Middle East situation tracking (March 17)

< br > < b > Conflict situation: < br > < span class = "section-news" > 1. Trump ordered the US military to take military action against the Houthis, and the strikes against the Houthis will last for days or even weeks. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 2. The US said that many Houthi leaders were killed in the air strike. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 3. US Secretary of State: We will continue to strike the Houthis, and there is no need for ground operations. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 4. US Defense Secretary: Will fight the Houthis "without mercy" until they stop attacking. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 5. US fighter jets shot down 11 Houthi drones on Sunday, US officials said. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 6. US officials said the US military tracked a Houthi missile that landed in waters near Yemen after a failed flight and did not pose a threat. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 7. Yemen was hit by a large-scale US air strike, and the Houthis: are ready to "escalate the confrontation". < br > < span class = "section-news" > 8. Houthi armed forces: using missiles and drones to attack US aircraft carriers, will target all US aircraft carriers and warships, and the "maritime shipping ban" in the Red Sea will include US ships. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 9. Iran condemns US "brutal" air strikes against the Houthis. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 10. Houthi armed forces: US air strikes have killed 53 people. < br > Other circumstances: < br > < span class = "section-news" > 1. An Israeli negotiating delegation travels to Egypt to discuss the issue of detainees. < br > < span class = "section-news" > 2. The head of Israel's General Directorate of National Security will be fired.