Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday his resignation from the position he has held for 10 years, explaining that he will continue to perform his duties until his party chooses a successor. At the same time, Trump called for Canada to be annexed to the United States of America.

The US military has sent 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Oman to start their lives anew, the Pentagon announced Monday, leaving just 15 men in the prison in a bold move at the end of the Biden administration that has left the prison’s prison population lower than at any time in its more than 20-year history.

A US military official revealed that the Houthis attacked about 80 commercial ships in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, stressing that the waterway would not be relinquished and that the necessity of preventing the flow of Iranian weapons to the Houthis is key to preventing attacks.

The US Central Command said on Tuesday evening that its forces had successfully repelled attacks by the Houthis on US Navy ships and US-flagged commercial vessels as they transited the Gulf of Aden on December 9 and 10.

The Israeli government is considering hiring private American security companies to oversee the distribution of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, prompting security companies to compete for huge contracts.

The American website "Al-Monitor" expected that US President Donald Trump's team would seek to launch a strict campaign against the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose continuous attacks have complicated shipping and transportation routes, leading to higher costs in Egypt and elsewhere.