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Eilat Reels as Iran-Backed Houthis Put a Dent in Israeli Port Activity

Washington turns a blind eye as Houthi strikes reach — for the first time — land near the port city of Eilat.

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The Southern Israeli port city of Eilat. Prince Roy via Wikimedia Commons CC2.0
ANTHONY GRANT
ANTHONY GRANT

While Biden officials and a few British focused on the Gaza Strip, Iran-backed Houthis firing missiles are — for the first time — striking in or near Israel’s southern port city of Eilat.

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ANTHONY GRANT
ANTHONY GRANT

Mr. Grant, a California native who has written for many major newspapers including France-Soir and the New York Times and worked in television at Paris (France24) and Tel Aviv (i24news), is now based in Athens as a staff reporter and editor of The New York Sun.

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