US and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea and at risk from attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Austin said UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain will be part of the new mission. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged Israeli leaders during meetings to plan for “transitioning to the next phase of operations.” Israeli Air Force officers defended their actions amid growing criticism over Gaza’s soaring death toll. Israeli police said a rocket fired from Lebanon hit the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on December 18. Israeli PM Netanyahu has said, “I will not let us replace Hamastan with Fatahstan” in a social media post. Watch the video to find out more.