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Israeli police arrested three Gaza terrorists in Rahat linked to the October 7 massacre, seizing weapons including ammunition and a lathe suspected of being used for weapons activity, and transferred them to security authorities for further investigation.
The US Coast Guard intercepted a weapons shipment bound for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Arabian Sea, originating from Iran and containing various military components. This comes as the Houthi rebels continue to target commercial shipping in the Red Sea, prompting US and allied strikes, with General Michael Erik Kurilla of US Central Command condemning Iran's supply of advanced weapons to the rebels as a violation of international law.
Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after a mission to seize Iranian-made missiles from a boat bound for Yemen, with one SEAL falling into the ocean and the other jumping in to assist. The search-and-rescue operation is ongoing, as military officials believe the SEALs could still be alive in the warm waters. The raid also resulted in the seizure of weapons parts intended for Houthi fighters in Yemen, with an exhaustive search underway to locate the missing SEALs.
The US Navy seized Iranian-made ballistic missile and cruise missile components from a vessel off the coast of Somalia intended for Houthis in Yemen, amidst escalating tensions between the US and Iranian proxies in the region. Search and rescue operations are ongoing for two missing SEALs, while the US and UK militaries launched strikes against Houthi targets in response to attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The seizure marks another instance of Iran's destabilizing activities in violation of international law, with previous seizures of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen.
U.S. forces recovered Iranian-made missile warheads and related components during a ship-boarding mission near Somalia, disrupting the weapons’ suspected transit to militants in Yemen but losing two elite Navy SEALs at sea in the process. The incident underscores the challenge facing the Biden administration and its international partners in holding Yemen’s Houthis and Iran accountable for disrupting commercial shipping in the region. The Pentagon remains hopeful for the safe return of the missing SEALs, as a massive search-and-rescue operation continues in the Gulf of Aden.
Austrian security forces have conducted raids on properties linked to an extreme-right group, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of weapons, Nazi flags, and paraphernalia. Six people were arrested, and illegal drugs and over €1m in cash were also found. The operation was part of an investigation into criminal motorcycle gangs in Austria, with some of those arrested having close links to a right-wing extremist criminal association. The authorities believe there is an increasing militarization of the extreme right-wing scene in Austria.
Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian gunmen in Jenin during an arrest raid, resulting in the detention of a terror suspect and the seizure of a cache of firearms and weapons parts. Palestinian gunmen opened fire and hurled explosive devices at troops, but no soldiers were reported hurt. Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have been high for the past year, with the Israeli military conducting near-nightly raids in the West Bank amid a series of deadly Palestinian terror attacks.