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    <text>Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is planning a offensive on the Houthis in the coming weeks to take back the Bab al-Mandab Strait. </text>
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      <text>France announces that it will deploy its soldiers and air defense systems in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, to support the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces against the Houthis. </text>
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    <text>France announces that it will deploy its soldiers and air defense systems to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, to support the Saudi military against the Houthis. </text>
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    <text>British prime minister Andy Burnham says that the United Kingdom will offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling in its ongoing conflict with the Houthis. </text>
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    <text>Houthi forces launch ballistic missiles and drones at several locations in Saudi Arabia, injuring 73 people, including civilians, and causing fires that temporarily halt operations at some energy facilities. </text>
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    <text>Amid the offensive, Saudi Arabia launches an airstrike against a prison in Al-Jawf Governorate, killing seven people, including a child, and trapping 35 more under the rubble. </text>
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    <text>The Houthis shoot down a Saudi Arabian reconnaissance drone in northwest Yemen. </text>
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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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    <text>The U.S. State Department approves a potential US$1.96 billion deal in arms sales to Saudi Arabia amidst the current Iran war and potential re-escalation with the Houthis. </text>
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    <text>The Yemeni Army and Houthis engage in intense fighting in the As-Silw district in Taiz Governorate, Yemen, killing two soldiers. Additionally, the Yemeni Army says that it repelled a Houthi attack. </text>
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      <text>The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen claims that Southern Transitional Council president Aidarus al-Zoubaidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates through Somaliland. </text>
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    <text>The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen claims that Southern Transitional Council (STC) president Aidarus al-Zoubaidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates through Somaliland. </text>
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    <text>The Houthis raid United Nations offices in Sanaa, Yemen, and detain at least eleven UN personnel. </text>
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  <text>Reuters reports that Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive on the Houthis in the coming weeks to take back the Bab al-Mandab Strait. </text>
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