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"This morning, US forces conducted three successful self-defense strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen," US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. "This is the fourth pre-emptive action that the US military has taken in the past week against Houthi missile launchers that were ready to launch attacks," Kirby adds. SOUNDBITE
The United States is seeking a "de-escalation" in the Middle East despite its strikes on Huthi positions in Yemen, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says. "We seek to stop the spread of conflict and to create the conditions for de-escalation," he tells the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. SOUNDBITE
Firefighting teams are still battling a blaze at the Huthi-run port in Yemen's Hodeida, hours after Israeli strikes on the harbour triggered a massive fire and killed three people, according to the rebels. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns a drone strike on Tel Aviv claimed by Yemen's Huthis that left one person dead, expressing concern over a possible further escalation, a spokesman says. "The Secretary-General remains deeply concerned about the risk such dangerous acts pose for further escalation in the region," says Farhan Haq, adding a call for "maximum restraint." SOUNDBITE
The United States vows to hold Yemen's Huthi rebels accountable for a strike on a bulk carrier that killed two, apparently the first fatalities in the insurgents' attacks on shipping. "We will continue to hold them accountable. We call on governments around the world to do the same," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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