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Proof: Al-Alimi announces launch of military operations against Houthi militia

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-04T20:32:57Z","headline":"Al-Alimi announces launch of military operations against Houthi militia","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"arabnews","url":"https://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/al-alimi-announces-launch-of-military-operations-against-houthi-militia-3004567","v":1}

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a54398a59b363d3b49f6fdd4eb0c2ee2476543e1e88ea34c2ce2e5c38c486f96

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969899, mined 2026-10-04 20:59 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-a54398a59b36.json prints a54398a59b363d3b49f6fdd4eb0c2ee2476543e1e88ea34c2ce2e5c38c486f96. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-a54398a59b36.json and headline-a54398a59b36.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-a54398a59b36.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
  3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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