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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. subject struck much than a twelve Houthi targets successful Yemen connected Friday, going aft weapons systems, bases, and different instrumentality belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed.
Military craft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds astatine astir 5 locations, according to the officials.
Houthi media said 7 strikes deed the airdrome successful Hodeida, a large larboard city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled subject base. Four much strikes deed the Seiyana country successful Sanaa, the capital, and 2 strikes deed the Dhamar province. The Houthi media bureau besides reported 3 aerial raids successful Bayda province, southeast of Sanaa.
The strikes travel conscionable days aft the Houthis threatened “escalating subject operations” targeting Israel after they seemingly changeable down a U.S. subject drone flying implicit Yemen. And conscionable past week, the radical claimed work for an onslaught targeting American warships.
The rebels fired much than a fractional twelve ballistic missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles and 2 drones astatine 3 U.S. ships that were traveling done the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but each were intercepted by the Navy destroyers, according to respective U.S. officials.
The officials spoke connected information of anonymity to sermon details not yet publically released.
Houthis person targeted much than 80 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the Israel-Hamas warfare successful Gaza started past October. They have seized 1 vessel and sunk 2 successful the campaign that has besides killed 4 sailors.
Other missiles and drones person either been intercepted by a U.S.-led conjugation successful the Red Sea oregon failed to scope their targets, which person included Western subject vessels.
The radical has maintained that they people ships linked to Israel, the U.S. oregon the United Kingdom to unit an extremity to Israel’s run against Hamas successful Gaza. However, galore of the ships attacked person small oregon nary transportation to the conflict, including immoderate bound for Iran.
