{"id":115342,"date":"2024-10-17T22:47:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115342"},"modified":"2024-10-17T22:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:47:41","slug":"live-updates-israeli-military-investigating-whether-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar-was-killed-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115342","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Israeli military investigating whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cuq68000033b6nzslubne7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The US has carried out\u00a0a round of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/2024\/10\/16\/politics\/us-strikes-iran-backed-houthis-yemen\/index.html\">strikes against the Houthis<\/a> in Yemen, targeting five underground weapons storage facilities using B-2 stealth bombers.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b00083b6nk6lh4f9a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>Here\u2019s what you need to know about the attack:<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b00093b6n1qpjomj6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>Who are the Houthis and why is the US attacking them?<\/strong> The Houthis are part of an Iran-backed alliance of militant groups in the Middle East.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b000b3b6n9sb6fje7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The alliance, which spans Yemen, Syria, Gaza and Iraq, has been attacking Israel since the Israel-Hamas war began. The Houthis say they won\u2019t stop striking Israel and its allies until a ceasefire is reached in the Palestinian enclave.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b000c3b6ntpl049jx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While they do not pose as much of a threat to Israel and the US as other Iranian proxies, such as Hamas and Hezbollah, the Houthis have for months targeted ships in the Red Sea, one of the world\u2019s busiest waterways, in response to the war in Gaza.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b000d3b6nq9qahqoq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Austin said he authorized the US strikes at the direction of President Joe Biden to \u201cfurther degrade\u201d the Houthis\u2019 abilities after more than a year of attacks by the Houthis on US and international vessels in the region. The facilities were holding \u201cvarious weapons components\u201d used to target vessels in the Middle East, the defense secretary said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b000e3b6norjxpq4c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>Why did the US use B-2 bombers?<\/strong> Thursday\u2019s attack was the first time the US used the B-2 stealth bomber to attack the Houthis in Yemen since the beginning of the war in Gaza. The B-2 is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-iran-gaza-lebanon-10-17-24-intl-hnk#cm2crnln300003b6nkz37kfot\">much larger<\/a> platform than the fighter jets that have been used so far to target Houthi facilities and weapons, capable of carrying a far heavier load of bombs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b000g3b6ns93v1wwf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Austin said US forces used the B-2 bomber to show the US can target facilities that \u201cour adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2czw29b000h3b6nf5s7tr6l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <strong>How have the Houthis responded?<\/strong> A Houthi spokesperson said \u201cAmerica will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-iran-gaza-lebanon-10-17-24-intl-hnk#cm2ctzwxc0000356n3y33ar3x\">pay the price<\/a> for its aggression on Yemen, and as we have said before, its aggression will not deter Yemen from its stance in support of Gaza.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-iran-gaza-lebanon-10-17-24-intl-hnk\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has carried out\u00a0a round of\u00a0strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, targeting five underground weapons storage facilities using B-2 stealth bombers. 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