In a statement, the US military’s Central Command said the strikes were aimed “to disrupt and degrade Houthi operations”.
Their determination to support Israel in every way is demonstrated by USAwhich, according to reports published in the international media, hit military installations of Houthi in Yemen, just hours after the rocket attack on Tel Aviv.
According to the same reports, American aircraft hit targets related to the attack on Israelin the city Sana’a.
Footage from the attack in Sana’a, Yemen pic.twitter.com/OQZObUDN2E
— נועה מגיד | Noa Magid (@NoaMagid) December 21, 2024
Happening now in Sana’a, #Yemen pic.twitter.com/M9Fb5zXzjT
— نون عربية🍉 (@NoonArabia) December 21, 2024
The target was the silos from which they are launched long-range ballistic missileswhich Iran has supplied to the Houthis.
In a statement, the US military’s Central Command said the strikes were aimed at “disrupt and degrade Houthi operations, such as attacks on US Navy warships and merchant vessels in the Southern Red Sea, Bab al-Madeb and the Gulf of Aden».
CENTCOM Conducts Airstrikes Against Iran-Backed Houthi Missile Storage and Command/Control Facilities in Yemen
TAMPA, Fla. – US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by… pic.twitter.com/YRWWQJIweP
— US Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 21, 2024
The US military also said it hit multiple Houthi drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea.
The Iran-backed group in Yemen has been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea for more than a year to try to impose a naval blockade on Israel, saying they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians in Israel’s year-long war in Gaza.
Source :Skai
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