet disconnection: Gaza has been facing an almost complete communications blackout for a week – the longest of the war so far – with no signs of abating. “It is almost impossible to do the job we are supposed to do,” a UN agency official said.

Search request: Mexico and Chile are asking the International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes were committed in the Palestinian territories, whether by “agents of the occupying power or the occupying power,” the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. .

The death toll in Gaza rises: At least 24,620 people have been killed and 61,830 others wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in the Strip. CNN cannot independently verify these numbers.