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      <text>The Houthis in Yemen denies reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. </text>
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    <text>The Houthis in Yemen deny reports of imposing tolls on vessels passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. </text>
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      <date>2026-07-30</date>
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      <text>Around 25 vessels have reportedly crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb strait on Thursday according to data from Kpler shipping data. </text>
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      <text>Around 25 vessels have reportedly crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data. </text>
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    <text>About 25 vessels cross the Bab-el-Mandeb strait according to data from Kpler shipping data. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-24</date>
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    <text>The Houthis deny reports that they have closed the Bab-el-Mandeb and state that they are not seeking to close it, reaffirming that they have only established a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. </text>
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      <date>2026-07-23</date>
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      <text>Shipping data shows that two Chinese very large crude carriers carrying 4 million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged &quot;VLCC Xin Long Yang&quot; and Chinese-flagged &quot;VLCC Cosnew Lake&quot;, are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-23</date>
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    <text>Shipping data shows that two Chinese very-large crude carriers carrying four million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged &quot;VLCC Xin Long Yang&quot; and Chinese-flagged &quot;VLCC Cosnew Lake&quot;, are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb strait. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-23</date>
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    <text>The Houthis claim to have attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea for their violation of the blockade by Yemen's Houthi-led armed forces. There are no reported casualties. </text>
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    <text>Yemen's Houthis announce the resumption of attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran. </text>
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    <text>The Houthis launch a ballistic missile at central Israel, which is intercepted. </text>
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      <text>Two people are injured, flights are halted and the airspace is closed after multiple drone strikes, including some intercepted and at least one on the passenger hall of Ramon Airport near Eilat in Southern District, Israel. </text>
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      <text>One person is injured, flights are halted and the airspace is closed after multiple drone strikes, including some intercepted and at least one on the passenger hall of Ramon Airport near Eilat in Southern District, Israel. </text>
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    <text>Two people are injured, flights are halted and the airspace is closed after multiple Houthi-launched drone attacks, including some intercepted and at least one on the passenger hall of Ramon Airport near Eilat in Southern District, Israel. </text>
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    <text>Ten people are killed and 102 others are injured, including 21 critically, in Israeli airstrikes targeting the Houthis in Sanaa, Yemen. </text>
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      <text>Israel intercepts two ballistic missile fired by the Houthis from Yemen. </text>
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    <text>Israel intercepts two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis from Yemen. </text>
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    <name>The New York Times</name>
    <day>11</day>
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  <text>The Yemeni government reports that six people have been killed in strikes on a cargo ship by the Houthis in the Bab-el-Mandeb. </text>
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