US, Britain launch raids on Yemeni capital Sana'a, Houthi TV says - report - Reuters, Jerusalem Post Staff

 

​ by Reuters, Jerusalem Post Staff

US defense officials told Saudi news site Al Arabiya that the strikes had targeted Houthi weapons facilities holding advanced conventional weapons.

 

Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, looks on during a rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah, in Sanaa, Yemen September 27, 2024.

(photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)

The United States and Britain launched raids on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, the Amran governorate, and other areas, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi movement, reported on Sunday.

US defense officials told Saudi news site Al Arabiya that the strikes had targeted Houthi weapons facilities holding advanced conventional weapons. The weapons had been used to target ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Houthi media and residents said about nine raids had targeted Sanaa, its suburbs, and the Amran governorate.

“Eyewitnesses said they heard intense flying, along with explosions in different parts of the capital Sanaa,” Houthi-run media Al Masirah said.

Protesters, predominantly Houthi supporters, rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the war in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen October 7, 2024. (credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)

The Houthis

Iran-aligned Houthi terrorists have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since November last year in solidarity with the Palestinians in Israel's war with Hamas.

The attacks have drawn US and British retaliatory strikes and disrupted global trade as ship owners reroute vessels away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal to sail the longer route around the southern tip of Africa.

Reuters, Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-828307

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