The USA attacked 4 Houthi targets in Yemen. This has been reported page US Central Command uses the social network Twitter.
The targets of the attacks were seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles prepared for launch into the Red Sea and one mobile launcher of such missiles, as well as a Houthi drone.
“These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer for the U.S. Navy and commercial shipping,” the Pentagon emphasized.
Before this Houthis was attacked Two American ships in the Gulf of Aden.
Amid the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yemen’s Houthi rebels began attacking commercial and military ships in the Red Sea in early October 2023. Unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles are used for these purposes.
Houthis allegationHe said they only target ships calling at Israeli ports or ships whose owners have ties to Israel. However, their actions began to interfere with international shipping.
A number of companies announcedHe said that they will no longer send their ships through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and is an important shipping route for the world.
On the night of January 12, 2024, with the support of the USA and the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia and Bahrain. applied Major attacks were carried out on Houthi targets in Yemen. US President Joe Biden named This move is a direct response to Houthi attacks on foreign ships.
Previously USA applied Attack on Houthi cruise missile preparing to launch.