Reports from media outlets affiliated with the Houthi rebel group in Yemen indicate that the “American-British aggression launched 11 raids on Hodeidah and Saada.”
The airstrikes, which occurred in the middle of the night, targeted several areas including Ras Isa in the Sa’f city, Baqim, Zaydiya, Al-Hawk, and the eastern part of Saada city.
In response, the U.S. Central Command released images of aircraft and missiles purportedly targeting Houthi rebel group locations in Yemen.
Subsequently, the U.S. military announced that it carried out airstrikes against 5 missiles in Yemen, one designed for ground attack and the other four targeting ships.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated that the U.S. forces “conducted a self-defense strike against a Houthi cruise missile for a ground attack, and later struck four anti-ship cruise missiles, all of which were prepared for launch against maritime vessels in the Red Sea.”
Furthermore, it was emphasized that the U.S. forces “identified the missiles in areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen and determined that they posed an imminent threat to U.S. Navy vessels and commercial ships in the region.”
Previous Raids
The U.S. and British forces launched dozens of airstrikes on targets in 6 Yemeni provinces, including the capital, Sana’a, the previous night.
In a separate development, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced that it targeted the U.S. oil field base in Syria with a drone, citing it as “support for our people in Gaza“.
On the political front, the United Nations envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, discussed with Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday preventing the return to the cycle of violence in Yemen, with discussions focusing on the necessity to reduce tensions at the regional level.
The visit came hours after the Houthi group in Yemen announced that the United States and Britain carried out 48 airstrikes on 6 Yemeni provinces, vowing to retaliate.
On Sunday, the U.S. Central Command stated in a press release that U.S. and British forces, supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, launched strikes against 36 targets affiliated with the Houthis in 13 areas in Yemen.
In solidarity with Gaza, which has been subjected to a devastating Israeli war since October 7, 2023, with U.S. support, the Houthis target ships and cargo vessels in the Red Sea owned or operated by Israeli companies or carrying goods to and from Israel.
Following the intervention of Washington and London, and with tensions taking a noteworthy escalatory turn in January last year, the Houthi group declared that it considered all U.S. and British ships as military targets.
With intermittent frequency since January 12 last year, a coalition led by the United States has launched airstrikes, claiming to target Houthi sites in various areas of Yemen in response to their attacks in the Red Sea, a move intermittently met with retaliation from the group.
