### [2026-08-11](/feed/2026/08/11/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Yemeni government reports that six people have been killed in strikes on a cargo ship by the Houthis in the Bab-el-Mandeb. 




### Sources:

1. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/world/middleeast/deadly-houthi-strike-red-sea.html)

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