Iran strikes tanker off coast of Qatar, and Kuwait Airport and IDF kills 5 in Beirut attack

Iran hit a tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait International Airport early Wednesday as Tehran remained unrelenting in its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors, while acknowledging for the first time that Washington had been in direct contact about a possible ceasefire.

Israel sounded warnings of incoming fire from both Yemen and Iran, while launching its own attacks in Lebanon that killed at least five people.

An airstrike on Tehran appeared to have hit the former US Embassy compound, which has been controlled by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard since the 1979 hostage crisis. Witnesses said buildings outside the massive compound had their windows blown out and that it appears the strike happened inside the walled facility.
A firefighter extinguishes a car at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.AP

With no sign of the war abating and more than 3,000 lives already lost, US President Donald Trump suggested it could be over within two weeks even as he moved to bring thousands more troops to the region.

No signs of Iran relinquishing grip on Strait of Hormuz shipping

Trump has been under growing pressure to end the war as Iran’s grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and its attacks on regional energy infrastructure have sent gas prices skyrocketing to their highest level since 2022 and caused broad stock market fluctuations.

Iran throttled ship traffic through the strait, which leads from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, after it was attacked by the US and Israel on Feb. 28. In peacetime, a fifth of the world’s oil transits the strait and the spot price of Brent crude, the international standard, is up more than 40% since the start of the war, trading at more than $104 a barrel.

The US has presented Iran with a 15-point plan aimed at bringing about a ceasefire, which includes a demand for the strait to be reopened. Iran’s own five-point response includes it retaining sovereignty over the waterway, and Trump on Tuesday suggested that the war could be brought to an end even with Iran still controlling the strait.

The US “will not have anything to do with” what happens in the Strait of Hormuz, instead telling reporters that the responsibility for keeping the vital waterway open would belong with countries that rely on it.
Firefighters and rescue workers work at the site of Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.AP

“That’s not for us. That’ll be for France. That’ll be for whoever’s using the strait,” Trump said.

It was not clear why Trump brought up France, since Europe receives very little oil shipped through the strait, with most going to Asian countries. The president plans a prime-time address on Wednesday.
Push for diplomatic solution showing little signs of progress

Trump, who has vacillated between insisting there is progress in diplomatic talks with Iran and threatening to widen the war, added that the US is “finishing the job” in Iran and predicted it will be “maybe two weeks, maybe a couple of days longer to do the job.”

Trump has warned that if a ceasefire is not reached “shortly,” and if the strait is not reopened, the US would broaden its offensive, including by attacking the Kharg Island oil export hub and possibly desalination plants.

Thousands of Marines and paratroopers have been ordered to the region in possible preparation for an assault in Kharg, though to reach the island by ship would mean transiting the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, which Iran has threatened to mine.

In an interview with pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged receiving direct messages from US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff. He insisted, however, that there were no direct negotiations and said Iran has no faith that talks with the US could yield any results, saying “the trust level is at zero.”

He warned against any attempt to launch a ground offensive, saying “we are waiting for them.”

“We know very well how to defend ourselves,” Araghchi said.
Iran hits tanker off Qatar’s coast and attacks other Gulf states

Qatar was attacked with three cruise missiles early in the day, the Defense Ministry said. The country’s defenses intercepted two but the third slammed into an oil tanker off the coast, the Defense Ministry said. The 21-member crew of the tanker, contracted by state-owned QatarEnergy, were evacuated and no casualties were reported.

Israel’s rescue teams and residents take shelter as sirens sounds next to a site struck by an Iranian missile in Bnei Brak, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.AP

A fully-loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker came under attack off Dubai the day before, one of more than 20 ships attacked by Iran during the war.

In the United Arab Emirates, a person was killed when a drone was intercepted and debris hit him while he was working on a farm in Fujairah, one of the country’s seven emirates.

Bahrain sounded two alerts for incoming missiles, and said an Iranian attack had caused a fire at a business facility.

In Kuwait, the state-run KUNA news agency said a drone had hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a “large fire” that crews were working to control.

Two drones were also intercepted in Saudi Arabia, which has come under repeated Iranian attack, and air raid sirens sounded in Israel though there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Israel hits Iranian fentanyl plant and kills 5 in strikes on Beirut

In Iran, Israel said it had hit a plant producing fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, to allegedly be used in a chemical weapons program. Iran acknowledged the strike on Tofigh Daru factory, but insisted it only supplied “hospital drugs” used for medical purposes.

The strike happened Tuesday, both the Israelis and the Iranians said.

Hospitals extensively use fentanyl to treat severe pain. But a small amount of the drug can be fatal.

Two men ride scooters past charred debris at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.AP

Both Israel and the United States have alleged in recent years that Iran was experimenting with fentanyl in munitions.

In Beirut, at least five people were killed in an Israeli strike on a Beirut neighborhood. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said another 21 people were wounded.

Israel invaded southern Lebanon after the Iran-linked Hezbollah militant group began launching missiles into northern Israel days after the outbreak of the wider war. Many Lebanese fear another prolonged military occupation.

More than 1,200 people have been killed in Lebanon and more than 1 million displaced, according to authorities. Ten Israeli soldiers have also died there.
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In Iran, authorities say more than 1,900 people have been killed, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel.

Since the Iran war began, 13 US service members have been killed and 348 wounded, six seriously, according to US Central Command.

More than two dozen people have died in Gulf states and the occupied West Bank.

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Hamas is stockpiling weapons outside of Gaza

One might have thought that the notion of "disarmament" could be taken seriously when applied to an organization whose very charter calls for the destruction of a sovereign state and the extermination of its Jewish inhabitants. Yet here we are, in the curious aftermath of a ceasefire brokered by Washington, confronting the predictable farce that is Hamas’s response to Phase Two of President Trump’s twenty-point plan for Gaza.

The plan, in its admirable clarity, insists that Hamas must disarm if the Strip is ever to be rebuilt and its people given even the slimmest chance of a future unburdened by perpetual war. Hamas, being Hamas, has no intention of complying unless the pressure becomes quite literally unbearable. And so, with the foresight of a criminal syndicate that has survived longer than anyone predicted, it has already begun spiriting away its arsenal to safer climes.

As the Jerusalem Post reported on November 16, citing Israeli public broadcaster KAN: "Hamas has started stockpiling weapons in African countries, Yemen, and other nations sympathetic to the terrorist organization… The report follows the implementation of the US-broked ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which stipulates the disarmament of the latter. According to Kan, the weapons are being stockpiled so that they can later be smuggled to locations, including the Gaza Strip, where Hamas can access them."

In plain English: Hamas has agreed to disarm in the same spirit that a snake agrees to become a vegetarian while quietly relocating the contents of the henhouse to a neighboring county. The destinations, one hardly needs reminding, are the usual suspects: Somalia, the lawless east of Libya under the Tripoli-based regime, the Houthi-ruled wastes of Yemen, and, let us not pretend otherwise, the indulgent salons of Qatar, the accommodating ports of Turkey, and, at the end of the supply chain, the arsenals of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

A geography of fanaticism and failure, united by a single animating hatred.

Mossad, one presumes, is already mapping these ratlines across half the globe, though the task is rather like trying to count grains of sand in the Negev while the wind keeps blowing.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council prepares to vote on yet another resolution, this one authorizing a multinational force to "demilitarize" Gaza, destroy its military infrastructure, and secure its borders, as if the paper on which such resolutions are written has ever restrained a single jihadist.

Hamas, for its part, has refused even to pretend it will surrender its weapons. And why should it? Since October 2023 it is believed to have recruited another twenty thousand young men eager to die for the cause. The organization is bloodied, certainly, but far from broken. Like some malevolent organism that regenerates faster than it can be cut, it has already ensured that whatever is confiscated in Gaza today can be replaced tomorrow from caches scattered across continents that have never met a terrorist they didn’t wish to support.

This is the reality of negotiating with millennial apocalypticism dressed up as "resistance." One does not disarm such people; one defeats them, or one waits for the next massacre. Everything else, the ceasefires, the resolutions, the earnest twenty-point plans, is merely the interval between atrocities. 

Hamas understands this perfectly. It is long past time the rest of us did too and it's also time to end Hamas' existence.

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IAF blows up Houthi leadership in a single strategic bombing

The Israeli Air Force [IAF] always seems to get a big bang for their shekel. They dropped a helluva surprise party on Houthi bigwigs in Sanaa, Yemen, last week, changing the Houthi prime minister's pronouns into 'was/ were.' The defense minister, and chief of the general staff were also eliminated in the airstrike as were the top ranking members of the government. All that's left are four low-ranking flunkies who probably wish they never joined the military.

This was a masterclass in seizing the moment. The Israelis caught wind of a rare Houthi pow-wow, where the top brass gathered to nod along to a rambling screed from their head honcho, Abdul Malik al-Houthi. One well-timed strike later, and boom—the Houthi org chart got a serious trim. Whispers on X suggest Israel pulled a slick bait-and-switch, luring the Houthi elite to one spot with a deception op straight out of a spy thriller. Think How Israel Lured Iran's Top Generals to Their Deaths Will Blow Your Mind—same vibe, different desert.

The body count? At least 10 Houthi heavyweights, including Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, Defense Minister Major General Mohamed al-Atifi, and Chief of General Staff Major General Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari. The Houthis, true to form, are screaming “fake news!”—claiming it was all civilians, or if it happened, it was just a scratch. Sure, guys, tell it to the crater.This all kicked off after the Houthis got cocky last Friday, lobbing a cluster munition at Israel. Bad move. Israel had been brushing off their drone swarms like annoying flies, but cluster bombs aimed at cities? That’s a red line. By Sunday, Israel was back, hammering a military site near a presidential palace, a fuel depot, and two power stations in Yemen. Call it a message, delivered with a side of high explosives.

Codenamed “Drop of Luck,” the Thursday strike used standoff weapons—no warning, just instant chaos. Maximum surprise, minimum chit-chat.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz didn’t mince words: “As we warned the Houthis in Yemen: ‘After the plague of darkness comes the plague of death.’ Whoever raises a hand against Israel, their hand will be cut off.” Biblical, brutal, and on-brand.

Let’s not kid ourselves—this won’t make the Houthis pack up their missiles and go home. They’re too stubborn for that. But it sure as hell spikes their operating costs and turns their leaders’ lives into a high-stakes game of “where’s the next boom?” Exciting times in Sanaa.

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Houthis fire missile from Yemen, intercepted by IAF, Houthis angry, wave knives at sky

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) intercepted a missile launched from Yemen earlier today, proving that the Houthis arsenal of missiles is at an anemic level.

As expected, sirens sounded in Jerusalem, Ben Gurion Airport, Rishon Lezion, Modiin, and several settlements in Judea and Samaria as air defense systems reacted to the Houthi's attempt to seem relevant.

The military said the alerts followed standard procedures: some top leaders went for a haircut, others ate a meal, while still others commanded the anti-missile system Iron Dome and shot the sucker right out of the sky.

"We will keel you"

No injuries or damage have been reported and the Houthis are now waving their knives toward the sky in anger.

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President Trump opposes Israel's new Gaza operation

The bond between President Donald Trump and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, once a bulwark of mutual resolve, now frays under the weight of diverging ambitions. A report from the often questionable NBC News, citing an array of voices—two U.S. officials, two Middle Eastern diplomats, and two others—reveals a rift that has widened in recent days, marked by sharp exchanges and clashing visions.

At the heart of this discord lies Israel’s audacious plan to launch a new ground offensive in Gaza, a move Trump reportedly deems a “wasted effort.” Evidently, the President doesn't believe that, left to their own devices, Gazans would happily coexist with the Israelis. But at no time in the past has this been realized.

The Israeli Security Cabinet, with unyielding unanimity, has endorsed a strategy to seize Gaza, evacuate civilians southward, and dismantle Hamas through a territorial stranglehold dubbed the “Rafah” approach. Yet Trump, according to sources, views this as a reckless gambit, one that threatens to reduce Gaza to rubble and undermine his own grand design: a rebuilt Gaza under American stewardship, as outlined in his February 4th resettlement plan. 

He pushes instead for a ceasefire, a pause to the carnage, while Netanyahu presses forward, undeterred, for the sake of Israel's future safety.

The tensions spill beyond Gaza. 

Netanyahu, blindsided by Trump’s abrupt halt to strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, finds himself at odds with a White House that seems to flirt with the notion of Iran retaining a civilian nuclear program—a prospect that chills Jerusalem to its core. 

Last week, Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer sought to bridge this chasm in a meeting with Trump, though the outcome remains uncertain.

Trump’s forthcoming journey to the Middle East, beginning with a Saudi-hosted summit, underscores the growing distance. Israel’s invitations for him to visit the Jewish state en route to Riyadh were rebuffed, a snub that speaks louder than diplomatic platitudes. Yet the National Security Council’s James Hewitt seeks to paper over the cracks, insisting, “Israel has had no better friend in its history than President Trump.” He pledges continued collaboration to free hostages, thwart Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and bolster regional security. 

Fine words, but they ring hollow against the backdrop of this unraveling alliance.

Here we stand, witnessing a spectacle of two great leaders, once aligned in defiance, now pulling in opposite directions. One seeks to reshape Gaza in America’s image; the other to crush Hamas at any cost, because having them in power is suicidal to Israel.

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The stakes are not merely strategic but civilizational, and the world watches as the fault lines deepen.

Let's pray for Israel's total victory over Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and any group that would seek the annihilation of the Jewish people and total destruction of the Jewish State.

Am Yisrael Chai!

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Israel Katz: "What Israel did to Hezbollah, it will do to Tehran"

With a steely resolve that cuts through the fog of diplomatic nicety, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a thunderous warning to the Iranian regime on Thursday morning. Tehran, he declared, would meet the same fate as Hezbollah’s shattered remnants in Beirut.

 
"The Houthis will suffer heavy blows from Israel if they continue to fire at us," Katz proclaimed, his words a gauntlet thrown down to Yemen’s Iran-backed proxies.

Turning his gaze to the Jew hating mullahs in Tehran, he delivered a message as blunt as it was chilling: the "Iranian leadership that funds, arms, and operates the Houthi terrorist organization" can no longer hide behind its web of surrogates. "The era of proxies is over, and the axis of evil has collapsed," he stated, dismantling the myth of Iran’s untouchable reach.

Bigger gonads hath no man.

 
"You bear direct responsibility," he charged, holding Tehran accountable for its malign machinations. And then, with the clarity of a man who knows history judges the timid harshly, he vowed: "What we did to Hezbollah in Beirut, to Hamas in Gaza, to Assad in Damascus, and to the Houthis in Yemen—we will do to you in Tehran." 

This was no idle threat, but a promise etched in the rubble of Israel’s enemies.

In other words, FAFO, Iran.

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Trump Declares Houthi Showdown Over: “They’ve Capitulated”: But Wait!

President Trump just dropped a bombshell from the White House, flanked by Canada’s PM Mark Carney. The US is hitting pause on its Yemen airstrikes against the Houthis, ‘cause apparently, the Iran-backed crew’s waving the white flag. Trump says they’re done, and Oman’s chiming in with a shiny new “ceasefire” to keep the Red Sea’s shipping lanes drama-free.

“[The Houthis] just don't want to fight, and we will honor that and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated,” Trump boasted in the Oval Office. Straight-up, he’s claiming the Houthis are tapping out, telling his administration they “don't want to fight anymore.” 

“They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore and that's what the purpose of what we were doing... so that's just news we just found out about that.”

This may have something to do with the fact that they are being handed their butts on a silver platter.

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi didn’t waste time backing this up, posting that the deal’s a two-way street—nobody’s targeting anybody. “In the future, neither side will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, ensuring freedom of navigation and the smooth flow of international commercial shipping,” he said. Oman’s been playing mediator, smoothing things out to de-escalate this mess.

Now, let’s rewind. The Houthis started this Red Sea chaos, lobbing missiles and drones at ships to show “solidarity” with Palestinians in Gaza, who’ve been under Israel’s bombardment since Hamas’s attack in October 2023. They sank two ships, nabbed another, killed four crew members, and scared off major shipping companies. We’re talking 15% of the world’s trade usually flows through that route—forced to detour around Africa. Brutal.

The US wasn’t messing around. Since March, they’ve hammered 1,000 Houthi targets. Trump’s kept the pedal down, but now he’s saying the Houthis are done playing pirate. “The Houthis have announced that they are not, or they announced to us at least, that they don't want to fight anymore... but, more importantly, we will take their word,” he said. Bold move, Don.

Meanwhile, the Houthis haven’t said squat about this supposed surrender. And they’re still chucking missiles at Israel—one landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on Sunday. Israel clapped back hard, leveling Yemen’s main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, leaving it “completely destroyed,” per an AFP-quoted official. They also hit power plants, a cement factory, and port facilities in Hudaydah. Oh, and last month? The Houthis claimed a US strike killed 68 African migrants in a detention center. Heavy stuff.

So, is this ceasefire the real deal, or just another Middle East mirage? Trump’s betting on the former, but with the Houthis staying silent, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

WAIT!!

The surrender is off. There is no ceasefire as the Houthis do a U-turn faster than than JB Pritzker can wolf down a Big Mac with supersized fries and diet cola.

Sanaa airport, belonging to the Houthis, has been closed down permanently as it has been totally destroyed.

The reason the Houthis are not abiding by a ceasefire is because the Ayatollah has extended aid to them and has urged them to stop the mixed messages and stay united. He's sending them aid and need to stay in the fight.

The Houthis are making the US and Israel waste their missiles on such silly targets as their airport, rocket launchers and factories. They remind me of Monty Python's Black Knight.

So let's wait another half hour and see what's happening.

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IDF strikes close down Sanaa International Airport

On Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces unleashed a barrage of airstrikes across Yemen, targeting Sanaa International Airport, power stations, and a cement factory—al-Imran, to be precise, north of the capital. 

The IDF did not mince words: this facility, they declared, “serves as a significant resource for the Houthi terrorist regime and is used for the construction of underground tunnels and other terrorist infrastructure.” A cement factory, you might ask? Yes, but not merely a place for mixing concrete; a cog in the Houthi machine, churning out the means to burrow and kill Israelis, specifically Jews.

The strikes also hammered Attan in south-west Sanaa, the Haiz Central Power Station in Sanhan district, and the Asr Electricity Station in Ma’een, west of the city, according to Al Masirah, the Houthi mouthpiece. Saba TV, the Houthis’ propaganda arm, wailed that two electricity transformers were hit. 

One might almost feel pity for their loss of light, were it not for the darkness they spread. Sanaa’s international airport, nestled north of the city, was not spared either—a fact documented with clinical precision by Israel’s state broadcaster, Kan News, and shared across X for the world to see.

This was no reckless assault. At 2:36 p.m., the IDF issued a rare warning, urging Yemeni civilians to flee the airport--something their enemies never do. 

“We call on you to evacuate the area of the airport—Sanaa International Airport—immediately and to warn those around you of the need to evacuate this area immediately,” declared Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, in a post on X. “Failure to evacuate and move away from the area puts you in danger.” A map was even provided, lest there be any confusion. 

This was the first time Israel had extended such a courtesy to the Houthis, after six prior strikes—silent, swift, and unannounced, including one just the day before. Why the change? The airport, unlike Yemen’s Hodeidah Port or other targets, is a civilian hub. Israel, ever mindful of the optics and ethics its critics ignore, chose to act with restraint where others rarely do.

This latest salvo follows a joint Israeli-US counterstrike on Monday, a response to the Houthis’ audacious ballistic missile attack near Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday. Twenty fighter jets, dropping 50 munitions, tore into Houthi targets that day. Tuesday’s strikes mark Israel’s seventh assault on the Iranian-backed militia since July 2024—a campaign provoked by over 400 Houthi attacks on Israel throughout this war. 

The Houthis, let's be clear, are not some ragtag band of desert rebels. They are, as the IDF stated, a “terrorist regime… operating for the past year and a half under Iranian direction and funding in order to harm Israel and its allies, undermine the regional order, and disrupt global freedom of navigation.”

Monday’s strikes had already gutted the Hodeidah seaport, which the IDF rightly called “a major source of income for the Houthi regime” and a conduit for “Iranian weapons, equipment for military needs, and other terrorist needs.” The Bajil concrete factory, east of Hodeidah, was also hit—an “important economic resource” for the Houthis’ tunnel-digging and military schemes. These are not random targets; they are the sinews of a terrorist enterprise, bankrolled by Tehran, that seeks to strangle Israel and choke global trade.

The US, under its new administration, joined the fray on Monday evening, coordinating strikes in Sanaa. Israel had hoped that over 1,000 American airstrikes since January—when President Donald Trump assumed office—might deter the Houthis without Jerusalem’s direct involvement. But hope is a poor substitute for action. 

The Houthis’ strike near Ben-Gurion proved their defiance, and Israel’s response was as inevitable as it was necessary.

Let us not pretend for one moment. The Houthis are not victims; they are aggressors, proxies of an Iranian regime that dreams of Israel’s destruction. Israel’s strikes, far from being disproportionate, are a measured riposte to a clear and present danger. “The IDF is determined to continue to act and strike forcefully at anyone who poses a threat to the residents and citizens of the State of Israel, and at whatever distance is required,” the military declared. Two thousand kilometers separate Jerusalem from Hodeidah, yet distance is no shield for those who would do Israel harm.

In a world quick to condemn Israel’s every move, we must ask: what nation would tolerate 400 attacks without retaliation? What nation would warn its enemies to flee before striking, knowing those enemies offer no such mercy? The answer is plain, and the moral clarity is stark. 

Israel fights not merely for its survival but for the principle that civilization must not yield to savagery. The Houthis, and their masters in Tehran, would do well to heed that lesson.

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FAFO Yemen, as joint U.S.-Israel forces strike

A Mostly Peaceful Explosion

Let's confront the matter with the clarity it demands. 

On Monday night, a senior Israeli official, speaking to Israel's N12 News, confirmed what many suspected: Israel, in concert with the United States, has unleashed airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.

This is no mere reprisal but a calculated response to the ballistic missile that screamed towards Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, an act of brazen aggression by the Houthis. 

Arabic media, as cited by N12, report that over 30 Israeli fighter jets have descended upon the port city of Hudaydah, a Houthi stronghold, or at least it was. The Houthis themselves, with their characteristic bluster, have admitted the strikes, pointing fingers at both Israeli and American forces.

The missile attack, let us not forget, was not without consequence. Six Israelis were injured, and Israel’s principal gateway to the world was briefly shuttered. An initial probe by the Israeli Air Force lays bare the cause: a technical glitch in the interceptor, not a failure of detection or protocol. This was no systemic collapse, but a singular malfunction. 

Israel’s defenses, we are told, have thwarted 95% of Yemeni missiles since this wretched war began—a record that speaks to resilience, though not infallibility.

And so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with the steel of resolve, has promised retribution. “We have acted and will act again. There will be blows,” he declared. 

These are not the words of a man inclined to temporize. The Houthis, and their patrons, would do well to heed them. For when a nation’s survival is at stake, platitudes and half-measures will not suffice. The skies over Hudaydah are now a testament to that truth.

By the way, Hudayday Airport is officially closed.

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Houthis fire missiles at northern Israel

In the early hours of Wednesday, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen, with their characteristic audacity, fired a missile aimed at northern Israel, as the Israeli military grimly confirmed. This is no ordinary skirmish; it is a rare escalation from a group that has already choked the lifeblood of global trade with its blockade of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, all in the name of solidarity with the Palestinian cause—a cause stained by the blood of tens of thousands killed in Israel’s relentless war against another of Tehran’s proxies, Hamas, in Gaza.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), with their usual clinical precision, announced the attack via Telegram, noting that sirens wailed across Haifa, Krayot, and Western Galilee. “An interceptor was launched toward the missile, and the missile was most likely successfully intercepted,” they declared, betraying no hint of the chaos such an event might unleash.

This brazen act arrives against the backdrop of near-daily American strikes on the Houthis, a campaign unleashed by the Trump administration in mid-March to cripple their ability to menace U.S. vessels caught in their maritime stranglehold. 

The Houthis, undeterred, imposed this blockade in November 2023, barely a month after the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7, when Hamas’s savage surprise assault on Israel set the region ablaze. The Houthis, ever the loyal proxies of Iran, claim their blockade is a noble stand for the Palestinian people, whose Gaza homeland has been reduced to rubble by 18 months of unrelenting conflict.

A fleeting ceasefire in Gaza, secured in January, collapsed after a mere 42 days, and Israel has since resumed its merciless operations against Hamas in the shattered enclave. The Houthis’ missile, then, is not merely a projectile; it is a signal, a reminder that the Middle East remains a tinderbox, where the proxies of Tehran and the armies of Jerusalem clash with no end in sight.

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US hits Houthis leading to "heavy Houthi losses"

The U.S. military has been playing a rousing game of Whack-a-Houthi in Yemen, and the Iranian-backed rebels are taking a beating. 

According to a report from Al-Ain media in the UAE, "the US military has intensified its airstrikes on Houthi militia bases, facilities, and command centers in their main stronghold in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen." Saada, for those of you who flunked geography, is a mountainous region near the Saudi border with a capital city of about 50,000 souls living 1,800 meters above sea level—probably wishing they had invested in some better air defense.

The report goes on to say, "The US military launched a new series of airstrikes early Wednesday morning, targeting militia barracks and hideouts east of Saada city and Al Salem district in the same governorate." Locals reported hearing loud booms—shocking, I know—while the Houthis grudgingly admitted to five airstrikes, "including two on Saada city and three on Al Salem district, amid continued intensive US airstrikes." Sounds like someone’s having a worse week than a vegan at a Texas barbecue.

Apparently, the last couple of days—March 24 and 25—have been particularly rough for the Houthis, with the U.S. dropping more than 15 raids on the Sahar and Kitaf districts, plus a couple on the town of Qahza, southeast of Saada. This all comes hot on the heels of the Houthis’ ninth attempt to take a swing at the USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea. Ninth time’s the charm, right? Maybe they should stick to throwing rocks at rowboats.

The report claims the U.S. has been busy, hitting targets in eight of Yemen’s twenty-one governorates. Meanwhile, the Houthis are sticking to their guns—figuratively and literally—vowing to keep targeting Israel and the Truman, which is leading the charge against them. Iran’s IRNA media quoted a Houthi statement saying, "In a statement early on Wednesday, the Yemeni armed forces said its missile, drone, and naval forces struck the targets in response to US attacks against the Arab country and on the 10th anniversary of the Yemeni National Resistance on March 26." Oh, and they’re also claiming to have gone after "Israeli military positions in the occupied Jaffa" with their drone unit, "in line with defending the rights of the Palestinian people in Gaza." Noble, if not exactly a winning strategy.

So, there you have it—a classic Middle Eastern mess with the U.S. dropping bombs, the Houthis shaking their fists, and everyone pretending they’re the good guys. Stay tuned, because this one’s got more sequels than a Marvel franchise.

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BREAKING: Houthis launch 2 ballistic missiles

BREAKING: Millions of Israelis sheltered in place in central Israel Thursday afternoon after the IDF said the Houthis fired 2 ballistic missiles from Yemen. Both were intercepted and no casualties were reported.

Since March 18, the Houthis have attacked Israel 7 times, after the IDF resumed fighting in Gaza.

The IDF is telling residents of Gaza to evacuate before military action expands there. 

Defense Minister Israel Katz, is warning that Israel may expand into Gaza if the hostages are not released. 

Currently there are anti-Hamxs protests in Gaza and while in Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about the protests, and supported the efforts of the demonstrators, adding that the policies are working. While he spoke, other members of Knesset yelled out at him in apparent opposition. 

Meanwhile, it is believed that 24 hostages of the 59 are still alive, and one of them is an American citizen. 

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POTUS watches airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen as increased US military action continues

The Commander-in-Chief watches military response to Houthis

The White House released photos of our Commander-in-Chief, President Donald Trump watching airstrikes on Iran-sponsored Houthis in Yemen on Saturday. Now that Trump is President and Biden is spending a weekend at Bernie's, the U.S. has responded to defend the terror group's aggression toward shipping in the Red Sea. 

"President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend US shipping assets and deter terrorist threats," the White House posted on X, sharing photos of Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.  "For too long American economic & national threats have been under assault by the Houthis. Not under this presidency."

Trump wrote in a Saturday TRUTHSocial post that [as Commander-in-Chief] he had "ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen."

"Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom," Trump said. "No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World."

It sounds as if the word 'warfighters' has replaced 'warriors' and 'military.' It definitely sounds cooler.

U.S. Central Command [CENTCOM] said Saturday it "initiated a series of operations consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen to defend American interests, deter enemies, and restore freedom of navigation."

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce [she's not just a Fox News contributor anymore] said in a statement that Mr. Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday.

"The Secretary informed Russia of U.S. military deterrence operations against the Iran-backed Houthis and emphasized that continued Houthi attacks on U.S. military and commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea will not be tolerated," Bruce wrote. "Secretary Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov also discussed next steps to follow up on recent meetings in Saudi Arabia and agreed to continue working towards restoring communication between the United States and Russia."

The Houthi-run Health Ministry in Yemen said the strikes killed at least 31 people, which is what they were intended to do along with destroying any Houthi infrastructure that could be destroyed.

The Houthis had been firing upon international shipping using missiles and drones at Israel in what they claimed were acts of solidarity with the Arabs in the Gaza Strip, but what we all know is anti-Semitic hatred that has been going on since Mohammad was a corporal.  

The attacks stopped when a make-believe Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect in Gaza in January. The Houthis then threatened to renew them after Israel cut off the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza this month following the Hamas rejection of a U.S. framework for continuing the cease-fire and hostage releases.

Iran has been providing weapons and other military aid to the Houthis and the U.S. Navy seized missile parts made in Iran along with other weapons that were bound for the Houthis.

Gen. Hossein Salami-on-Rye, head of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, denied his country was involved in the Houthis' attacks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, urged the U.S. to halt the strikes and said Washington cannot dictate Iran's foreign policy, especially when it came to the, you know, Joooze! "How can we arm the Houthis and destroy Israel if you're going to destroy the arms?" he asked.

Trump asserted that "[T]he Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective. The Houthis have choked off shipping in one of the most important Waterways of the World, grinding vast swaths of Global Commerce to a halt, and attacking the core principle of Freedom of Navigation upon which International Trade and Commerce depends."

Trump said that the Houthis "have waged an unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism against American, and other, ships, aircraft, and drones."

"Joe Biden’s response was pathetically weak, so the unrestrained Houthis just kept going," he wrote on TRUTHSocial.

Does anyone in good conscience disagree?

Trump said it has been more than a year since a U.S.-flagged commercial ship safely sailed through the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, or the Gulf of Aden.

"The last American Warship to go through the Red Sea, four months ago, was attacked by the Houthis over a dozen times. Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at U.S. aircraft, and targeted our Troops and Allies. These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk," Trump wrote.

"To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!" Trump said.

Shalom.

The president added, "To Iran: Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!"

The Houthis have targeted over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two and killing four sailors, during their campaign targeting military and civilian ships between the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023 and January of this year, when the ceasefire in Gaza took effect, according to the AP. 

And they have the utter audacity to complain that we killed some of their terrorists in response.

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Although the U.S. have attacked the Houthis with the assistance of other nations, Saturday's response was solely American.

The Trump administration re-designated the Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization earlier this month, after the Biden administration had lifted the group's designation in 2021 because he was told to do so by somebody behind the proverbial curtain.

Will we ever know who was running the country into the ground under Biden's tenure?

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President Trump orders airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen: issues new warning

The Houthi Air Force prepares for war

Well, folks, President Donald Trump—our fearless dealmaker-in-chief—decided Saturday was the perfect day to drop some serious American thunder on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. The Commander-in-Chief unleashed a storm of airstrikes like a golden-haired Zeus, promising to pound those Iranian-backed Houthi clowns with “overwhelming lethal force” until they stop playing pirate with ships in one of the world’s busiest maritime chokeholds. 

And let me tell you, it’s about time someone with guts took the wheel. The Houthis? They’re whining in Arabic—shocker—claiming nine civilians got caught in the mess.

Look, I’m not saying it’s perfect, but damn if it ain’t a helluva start.

“Our brave Warfighters are right now carrying out aerial attacks on the terrorists’ bases, leaders, and missile defenses to protect American shipping, air, and naval assets, and to restore Navigational Freedom,” Trump blasted out on social media, channeling his inner Maverick from Top Gun. “No terrorist force will stop American commercial and naval vessels from freely sailing the Waterways of the World.” 

Hell yeah, Don! That’s the kind of swagger we’ve been missing—pure, unfiltered American badassery.

But wait, there’s more! Trump didn’t just flex on the Houthis—he spun around and gave Iran a big, brassy “you’re next” wink. Cut the strings on your Houthi puppets, Tehran, or get ready to dance, because our man’s promising to hold them “fully accountable.” 

This guy’s playing 4D chess while everyone else is stuck on checkers. Just two weeks ago, he dangled a carrot of nuclear talks in a letter to Iran—classy move, right?—but don’t get it twisted: he’s made it crystal clear those nuke dreams are staying in the fantasy aisle.

Over in Houthi-ville, Saturday night turned into an unsolicited fireworks extravaganza. Explosions lit up Sanaa like the Fourth of July, and photos [see below] online showed black smoke billowing over the airport complex—a rat’s nest that doubles as their military playground. 

Anees al-Asbahi, the Houthis’ health ministry mouthpiece, ran to social media crying about nine dead and nine more roughed up. Drama queen much? 

The Houthis, though, are still strutting like they’ve got something to prove. 

Nasruddin Amer, their media deputy, puffed out his chest online: “Sanaa will remain Gaza’s shield and support and will not abandon it no matter the challenges.” Cute. This bravado’s fresh off their threat to start smacking Israeli ships again over Gaza’s blockade. Spoiler: they’ve done squat so far. Big talk, no walk.

Speaking of Gaza, Israel’s been laying down the law, slamming the brakes on aid this month and hinting at “additional consequences” for Hamas if their shaky ceasefire flops. 

Meanwhile, the Houthis have been itching to turn the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Arabian Sea into their personal Call of Duty map. Their resume? Over 100 merchant ships blasted with missiles and drones since the Israel-Hamas war popped off in late 2023—sinking two, killing four sailors. They were on a tear until January’s ceasefire hit the pause button. Barely.

Back in Yemen, the Houthis are juggling a dumpster-fire economy and stomping on anyone who dares gripe, all while their civil war keeps the country in the toilet. 

Their media crew claimed Trump’s strikes flattened “a residential neighborhood” in Sanaa’s northern Shouab district. Locals said four blasts rocked Eastern Geraf, with women and kids screaming in the chaos. “The explosions were very strong,” Abdallah al-Alffi said. “It was like an earthquake.” No kidding, Alffi—Trump doesn’t mess around.

The U.S., Israel, and Britain have all taken swings at these jokers before, but Israel stayed mum this time. A U.S. official said Saturday was a solo American gig—no coalition wingmen needed. We're not talking about Holder and Obama now kids.

It’s Trump’s first Houthi beatdown of his second term, shattering a rare quiet spell in the region. Biden used to okay these missile barrages when the Houthis got too rowdy, but Trump? He’s running the playbook like a champ.

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The USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group—carrier, three destroyers, and a cruiser—was flexing in the Red Sea, with the USS Georgia, a cruise missile sub, lurking nearby like a silent assassin. And where’s our fearless leader? Calling the shots from his West Palm Beach golf club, naturally—because Trump’s the kind of guy who can save the world and sink a putt in the same afternoon.

“These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk,” he vented online. Preach, Don! The man’s got the vision to see the big picture and the cojones to fix it. Who else could pull this off? Nobody, that’s who.

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USAID gave over $18 billion for Jihad to Islamic terror states

Terrorist proudly shows off his nose-cleaning finger while other compensates for 
his tiny manhood

USAID is a national security threat. In the United States, Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution defines treason against the United States as consisting only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. On the other hand, sedition is inciting rebellion or resistance against the government, which may be more accurate in te§rms of what USAID has been doing with taxpayer money.

18 U.S. Code § 2339C  prohibits the financing of terrorism, and any person involved in plundering the U.S. Treasury in support of Islamic terror must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, which brings to mind Joe Biden.

“It is really, really a sad day in America,” Rep. Ilhan "Allahu akbar" Omar (D-MN) declared at a rally by Democrats outside USAID headquarters protesting President Trump’s reconstruction of the aid agency.

Actually, the sad day wasn't for America, it was very sad for Somalia and other Islamic nations who would take our taxpayer money and use it for terrorism.

Since 2023, USAID had funneled $2.3 billion in “humanitarian assistance” to Omar’s native Somalia. Last year it reported a request for $1.6 billion in aid and even with the Biden administration on the way out the door, it sent an additional $29 million in December 2024.

The support from USAID to Omar's Somalia has doubled under the Biden administration. With $3.3 billion from USAID allocated over the last 5 years, the end of this financial support for Somalia, which some correctly call an "Islamic terrorist state," must have been tough for the lady who married her brother so he could illegally enter the US and who has close ties to the Somali government.

 Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Khaire once said, “the interest of Ilhan are not Ilhan’s, it’s not the interest of Minnesota, nor is it the interest of the American people, the interest of Ilhan is that of the Somalian people and Somalia.”

Can I get an 'Allahu akbar!"

It's unclear if any members of Omar's Majerteen clan have directly benefited from the billions of dollars in American aid, but given how important the clan is in Somali politics, it's very possible.

Somalia, along with other groups like the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Houthis in Yemen, and Hamassholes in Gaza, have been among the biggest recipients of USAID money.

USAID has claimed to have sent $2.1 billion to Gaza and the West Bank since the Hamas attacks on October 7th. In 2024 alone, USAID planned to spend $917 million in these areas, which some call "terrorist areas" in Israel.

Since taking over Afghanistan, the Taliban received from USAID over $3,700,000,000, with $832 million in the last fiscal year. The money was so hard to track that USAID wouldn't work with the U.S. Government's Afghan War watchdog looking into where the money was going, especially to terrorists.

And while we were fighting the Houthis, who are sponsored by Iran, as they attacked our U.S. Navy ships, USAID kept sending billions to Yemen.In 2024, USAID asked for $2.7 billion for Yemen and allocated $753 million. Over the last 5 years, USAID gave an estimated $3.4 billion to what some might call an enemy terror state.

No wonder the Democrats are running out of adult diapers as Elon Musk's crew audits the books.

Other countries with ties to terrorism that have received a lot of USAID money include Pakistan, which, of course, sheltered Osama bin Laden, receiving about $600 million over the last 5 years. While some American communities struggled for clean water, USAID was busy building water plants for Pakistan's mostly Muslim population, even as they persecuted Christians.

USAID spent over $700 million in Iraq in the last 5 years, even though the country is run by leaders backed by Iran, whose militias have been shooting at American troops.

In Syria, USAID directed $3.4 billion over the past 5 years, despite the country being in a civil war between different groups of Islamists, some aligned with Iran and others with Al Qaeda.

USAID gave $1.1 billion to Lebanon, which is controlled by Hezbollah.

Although USAID can't work directly in Iran, between Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, over $8 billion went to countries with leaders friendly to Iran, not including Gaza.

In total, USAID spent around $18.5 billion on countries labeled as Islamic terror states over those 5 years. And this isn't even a complete list.

Go Elon, go!

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IDF evacuate and burn down hospital used as a "Hamas terrorist stronghold"

The FAFO ambulance waved at by Gazan terrorist

On Friday, Israeli soldiers evacuated patients and staff from a hospital in northern Gaza and set part of the facility on fire, explaining that it had been used as a "Hamas terrorist stronghold" throughout the conflict.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that the evacuation was conducted on Friday afternoon during an operation in the area of Kamal Adwan Hospital. The IDF troops "facilitated the secure evacuation of civilians, patients and medical personnel" before starting the operation.

"We will continue to make extensive efforts for patients to continue receiving care in other hospitals by facilitating the evacuation of patients from the Kamal Adwan Hospital, the ongoing transfer of supplies, food, and fuel to the area, and the restoration of operations of hospitals in the area, while maintaining ongoing communication with hospital officials," the statement reads.

Since their last "targeted operation" in October 2024, the IDF said the hospital "has once again become a key stronghold for terrorist organizations and continues to be used as a hideout for terrorist operatives" despite "repeated calls by the IDF to refrain from exploiting the hospital for military activities."

The IDF said only one building was set on fire, but representatives from the Gaza Health Ministry stated using taqiyya (google it) that multiple critical departments were burned after workers and patients were forcibly removed, according to The Associated Press.

The IDF argues that the evacuation was necessary due to "prior intelligence regarding the presence of terrorist infrastructure and operatives."

Before this operation, an Israeli official mentioned that patients would be moved to the nearby Indonesian hospital, where the food is much better and which had been cleared by the military a few days earlier.

In November 2023, the Israeli forces reported killing five Hamassholes during a raid on Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza's largest, alleging it was used by the terror group for military purposes. Israel had warned Gaza authorities the day before to halt military activities, which they did not.

A previous video from the IDF showed captured Hamasshole members admitting to using hospitals for refuge and ambulances for "anything important," like moving commanders. One terrorist indicated that Al-Shifa Hospital was used by militants to hide in the basement and named Yahya Sinwar, a Hamas leader and the architect of the October 7 attacks, as being present, according to The Washington Post.

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari released audio of an intercepted call last year where a Gazan and a Hamas member discussed using ambulances for militant activities, leading Hagari to state that Hamas "exploits ambulances, hospitals, clinics, mosques and schools for terrorist purposes."

Additionally, IDF troops last year uncovered hidden networks, including weapons, operational plans, and tunnel entrances near childcare facilities after a prolonged firefight in an area controlled by Hamas.

The IDF has long claimed that Hamas uses tunnels beneath civilian areas for covert movements.

Meanwhile, missile sirens went off in several Israeli areas overnight Friday due to a projectile from Yemen's Houthi rebels, which was intercepted. Following Israeli strikes on Yemen's infrastructure, the Houthis pledged to continue attacks until Israel agrees to a ceasefire.

According to the Gaza Health Ministry, controlled by Hamas, the conflict has resulted in over 45,400 deaths, including both fighters and civilians.

The war intensified after Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, which killed around 1,200, mostly civilians, in Israel. Hamas took about 240 hostages, with nearly 100 still held. Israel's military response aims to free these hostages and dismantle Hamas, which has governed Gaza since 2007 and is designated a terrorist group by the United States.

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Alleged POTUS confuses military strike with labor strike: supports collective bargaining in Yemen

Remember when they wanted to "25th Amendment" former President Donald Trump? That was the left's attempt at using lawfare to get what they wanted. But here we have so called President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., whose mental status is on par with a carrot.

"Dementia Joe" seemed confused as he compared a military strike with a labor dispute when mumbling to reporters this past weekend. He was responding to a question about Israeli airstrikes in Yemen by replying that he would support "collective bargaining."

Imagine if the reporters asked him whether he thought that Israel's strike on Houthi targets were lucky; he might reply how cigarettes are bad for you. [Lucky Strike makes fine tobacco.]

The Veggie-in-Chief was exiting his vehicle when reporters shouted out questions, confusing questions, one after another, some simultaneous to another question being asked. 

He answered a few questions related to the Jewish State and the escalating military actions targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah, a group of terrorists whose leaders are either dead or singing soprano after Israel sold them some pagers and radios fully loaded to go. When one reporter asked a follow up question about the "strikes in Yemen," Biden's answer clearly showed that he believed the issue was about labor disputes.

REPORTER: "Any comment on the strikes in Yemen, Mr. President!?"

VEGGIE IN CHIEF: "I've spoken to both sides. They gotta settle the strike. I'm supporting the collective bargaining effort. I think they'll settle the strike."

“Mr. President, will you deploy more U.S. troops to the Middle East?” one reporter shouted, and Biden said, “No,” reading off a note on his palm.

First lady and doctor extraordinaire, Jill Biden, also exited the vehicle and quickly walked away, turning her back on the press while Joe walked toward reporters.

She probably should have whisked him away.

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IAF responds to Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv

On Thursday evening, Tel Aviv was rocked by an explosion near the U.S. Embassy of an unknown source at the time. 

The reports came in from downtown Tel Aviv and it was reported that it created significant damage on Ben Yehuda Street at Shalom Aleichem. Residents in the area said that objects were shattered in their homes as a result of the blast.

At the time, Israelis claimed there were no reported attacks from the air, but this later proved to be wrong.

The Home Front Command stated that, "[N]o aerial intrusion into the country's central area was detected, and therefore no alarm was triggered - the incident is under investigation."

Initially, it was unknown how many people were injured in the attack, but two were taken to the hospital with shrapnel injuries, and several others were treated for shock, according to reports.

Later it was found that the Houthis, an Iranian-backed terror group, was responsible for the attack. 

On Saturday, the Houthis received a wakeup call from the IDF for its months of attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The IAF fighter jets struck military targets in the area of the Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen in response to all those months of attacks against the Jewish State. In other words, Israel felt that they had taken enough crap from these terrorists. 

Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen: now renamed as Badabahbadahbing!

Source: @IDF https://t.co/90sSQsqdeO pic.twitter.com/wM7MhmOCdB— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) July 20, 2024

IDF: During the night, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) entered Israel from the direction of the sea from the west, which we estimate was launched from Yemen, and hit a building in central Tel Aviv.

It appears that this is a Simad 3 UAV, which we estimate traveled from Yemen to… pic.twitter.com/6DiRAeSp4t— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) July 19, 2024

BADABAHBADAHBING! 

Israeli fighter jets conducted an air strike in Yemen on Saturday in retaliation for the Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv last Thursday, U.S. and Israeli officials said.

Yemen is over 1,000 miles from Israel and this was the first time they directly attacked the Houthis, an Islamic group backed by Iran. The Houthis have harassed and attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea in response to the war started by Hamas, on October 7 when they brutally murdered Israelis in an unprovoked attack.

Saudi television channel al-Hadath reported three people were killed and 15 wounded in the Israeli drone strike. Israel just has had enough and finally went on the offensive. The U.S. knew about the Israeli strikes in advance, and coordinated on them, according to officials, Axios reported.

Yoav Gallant, Israeli Minister of Defense, spoke to U.S. Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin [who President Biden referred to as the "Black" man] on Friday. 

It was a splendid FAFO moment for Israel and hopefully this will give them pause next time they decide to go after the, you know, Jews.

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U.S. Navy pokes out the "eyes" of the Houthis

The United States Navy has finally responded to the ongoing attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Their attacks against foreign ships, after doing nothing about it for months, has finally changed.

The Navy struck Houthi rebel radar sites after a merchant sailor and boat went missing in the Red Sea early last week. So far, the U.S. strikes wiped out seven radar sites within Houthi territory, according to Central Command (CENTCOM). The Associated Press (AP) reported that the NAVY did not elaborate on how the sites were destroyed and did not immediately respond to questions so as not to give away the store.

In another instance, two drone boats in the Red Sea that held bombs were destroyed, along with a drone that was launched above the waters from the Houthi terrorists.

CENTCOM reported that a commercial sailor from the Liberian-flagged and Greek-owned cargo carrier Tutor has been missing since Wednesday, after the Houthis used a drone with a bomb on it to strike the boat. In this incident, the crew had to abandon ship and were subsequently rescued by the USS Philippine Sea along with partner forces. but the Tutor remains in the Red Sea and is “taking on water,” the agency said, the AP reports.

This comes after a mid-May attack by the Houthis on a foreign oil tanker in the Red Sea, just after alleged President Biden's staff covertly met with Iran and begged them to get the terrorists to cut it out already. What a bad taste that leaves in one's mouth.

However, it looks as if the U.S. is finally making a move to stop the aggression, perhaps due to the impending presidential election and an effort to make Joe Biden look as if he's sentient. 

Of course we should remember that just this past April, the Biden special envoy to Yemen was kicking around the idea of removing the terrorists from the terrorist watch list designation. The Biden administration also thought of changing the military's orders to attack the Houthi's military capabilities, proving to the world just how impaired our so-called leader is.

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