The rebel movement launched ballistic missiles as the war enters its second month.
Houthis enter war: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they fired missiles at Israel, marking their entry into the war. Israel’s military earlier said it detected a missile from Yemen.
• Troops injured: Elsewhere, at least 10 US service members were injured in an Iranian attack on an air base in Saudi Arabia, a US official said.
• War “not finished yet”: President Donald Trump said the war is “not finished yet” and the US has “another 3,554” targets left to hit. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US can achieve its objectives “without any ground troops” and that the war could end in weeks.
• New deployments: The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier is expected to deploy to an area near the conflict, according to a source. It’s unclear if it will join or replace the US aircraft carriers already in the region. More than 1,000 service members are also being deployed.
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