US strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after US warships strike, CENTCOM says

The US military said on Tuesday that its forces had “conducted multiple precision strikes” against them The Houthis targeted in the capital of Yemen.

The target had been used by Iranian-backed rebels who used to attack American warships and commercial vessels, US Central Command said in a statement. The attack started on Monday and continued on Tuesday. The video shared by the command shows planes take off and rockets launched from the ship.

The targets included the Houthi command and control center as well as advanced manufacturing facilities and conventional weapons storage facilities. The facilities held missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles used by the Houthis, CENTCOM said. US Navy and US Air Force jets also destroyed a Houthi coastal radar site and seven cruise missiles and unmanned aerial dronessaid CENTCOM.

One witness in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, reported multiple strikes in different areas. It was also reported that the Ministry of Defense raided Sanaa and heard a loud explosion.

The command said there were no injuries or damage to US personnel or equipment.

The strikes are part of CENTCOM’s effort to degrade Iran-backed Houthi efforts to threaten regional allies and military and commercial shipping in the region.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam called the strikes “American aggression” and “a clear violation of the sovereignty of an independent country and open support for Israel.”

Rebels said on Tuesday that they had fired two missiles at Israel, hours after the Israeli army said it intercepted the gunfire from the country. Earlier in December, a rocket fired into Yemen arrived in the Tel Aviv areawhich left more than ten people injured from broken glass, according to the Israeli military. That came days after Israeli airstrikes targeted the Houthi rebels.

The Houthis control most War-torn Yemen and they have been firing missiles and drones at Israel, too ships in the Red Sea again Gulf of Adenin what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians at the time Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.