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A missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels has landed in an open area in central Israel.
The Houthis have been launching drones and missiles toward Israel but until Friday, all were intercepted by either Israel or Western allies.
The sinking comes as shipping through the crucial waterway for cargo and energy shipments moving from Asia and the Middle East to Europe has been affected by the Houthi attacks.
"You can't fight the Houthis, an enemy that is named nowhere in existing authorizations, without legal permission from Congress," Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites on Wednesday.
The U.S. military has launched another wave of missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen, marking the fourth time in days it has directly targeted the group.
Two U.S. officials spoke anonymously to The Associated Press to discuss an operation that hadnt yet been publicly announced.
The Constitution requires that if there is not an imminent threat of self-defense, that he has to come to Congress, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said.
The assault began Thursday evening. HuffPost first reported that the Biden administration had conveyed its decision to Congress earlier in the day.
There have been about two dozen attacks on international shipping by the Houthis since Oct. 19.