US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that the US army carried out another attack on Yemeni territory and that the target of the attack was a cruise missile of the Houthi rebels affiliated with the Ansar Allah movement. This was reported by TASS.
The publication states that on February 4, at 04:00 Moscow time, the US military attacked in self-defense the Houthis’ anti-ship cruise missile, which was ready to be launched against ships in the Red Sea.
CENTCOM emphasized that the US Armed Forces found a bullet in the Houthi-controlled area of Yemen and determined that it posed a threat to commercial ships and US Navy ships in the region.
Grant Shapps, formerly head of the British Ministry of Defense statedHe said the third series of joint US and UK strikes on Yemen was not an escalation and was a proportionate response to the actions of Houthi rebels.
A British merchant ship sailed towards the Israeli port on February 1. subject to Attack by the Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah.
Formerly Houthis announced It concerns the intention to attack merchant shipping in the Red Sea every 12 hours.