UK, US carry out air strikes on Yemen, including Sanaa

Air raids deed Houthi-held Yemeni capital, pinch nary contiguous reports of casualties, says Al Masirah TV.

The United States and nan United Kingdom person launched aerial strikes successful Yemen, including nan capital, Sanaa, a tv position tally by nan Houthi rebel group has reported, pinch nan Pentagon saying it targeted precocious weapons retention accommodation successful nan raids.

Al Masirah TV reported connected Sunday that parts of Sanaa, nan bluish Amran governorate and different areas were deed overnight. There were nary contiguous reports of casualties. “Eyewitnesses said they heard aggravated flying, on pinch explosions successful different parts of Sanaa,” it said.

The Pentagon told nan AFP news agency that it targeted facilities, which contained various weapons utilized to target subject and civilian vessels navigating world waters passim nan Red Sea and nan Gulf of Aden.

The 2 nations person many times carried retired strikes connected Yemen since January to extremity nan Houthi rebels from attacking Israeli-linked commercialized ships passing done nan Red Sea. In July, strikes successful Hodeidah state killed astatine slightest 16 people, nan Houthis said.

The Houthis, who power larger parts of Yemen, including Sanaa, person been attacking shipping lanes successful nan Red Sea and firing missiles and drones astatine Israel in solidarity pinch Palestinians.

In much than 100 Houthi attacks complete astir a year, 4 sailors person been killed and 2 ships person sunk, while 1 alloy and its unit stay detained since being hijacked past November.

Fears of a location war

The Yemeni group has demanded that Israel extremity its warfare connected Gaza arsenic a information to extremity nan attacks that person disrupted waste and acquisition done 1 of nan busiest maritime routes successful nan world.

Israeli soldiers person killed much than 43,000 group successful Gaza since October past year. The devastating warfare was launched successful nan aftermath of a Hamas-led onslaught successful confederate Israel that killed much than 1,100 people. More than 200 group were taken captive.

Saturday’s strikes travel 3 days aft Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi criticised US President-elect Donald Trump for supporting Israel.

The US and nan UK subject run has not deterred Houthi attacks, pinch nan Iran-linked rebel group attacking nan Nevatim subject airbase successful confederate Israel connected Friday. The group besides intercepted a US drone complete occidental Yemen, Houthi subject spokesperson Yahya Saree said connected Friday.

The Houthi, US and UK attacks person raised fears of an description of nan conflict successful Gaza arsenic good arsenic concerns complete efforts to extremity Yemen’s ain civilian war.

A vulnerable truce has been successful spot since 2022.

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