the houthis -- no surprise. the houthis proudly display their banner which says god is the greatest, death to america, death to israel, curse upon the jews and victory to islam. the violence is rooted in a burning hatred for jewish life. under the watch of this counsel, the houthis have grown from a terrorist group into a terrorist army all with the help of their iranian masters. according to the u.n. own excerpts and documents, the houthis now possess advanced ballistic missiles from iran, including the previously unseen ballistic missile. new uavs also from iran. technological expertise from iran and extensive training again from iran. and the result? the number of houthi terrorists has exploded to over 350,000 compared to just 30,000 in 2016. they are a crucial stance that links to iran proxies. iranian support for the houthis violate security council resolutions and 2722. i does an assault on all tenants of sovereignty and international law. let's talk about money. the annual houthi budget is $1.2 billion. f

horse against the houthis but against the entire yemeni population.- against the houthis but againstmeni population. how far do you think a cease-fire _ entire yemeni population. how far do you think a cease-fire in _ entire yemeni population. how far do you think a cease-fire in gaza - entire yemeni population. how far do you think a cease-fire in gaza which l you think a cease—fire in gaza which we hear signals could be close, how much do you think it would go in so far as ending the current conflict between the houthis and israel. knowing the houthis and they are an opportunistic group, they use the gazaissue opportunistic group, they use the gaza issue to advance their own goals that even if there is a cease—fire, the hoodies will raise the bar and come up with additional demands to continue the war. the way they stay in power is through the potential —— perpetual conflict. if the conflict ends today, no one will elect the houthis to government, they know they will be gone for the conflict is over so they need to be in this constant state of war. doctor tetris was there to negoti

well, i think we _ support for the houthis? well, i think we have _ support for the houthis?have to _ support for the houthis? well, i think we have to understand l i think we have to understand the houthis are their own actor, of course they are supported by a ron but iran has not pulling all the strings here. this is a decision, i think, by the houthi leadership to continue this front and with iranian support, in the background. but at the end of the day, this is — our decision made from yemen. fin the day, this is - our decision made from yemen.— the day, this is - our decision made from yemen. on gaza, we do kee uink made from yemen. on gaza, we do keep uink that _ made from yemen. on gaza, we do keep uink that a _ made from yemen. on gaza, we do keep uink that a ceasefire - made from yemen. on gaza, we do keep uink that a ceasefire is - keep uink that a ceasefire is close, what do you think the sticking points are at this stage? i sticking points are at this state? ~' . ., stage? i think the fundamental calculations — stage? i think the fundamental calculations haven't _

the houthis have _ in those two other areas. the houthis have been _ in those two other areas.since october the 7th, these forged attacks you mentioned were due to the war within the gaza strip against thomas and said once the war stopped the attacks. so you see a cease—fire between hamas and israel potential putting in and to what the houthis are up to? unfortunately, despite his ago we had reports from both israel and palestinian negotiators that they were about 90% of the way done negotiating a cease—fire and that it was coming imminently however as he mentioned earlier, there were more attacks today, is really attacks against journalists more attacks today, is really attacks againstjournalists in gaza as well as hospitals, hospital employees passing away as well as children who were in the hospital. so that we expect would set back cease—fire discussions. would set back cease-fire discussions.— would set back cease-fire discussions. ., . ., discussions. correct me ifi am wronu discussions. correct me ifi am wrong but _ discussions. correct me ifi am wrong but you _ discussi

the houthis are — this is the goal for yemen.ran but given what has happened to iran's other allies in the region like hamas and hezbollah, how determined is israel to continue backing the houthis and how much difference will be strikes in yemen make to that determination? £31 to that determination? of course for israel it is so difficult to provide any kind of support. this is after the setbacks that happen for iran during the last few weeks, especially yemeni is far away and there is no like a corridor to allow iran to send something. even in the past it was mostly like smuggling through different areas. from the red sea or north africa or other countries. it doesn't seem to me it's possible now with all of the monitoring and alliances happening now against the houthis in the area, it seems to me that israel most likely will complete the job this time. likely will complete the 'ob thistime.�* this time. how much of an im act this time. how much of an impact do _ this time. how much of an impact do you _ this time. how much of a

i stake its future in the region on the houthis.— stake its future in the region on the houthis. houthis. i think they do matter a lot to iran. _ on the houthis. i think they do matter a lot to iran. you - on the houthis. i think they do matter a lot to iran. you are l matter a lot to iran. you are correct. lebanese hezbollah was previously considered to be the elite member of the axis of resistance and now it has been decimated. so you are left with primarily the yemeni houthis and the iraqi proxy militias. the problem with the iraqi proxy militias is that if they take action it immediately compromises the iraqi government and that is something they have to be careful about and iran has to be careful as well where is because the houthis are in control of the yemeni city, there is a limit to what the israelis can do in retaliation. israelis can do in retaliation. i want to turn briefly to syria now. we know officials have been holding meetings with the rebel group and there is a foreign minister now and a defence minister appointed by hts, what do you make of how this transition

t’m are of israel acting on its own against the houthis?— against the houthis?s? i'm not sure there are _ against the houthis? i'm not sure there are going - against the houthis? i'm not sure there are going to - against the houthis? i'm not sure there are going to be i sure there are going to be measurable or concrete consequences but militarily it is not very sustainable. yemen is... of the capital is 2000 kilometres away from israel. in order to fly there and strike military targets or infrastructure, israeli planes need to be refuelled in the air. this is a very lengthy trick back it exposes the israeli operation and the israeli operation and the israeli planes. you could do it once, you could do it twice, you could do it three times and you could do it three times and you could do it three times and you could even use the navy as a supplement, but that won't cut it because yemen is a big country. it is almost two and a half times the size of britain, it has 38 million people, and just bombing sporadically here and there may not have consequences, but it may

{iii houthis exchange fire. of course. — houthis exchange fire.ways are the last element, the last pillar of the axis of resistance that is still standing. they have been engaged in this series of attacks on shipping in the red sea. since over a year now. as well as continuing efforts to actually strike out israel itself. the issue has been the ability of the international community to deter further attacks that have had a huge impact on the global economy, chipping through the red sea, the suez canal and also, of course, yemen in the midst of a civil war is also vulnerable to this continuation of israeli attacks, as well as us and uk efforts to stop the houthis, so one thing that you don't want to see of course is this conflict will spread and make the situation in yemen even more complicated than it already is. more complicated than it already is-_ more complicated than it already ia— more complicated than it already is. more complicated than it alread is. ., , ., ., already is. the houthis are one ofthe already is. the houthis are one of the me

there was a houthi rebels.tel aviv, and that missile was not intercepted and it hit what looked like a residential area, even though the houthis said it was a military target, but it just shows you that pressure from the houthis is ongoing. a couple of days before that, israel hit energy infrastructure run by the houthis in two yemeni cities. with hamas infrastructure so weakened, and with a ceasefire as fragile as it is in lebanon, the third arm of the so—called axis of resistance that is backed by iran is the houthis, and they have mounted these attacks and have vowed that they would not stop.- attacks and have vowed that they would not stop. we've also heard from _ they would not stop. we've also heard from oxfam, _ they would not stop. we've also heard from oxfam, accusing - heard from 0xfam, accusing israel of systematic obstructing its attempts to bring food and water into palestinians in the north of gaza. ., �* , palestinians in the north of gaza. . �* , u, gaza. that's right. ifi could zoom out — gaza.

the houthis have said this is a crime against yemeni people. called barbaric.d from one of the injured, we spoke describing how the runway was hit three times and how the tower was hit and how he could escape through the window. the houthis have vowed to continue their attacks until the end of the war in gaza but now we see a real focus from the israeli leadership to go after the houthis, to go after the infrastructure and to go after the leadership and they say that they will meet a similar fate to hamas in gaza and to hezbollah in lebanon. both also backed by iran, both suffering devastating losses to their infrastructure and the killing of the leadership. meanwhile, in central gaza, health officials say five journalists have been killed by an israeli strike. it hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nusei—rat refugee camp. one of the journalists was expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". winter is making life harder for the nearly 2 million internally displaced palestin

houthi fighters have targeted in solidarity with palestinians in gaza.l gaza, health officials say five journals have been killed by his -- an israeli strike. it hit a market broadcast van outside a hospital in a refugee camp it one of the journalists had been expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military said those killed were members of a terrorist cell. our correspondent has been following the details of the strikes. reporter: we have seen very dramatic footage from inside sanaa international airport of people running in a panic with their luggage come in their trolley, some of them trying to leave the building through a gate, others running in different directions. we saw one from outside the building showing smoke rising. in the last hour or so we have been getting reports that commercial flights are still landing in yemen airport, despite reports of damage to the facility. we're getting reports and an image of an airbus a320 of yemeni airlines landing there. we heard from the head of the who, the world health organization, tedros ghebreyes

houthi rebels on israeli territory.last seven days, there were at least there were at least five attacks on israeli territory. some of them were not intercepted. now, as i said in the span of this week, israel has struck military targets, energy infrastructure, oil terminals in yemen that it says are being used by houthi rebels. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has also made a statement and again reiterating his stance that they're going to keep targeting houthi targets in yemen because of how the attacks on israeli territory and remember, this has started since the beginning of the war in gaza in 2023. houthi rebels have launched hundreds of attacks on israeli territory, but also remember on international shipping as well. and they have vowed time and time again that this is not going to stop until the war in gaza stops. and in central gaza five journalists killed in an israeli strike, but different narratives on who they were and what happened. can you tell us what the idf is saying and also what their employer

so, if you will, the the yemeni, the houthi part of that conflict, is still quite alive.re between israel and hamas. we don't know how advanced it is, but we do understand from key negotiating parties that they are in advanced stages more than any other time before. it is very delicate. sometimes these things fall apart in that last stage. and that tension, the escalation between the houthis of yemen and israel, does not help with the negotiations and with the ceasefire talks. the us has scrapped a 10 million dollar reward for the arrest of syria's de facto leader ahmed al—sharaa. it follows meetings in damascus between senior diplomats and representatives from hayat tahrir al—sham, hts. assistant secretary of state barbara leaf said the discussion with sharaa was "very productive", and he came across as "pragmatic". the bbc understands the hts will be looking to be de—listed as a terrorist organisation which would pave the way for sanctions to be lifted. here's our middle east correspondent lina sinjab with an update. well, in the briefing that happened late last night,

benjamin netanyahu warns israel is "just getting started" against the houthi rebels in yemen after airstrikesill at least six people. people living in the south of sudan's capital, khartoum, have welcomed the first convoy of food aid since civil war broke out in april last year. two sailors have been killed whilst taking part in australia's annual sydney to hobart yacht race. hello. we start with breaking news from south korea where mps have voted to impeach the acting president. there were chaotic scenes as protests broke out as voting started in the parliament building. a majority of parliamentarians voted in favour of charging han duck—soo less than two weeks after he was appointed, as the country's political crisis continues. han is accused of helping aid president yoon suk yoel�*s short—lived attempt at martial law, and refusing to appoint newjustices to the constitutional court. this man — choi sang—mok — the finance minister— will now become south korea's third president in two weeks. live to seoul and our correspondentjean mackenzie. absolute chaos. tell us what this means for south k

houthi rebels say three people were killed in the strikes. houthi fighters in yemen have targeted israel and ships in the red sea and the gulf of aden in solidarity with palestinians in gaza. meanwhile in central gaza, health officials say five journalists have been killed by an israeli strike. the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp. one of the journalists had been expecting the birth of his child. the israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". our correspondent shaimaa khalil has been following the details of the strikes. we've seen very dramatic footage from inside sanaa international airport of people running in a panic, with their luggage in their trolleys, some of them trying to leave the building through a gate, others running in different directions. we also saw one from outside the building showing smoke rising. and in the last hour or so, we've also been getting reports that commercialflights are still landing in yemen airport despite reports of damage t

the houthis are one of _ than it already is. the houthis are one of the _ than it already is. of the members - than it already is. the houthis are one of the members of. than it already is. the houthis| are one of the members of the so—called axis of resistance that have not been hammered this year. how strong is their position right now?— this year. how strong is their position right now? they have definitely increased _ position right now? they have definitely increased their- definitely increased their capabilities over the course of the last 13 or 1a months and they have successfully waged a conflict in yemen since 2014. they have improved their capabilities, improved their military capacity over this period and have demonstrated ability to be very effective in striking at international shipping. they are absolutely a threat, not only to the people of yemen but the global economy. of yemen but the global economy-— of yemen but the global economy. of yemen but the global econom . ., ., ., , economy. you have held a number of positions _ economy. you have held a number of po

if the houthis change of tactics were able to counter pretty rapidly. we became agile in terms of software updates, changes in fact, is even changes based on the incredible support infrastructure back home the war fighting the taliban centers and a lot of ideas came from junior officers, weapons and tactics, wti. this is part of the culture of naval aviation surface warfare community and pretty impressive. the third point there was a tough deployment for the crew. the water temperatures eventually got up to 90, 91°f which impacted our air-conditioning systems and made it difficult for people to sleep. we had minor leaks i compressed air, steam leak which we could repair because it would take down the associated systems. the catapults were an example i did four to work. that's the primary missile battery. most of these things would record a safe port call to go to and there were not any of that. for us. wasn't till the seven-month deployment we were given a go to go do a port call which give a few days off for the crew and allow for repairs but the avera

i first just want to ask you, if you expect the houthis to respond to these u.s.trikes well, they may well and, you know, the main way they have been responding has been with have been with attacks on ships that they can reach. >> but you know, what i think is most interesting about this is at this point, the houthis are really the only iranian proxy group with the capacity to strike israel right now. hezbollah is obviously in the midst of a cease fire agreement, but also has lost about 80% of its missile capability. it's got some short range stuff. hamas is not really in a position to be firing, particularly at this point from gaza. so that makes it a little bit easier for the united states and israel to focus on these houthi weapons stores. and you've seen them doing that. you know, last weekend, central command was shooting at isil targets inside syria to make sure they didn't take advantage of the chaos there. today, it's the houthis. >> and the fact that this hypersonic ballistic missile was fired from yemen, able to get through israel's iron dome. was that s

yesterday, british and us air airstrikes in yemen against the houthis.o boast and brag, and he's right in the sense that israel will respond, i think that it needs to be a part of a broader international effort rather than an israeli houthi tit for tat. yes. and i know you have been very critical of the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, in the past. alon, what do you consider the potential consequences of israel acting on its own against the houthis, as opposed to seeking a broader coalition with the global community. i'm not sure they're going to be, you know, measurable or concrete consequences, but militarily, it's not very sustainable. yemen, well, let's take the capital of sana'a is 2000km, i300 roughly miles away from israel, in order to fly there and strike military targets or infrastructure. israeli planes need to be refuelled in the air. this is a very lengthy trip back and forth. um, and it exposes, um, the israeli operation. the israeli planes... and so you could do it once, you could do it twice. you could do it three times. you can even us

so if the houthis changed their tactics, we were able to counter pretty rapidly. we game agile in changes in tactics, based on the incredible support infrastructure back home that the war fighting in warfare development centers. a lot of our ideas came from junior officers, weapons and tactics instructors, wtis. so this is part of the culture of naval aviation in the surface warfare community. it was pretty impressive. the third point, it was a tough deployment for the crew. the water temperatures eventually got up to 90, 91 degrees fahrenheit, impacting our air-conditioning systems and made it difficult for a lot of people to sleep. we had a lot of minor leaks like compressed air, steam leak, which we couldn't repair because it would take down the associated systems. the catapults were an example. i needed all four to work. that's the missile battery for an aircraft carrier, right. so most of these things would require a safe port call to go to and there weren't really in the area for us. it wasn't until the seven month of deployment we were given the go to do a

the houthis in yemen — gets past israel's advanced air defences — injuring more than a dozen. us avoids a christmas government shut down after lawmakers vote in favour of a budget deal for three months. and in sport — yet another defeat for english champions manchester city — they lose two —one champions manchester city — they lose two—one against aston villa now, it's time for a look at today's sport. whatnot they were beaten today by aston villa 2—1. scoring both the goals. by aston villa 2-1. scoring both the goals.— by aston villa 2-1. scoring both the goals. added time to make a 2-1— both the goals. added time to make a 2-1for_ both the goals. added time to make a 2-1 for the _ both the goals. added time to make a 2-1 for the champions| make a 2—1 for the champions against the champions, the results they have lost nine of the last 12 games which drops them down to sixth in the table behind aston villa.— behind aston villa. they had a lot of little _ behind aston villa. they had a lot of little factors _ behind aston villa. they had a lot of little factors that - behind as

are us attack on the houthis as well, tell us about that? than well, tell us about that?i american/ missile drones, it weakened the with the threat to israel because a few days ago, they strike a missile which it was not intercepted by the defence which was making israel thinking about the houthi thread and they talked about how can we stop them because according to the israeli media, there was more than 270 missile is launched at israel and more than 170 drones and some of them caused injuries. because in tel aviv as well so there is talk about how to contain the houthis and supporting the yemeni government to fight on the ground because it seems since october last year, it's very hard to stop them. thank ou ve very hard to stop them. thank you very much- _ president biden has signed a spending bill into law averting a partial shutdown of the us government. in a statement, mr biden said the deal represented a compromise in which neither side got everything each wanted. he welcomed funding in the bill for hurricane and other disaster relief. the bill makes no reference to

. >> john: hamas and hezbollah have been defanged but the houthis are still out there.attack comes israel's defense minister threatened to take out the group's. trey yingst live in israel. >> good afternoon. overnight the houthis in yemen launched a ballistic missile at israel sending millions of people to bomb shelters. we were here in tel aviv as air raid sirens blared. these type of attacks are becoming more frequent, raising questions of how the israelis will respond. israel's defense minister said this week that his army will start to target the iran-backed group's leadership. >> we will not accept the fact that the houthis continued to fire at the state of israel. i warned and said that just as we dealt with seymour in gaza, in tehran, and in beirut, we also deal with the leaders of the houthis. >> diplomatic efforts are ongoing to reach a cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas. in negotiating teams in qatar. >> regarding the negotiations aimed at achieving a cease-fire in the gaza strip, their negotiations are still ongoing. as you know, there are technica

the houthis havejust of them missiles.st also fired two hours ago one more missiles into israel, and that was intercepted, and the israeli forces and the israeli authorities are really determined to retaliate back. thank you very much indeed. the state funeral of the former indian prime minister, manmohan singh, has been taking place in the capital delhi. india's first sikh leader died on thursday, at the age of 92. live to delhi and our correspondent, arunoday mukharji. tell us what's been happening. i am currently standing outside the congress party headquarters. the congress party happens to be india's principal opposition party the party of which the former prime minister man mohan sing was a member of. i have been standing here, and this is where his body was taken —— dr singh. just to describe what we saw over the past couple of hours when the body was brought here, unless leaders were here, we saw a steady flow of congress party supporters who had gathered at the congress party headquarters to pay their respects, we

i'm not surprised at all because the houthis are the l all because the houthis are the last piece ofy militia groups, around the middle east. it still poses a serious threat to anybody strategically and in a big military way. iraqi militia can harass the americans but this is another demonstration that the houthis remain potent and they remain strategically important, located in important places along the red sea, the arabian sea, and they remain a potent force on the iranians side, the last one, and they are not going to simply stop and they see a lot of political benefits in fighting israel and fighting the united states and they are prepared to continue to do it, which is completely crazy but they are sort of the arab khmer rouge at this point and i really think they've dropped their own —— they have drunk their own kool—aid. hussein ibish, great to get your respective as always. film; your respective as always. any time. your respective as always. any time- -- _ your respective as always. any time. -- perspective. - let's check now on some of the other headlines. a bus crash in so

your colleagues mentioned the war of attrition between israel and the houthis. been a war of attrition between israel and hamas. israel and hezbollah early on in this war talked about a number of times on air. i said israel was are 2 or 3 front war. many said it is about 7 fronts and israel is winning, what does hamas have left to use people, innocent individuals many who are suffering as ponds to hold on to what little it has left. i don't see this ending immediately but it shows the level and degree of weakness of hamas and the way that israel has prevailed in this war of attrition. it is very sad but despite all that there has been progress, there's an understanding that those most vulnerable will be prioritized moving out of the state of being a hostage. there's understanding that israel will pre-position forces for any cease-fire. we are seeing hamas in its weakest position in the course of this war. ashley: the kremlin rejecting truths in ukraine, a path to nowhere, we know trump wants to end the war, how can he do that >> reporter: one of his advisors, ge

on yemeni ports, on houthi military targets, weapons depots. suspect this is an unfortunate, but a problem that the israelis are going to have to learn to live with. >> all right. i want to jump to syria now. the u.s. is removing a $10 million bounty on the country's new de facto leader, and it came after a u.s. delegation met with him friday in damascus. so what kind of assurances do you think this u.s. delegation likely got from him? and the whole temporary government? >> you know, i think they got a lot of nice words and ahmad al-sharaa, the leader of gaetz, is obviously doing many of the right things, assuring minorities and women that he's broken with his al qaeda roots and is going to be inclusive. but i think, look, the designation, even though the barbara leaf headed the delegation, it doesn't mean that the u.s. cannot engage a group that's designated as an fto, a foreign terrorist organization, if it believes it's in the national interest, and it is very much in our national interest to engage with this conservative islamist government

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where the houthis are going to find themselves almost as the last standing proxy of iran.tively much more and a lot of people are saying why should we allow them to disrupt shipping and forceships to take a longer more costly route to get to tear markets? so midges is we're going to see this heating up. >> that's another one of the conflicts that has just been prolonged and absolutely devastating for the population there. i want to switch gears to president-elect trump's foreign policy on christmas day, he released this series of social media posts calling for among other things the u.s. to potentially expand into canada and greenland and take control of the panama canal. trump has mentioned some of these ideas in the past. the greenland thing came up the last time i remember i was at the state department at the time. and it was anybody all anybody in the european region could talk about. but should any of these suggestions be taken seriously? or is this just a negotiation tactic? >> not even sure it's either. i think he's trolling the canadians and his affection for justi

getting rid of the houthis would be part of that or degrading the houthis would be part of that.you feel that's what the israelis are feeling at the moment? >> reporter: i think there are definitely people around prime minister benjamin netanyahu who are advising him exactly this, this is a moment of historic opportunity, that hezbollah who have long been a loaded gun pointed at israel turned out ultimately to be a little bit of a paper tiger there, vast rocket arsenal, decimated by israeli strikes, their leader, hassan nasrallah, killed and ultimately hezbollah had to sue for peace. and then iran itself, its air defenses, especially around tehran, appear to be very severely degraded by an israeli strike a little earlier this year. and so there are people around netanyahu who are telling him, this is the moment to strike iran itself this is the moment potentially to attack the nuclear facilities, to try to make sure that it cannot get to a nuclear weapon. i think the reality, katty, is that the israeli military for all of its firepower would probably struggle to carry out a compr

the houthis say they launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at an israeli military target. residents in tel aviv say the attack came in the middle of the night while they were asleep. >> we had a siren and then actually a siren on top of a siren, and we obviously were all sleeping in the building and then. before there was even time to get out the door, it exploded. the ballistic missile landed right behind our building and all the windows blew in. and the first, second floor and the whole area. it was very frightening tension between israel and the houthis have escalated since the hamas attack of october the 7th, and israel's subsequent war in gaza. >> after the break, lawmakers avoid a crisis on capitol hill. we'll bring you more coverage next. plus, democrats are raising concerns about billionaire elon musk after he helped push for a shutdown of the u.s. government. that story, and much more straight ahead. stay with us look at the skin, baby. >> she is glowing. >> she is one of one olay hyaluronic body wash has ten times more vitamin b3 complex for visibly nourished ski

netanyahu said as we act -- we'll act against the houthis.e result as against the other terror arms. how much will israel's participation in this fight make a difference? >> i think this is a region destabilized for decades and we have to have continued pressure. having israel step up their pressure, we have to watch for further destabilization in the region. them continuing to step up their attacks or meeting their force with equal force from the houthis, i think we'll wait and see how that plays out. >> jacque: do you expect it will change at all with the new administration coming in? there has been a lot of rhetoric from the president-elect about how the u.s. response in the response in the region will change. >> i think there will be increased pressure with the new administration coming in. >> jacque: appreciate your time. thank you for coming in. >> rich: new study shows owning a home is more expensive than ever fueled by high insurance and property taxes. what is driving up the cost? plus america's fastest growing social media site on t

they're combating houthi fighters in yemen, backed by iran, who have been attacking commercial ships in the waters between the middle east and africa. hours before the plane went down, the military says it conducted precision airstrikes in yemen's capital of sanaa, with targets including a missile storage facility operated by the houthis. during the operation, multiple houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles and an anti-ship cruise missile were shot down. it's not clear whether the downed plane was part of that operation. military experts say confusion can happen in combat. >> it's important to point out that some of these decisions are just a matter of seconds before they fire at, say, an incoming houthi suicide drone. so it still should never have happened. multiple things must have gone wrong for this to happen again. >> the military says the pilots are okay and they are stressing this was not hostile fire. a full investigation is now happening. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> perry. thank you. new details on the man accused of plowing his suv into a christmas market in germany, ki

houthi rebels say that three people have been killed in the strikes.ave targeted israel and ships in the red sea and the gulf of aden in solidaity with palestinians in gaza. in central gaza, health officials say five journalists

yemen's houthi rebels claimed they shot down the f a 18 aircraft over the red sea.he houthis said their strikes were in response to american and british forces attacking their drones and missiles. this group has repeatedly made false claims of striking u.s. warships in the area. and again, the u.s. is calling this an apparent friendly fire incident. at the white house, julia benbrook, cnn. >> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, is speaking out after houthi rebels fired missiles at tel aviv over the weekend. an israeli military official is telling us several attempts to shoot down the missiles failed. now the prime minister is vowing that israeli forces will continue to target the houthis in yemen in the same way they've dealt with other iranian proxies. netanyahu's comments came after the u.s. launched a series of strikes against the rebel group on saturday. it's all part of the ongoing effort to shut down the houthi military operations in the region. >> as we acted forcefully against the terror arms of iran's evil axis, so we will act against the houthis. o

the houthis say they launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at an israeli military target. residents in tel aviv say the attack came in the middle of the night while they were asleep. we're going to go before there was even time to get out the door. >> it exploded. the ballistic missile landed right behind our building and all the windows blew in. and the first, second floor and the whole area it was very frightening. >> we're going to go live now to tel aviv. and cnn's jeremy diamond. jeremy, thank you so much for joining me. what is the latest well, we are at the location where this houthi missile actually struck. >> and while the houthis are claiming that they struck a military target, you can see right behind me that nothing here reflects a military target whatsoever. that is the impact crater that has now been filled in from that missile fired by the houthis. you can see right behind it the damage that has been done to the buildings all around this area where windows were blown out by the force of that blast. if you wrap around here with me, you can see some of that da

are 5 occasion, this morning, israel managed to houthis are making missile. the middle east still going on as the war also in gaza and the operation injabalia in particular in gazais injabalia in particular in gaza is still going on. speaking very briefly, what's the latest from the ceasefire talks? ., the latest from the ceasefire talks? . ., , the latest from the ceasefire talks? . .,, i. the latest from the ceasefire talks? . talks? yeah, as you said in our talks? yeah, as you said in your intro. _ talks? yeah, as you said in your intro, now— talks? yeah, as you said in your intro, now the - talks? yeah, as you said in your intro, now the israeli | your intro, now the israeli delegation came back to have some consultations in israel. the main points they're negotiating at the moment, to what extent the israeli forces will withdraw from gaza, from philadelphi corridor, the border between gaza and egypt, the corridor that would allow people in gaza to move from the south to the north, and the other point is who will be released from the hostages, and from th

all in a region controlled by the houthis, a yemeni militant group backed by iran.d of the united nations world health organization was inside the airport during the israeli attack, and the u.n. condemned the escalation between israel and yemen. the houthis have apparently ramped up their attacks on israel in recent days, launching ballistic missiles and drones, though most have been shot down. throughout the war in gaza, the houthis say they have been acting in solidarity with palestinians. >> [speaking in a global language] >> reporter: from an underground command center, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to "root out the terrorist arm of iran's axis of evil." as israel takes on its enemies across the middle east, it's also continuing to pummel the gaza strip. with nearly the entire population displaced and many in tents, gazans are facing a new adversary: the cold. at nasser hospital, a cbs news team filmed medics treating babies for hyperthermia. they say they admit one or two cases every day. mahmoud al fasseh buried his newborn daughter, sila, t

israel is going after iran backed houthi rebels. >> trey yingst is in tel aviv with the latest.d evening, trey. >> trey: bret, good evening. ongoing conflict between israel and iran backed houthis is heating up with new israeli strikes today targeting the yemeni capital of sun and a half as the secretary general of the world health organization was visiting. >> smoke rises from the yemeni capital of son that. israel on the offensive. striking multiple houthi-linked targets. >> we are determined to cut off this terrorist arm of iran's axis of evil. we will persist until we complete the job. >> this wave of strikes that reportedly included dozens power plants was in response to multiple ballistic missile attacks on israel. by the iran-backed group. >> this is our fourth strike in yemen and we are not finished yet we are capable of much more. >> with the war of attrition developing between israel and the houthis, the battle between israel and hamas has now reached day 447 overnight israeli airstrike targeted central gaza killing five palestinian journalists that the israelis claime

yemen's houthi rebels claimed they shot down the f, a 18 aircraft over the red sea.e houthis said their strikes were in response to american and british forces attacking their drones and missiles. this group has repeatedly made false claims of striking u.s. warships in the area. and again, the u.s. is calling this an apparent friendly fire incident. at the white house, julia benbrook, cnn. >> now, as you and i continue the latest on russia's response to a drone attack deep inside its territory elcome to times square that's none of my life. >> new year's eve, live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn. streaming live on max i'm the team mascot, and boy, am i running late. >> but i got lead in my foot and spirit in my fingers. >> woo oh, what a hit. >> and if you don't have the right auto insurance coverage, the cost to cover that might tank your season but get allstate. save money on auto insurance and be protected from mayhem like me. woo woo! >> the day you get your clear choice, dental implants changes your struggle with missing teeth forever

forces carried out strikes on houthi targets in yemen. and meanwhile, israel says a rocket fired from the houthis got through its air defenses and landed in eling avive. tel aviv. that's where chief foreign correspondent trey yingst is reporting live for us today. trey, what can you tell us? >> reporter: arthel, good afternoon. overnight night the united states haunched a series of airstrikes against the houthis in yemen. according to u.s. central command, the targets were missile storage facilities and also a command and control center. these strikes were aimed at disrupting the iran-backed group's attacks against international shipping lanes and american vessels in the region. they also came just hours after the houthis launched a ballistic missile at israel's second largest city the of tel aviv, injuring 16 people. in that attack the air defense systems failed to intercept the missile, allowing it to impact a playground just south of the city. the houthis do continue to tie their on ongoing attacks to the war with hamas inside gaza. >>