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Yemen’s Houthi forces on Sunday claimed attacks on commercial vessels linked to Britain and Israel, the latest in a spate of assaults by the Iran-aligned group that has disrupted shipping in the Red Sea. Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said the militia had attacked the British vessel Hope Island with missiles. The attack was part of five military operations carried out by the group over the past 72 hours, the official said in a televised statement. They included missile attacks on two Israeli ships in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. The spokesman added that the group had targeted a…