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Trump and his allies have highlighted the attacks’ success as they dismiss concerns over the use of the nongovernmental messaging app Signal to discuss secret military plans to strike the Houthis.

Yemeni officials and close observers of the war there said nearly two weeks of U.S. strikes have shown mixed results. And they said airstrikes alone wouldn’t defeat the Houthis. “Good, but not good enough,” said one official with the internationally recognized Yemeni government, which is fighting a civil war with the Houthis. 

Since the U.S. airstrikes began March 15, the Houthis have launched missiles and drones at the USS Harry S. Truman, an aircraft carrier stationed in the Red Sea. On Thursday, the Houthis claimed another attempted attack on the carrier. 

They have also resumed their attacks on Israel. On Thursday, Israeli air-defense systems intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles, totaling seven since Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18, after talks to extend a two-month cease-fire collapsed.