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US Central Command confirmed that Iran-backed Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen.
Nimisha Priya was sentenced to death in a case related to the murder of a Yemeni man on July 25, 2017.
Efforts are underway to secure the release of the death row prisoner with blood money.
Nimisha Priya's release is only possible through negotiations with the family and the tribe of the slain, said the human rights activist.
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A joint statement said that the militaries of US and UK, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand conducted the strikes.
In a statement on social media platform X, US Central Command said the Houthi missiles presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region.
The vessel, M/V Gibraltar Eagle, was attacked with an anti-ship ballistic missile.
The Houthis have carried out a growing number of attacks on the key international sea route since the Gaza war erupted with Hamas's unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7.
Prema Mary wanted to go to the West Asia country to negotiate about blood money with the victim's family.