USVs and missiles were “spotted in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis” and posed an “imminent threat”, the US Joint Command for the Middle East (CENTCOM) summarized via X (the former Twitter , “central Command”).
The US military announced overnight Thursday to Friday that it launched new strikes in Yemen yesterday, targeting four unmanned surface vessels and seven cruise missiles of the Houthi rebels, which had been prepared to “launch against ships in the Red Sea”.
USVs and missiles were “spotted in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis” and posed an “imminent threat”, the US Joint Command for the Middle East (CENTCOM) summarized via X (the former Twitter , “central Command”).
He clarified that the blows, “in legal defense”, according to this, were made from 17:00 to 21:00 (Sanaa time; 16:00 to 20:00 Greek time).
Yemen’s Shiite militia Ansar Ala, better known by the family name of its leaders, the Houthis, has been launching attacks since November against merchant ships it says are linked to Israel, in a show of “solidarity” with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. , a densely populated enclave under siege, much of which has been leveled by Israeli bombardment for more than four months.
Although US and allied forces have stepped up operations in Yemen and off the war-torn country to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden from their action, the Houthis continue to launch drone and missile attacks.
The impact of escalating tensions in the region is heavy on global trade. Container shipping through the Red Sea has fallen by nearly 30% year-on-year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source :Skai
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