Iran-backed Houthi rebels vowed fierce retaliation on Saturday after the United States carried out an additional attack in Yemen.
“This new attack will have a firm, strong and effective response,” Houthi spokesman Nasruldeen Amer told Al Jazeera.
Central Command said Friday that the Navy destroyer USS Carney fired land-based Tomahawk missiles that hit a radar site controlled by Tehran proxies to “degrade the Houthis’ ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels.”
The attack followed a broader airstrike led by US and British forces on Thursday night that struck more than 60 Houthi-controlled targets in 28 locations in Yemen following a campaign of missile and drone attacks by the militant group against shipping. commercial transport in the Red Sea.
“These attacks have endangered American personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, endangered commerce, and threatened freedom of navigation,” President Biden said after the first attacks.
Houthi rebels vowed retaliation after a second US attack in two days. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images Friday’s assault followed a widespread airstrike across 28 locations that hit more than 60 targets Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images
Thursday’s attack killed at least five people and wounded six, according to Houthi military spokesman Brig. General Yahya Saree.
Houthi forces fired at least one anti-ship ballistic missile on Friday in response to the US- and UK-led attack, Army Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II told CNN.
Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said the attacks, including one that hit a military base in Sanaa, would not deter the rebels from continuing to carry out their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Thursday’s attack on Houthi-controlled facilities left five dead and six wounded. AP
Rising tensions in the Red Sea add to the threat of a widening conflict in the Middle East as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas.
The Houthis claim their attacks on transport ships have been in support of the Palestinians as the Israeli army continues its offensive in Gaza, although many of the ships they have attacked had no known connection to Israel.
With mail cables.
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