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Coverage dated September 30, 2024

Suspected Houthi attack: drone boat strikes ship in Red Sea

Headline from Newsweek

Tuesday's attacks appear to be the Houthis' first actions against commercial shipping in recent weeks.

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  1. Newsweek

    Suspected Houthi attack: drone boat strikes ship in Red Sea (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Tuesday's attacks appear to be the Houthis' first actions against commercial shipping in recent weeks.

  2. Military.com

    Drone Boat Hits Ship in Red Sea as Missile Strikes Another in Likely Assaults by Yemen Houthi Rebels (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    An explosive-loaded drone crashed into one ship in the Red Sea as a missile exploded against another, the British military and private security officials said, marking the latest suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

  3. The Boston Globe

    A drone boat loaded with explosives has struck a ship in the Red Sea in a suspected Houthi attack (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The drone attack and an earlier attempted attack Tuesday likely are the rebels’ first assaults on commercial shipping in weeks as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a regional conflict.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.