The US says it has carried out strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital | News of the Houthis
The US strikes in Sanaa come amid the latest in a series of attacks between a Yemeni rebel group and Israeli forces.
The United States military says it has carried out airstrikes against targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, including a missile depot and a “command and control” base.
US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, said on Saturday the strikes were aimed at “disrupting and undermining Houthi operations”.
The Iranian-backed group earlier launched attacks on US military vessels and merchant vessels in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden, CENTCOM said in a statement.
The US strikes come amid a spate of attacks between the Houthis and Israeli forces this week.
Israel bombed several locations in Yemen on Thursday, including power stations near Sanaa.
The bombing in Israel, which killed at least nine people, followed the launch of missiles by the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, towards Tel Aviv.
CENTCOM Conducts Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Houthi Missile Storage and Command/Control Facilities in Yemen
TAMPA, Fla. – The forces of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out a precision air strike on a missile storage facility and a command and control center operated by … pic.twitter.com/YRWWQJIweP
– US Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 21, 2024
In the latest incident, in the early hours of Saturday, the Houthis said they fired a missile into the center of Israel.
The Israeli military said it failed to stop the bomb, which fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area.
Emergency services in the area said 16 people were “slightly injured” in the incident.
The Houthis have been targeting Israel with aerial bombs and missiles to pressure the US coalition to end the war in Gaza, where US-backed Israeli forces have killed more than 45,000 people.
Yemeni rebels have also been attacking shipping lanes in and around the Red Sea as part of a similar campaign, which they say is supporting the Palestinians.
The US and the United Kingdom have been bombing Houthi targets in Yemen for months in response to the Red Sea offensive.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has also imposed sanctions on the Houthis.
On Thursday, Washington sanctioned the governor of the central bank in Houthi-controlled Sanaa and several Houthi officials and affiliated companies, accusing them of helping the group obtain “second-hand parts and weapons”.
