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The Houthis have issued an order for U.S. and British nationals in Yemen to leave the country within a month.
What Happened: The Houthi authorities have directed U.S. and British staff of the United Nations and humanitarian organizations based in Sanaa to leave Yemen within 30 days, as reported by Reuters on Wednesday.
This decision follows recent military strikes by the U.S. and the U.K., with the support of other nations, against the Iran-aligned Houthi group. The strikes were in response to the group’s attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, which they claim are linked to Israel.
The U.S. government, in an effort to counter the attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea, had previously reinstated the Houthis on the list of terrorist groups. The Houthis have stated that their attacks are in solidarity with the Palestinians amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
The Houthi ...