U.S. and British forces fired a ferocious barrage of missiles at more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, destroying Iranian-backed rebel weapons systems, bases and other equipment, officials said. announced.
Fighter planes and warships bombed five militant strongholds, U.S. officials said.
Seven missiles landed in the airport of the main port city of Hodeidah and in the Qasseib region, which includes a rebel-held military base, the Houthi-run main news outlet al-Masira TV reported.
U.S. and British forces have struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, striking weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iran-backed rebels, U.S. officials said. AP
Four other airstrikes hit the capital, Sanaa, and two more targeted Damar province, the newspaper said.
Meanwhile, multiple air raids were reported in Bayda province.
The U.S.-led airstrikes came days after the Houthis claimed responsibility for downing a U.S. drone over Yemen and attacking a U.S. warship.
The militants fired a large number of ballistic missiles at three U.S. warships in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, all of which were intercepted by naval destroyers, U.S. officials said.
Military planes and warships bombed about five Houthi strongholds, officials said. AP
The recent US attack also unfolded on the heels of Houthi rebels threatening an “escalation of military operations” targeting Israel, an all-out war between the Jewish state and Iran’s terrorist proxies. It is one of the latest escalations threatening the country.
Israel launched a major retaliatory attack on Houthi ports and power plants last Sunday after the terrorist group fired a ballistic missile at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane.
According to Houthi media, seven airstrikes hit the Qaseib region, which includes the airport of the main port city of Hodeidah and a Houthi-controlled military base. Reuters
The Houthis have attacked more than 80 commercial ships with a barrage of missiles and drones since the Israeli-Hamas war broke out in October last year.
During that time, they captured at least one ship and sank two more.
But other missiles were intercepted by U.S.-led operations in the Red Sea or failed to reach their intended targets, officials said.
The extremists claimed they were in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel’s war with Hamas and were targeting ships with ties to Israel, the United States or Britain.
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