Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON, 19th Jan. US and the UK on Thursday carried out new round of airstrikes against Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media reported.
The Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported without providing more details that the strikes hit Houthi targets in five provinces, including Hodeidah, the main port on the Red Sea coast controlled by the terror group.
The attack followed the Houthis claim of a missile strike on a US ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday night, Xinhua news agency reported.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said on al-Masirah TV “In support of Palestinian people and response to the US and British aggression against our country, our naval forces carried out an attack targeting the US ship ‘Ginko Picardie’ in the Gulf of Aden with a number of missiles, and the strike was accurate and direct”.
US Central Command confirmed the Houthi attack in a statement, added that the ship was slightly damaged but remained seaworthy and has continued its voyage.
Houthis have escalated their attacks in the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on October 7, 2023, demanded an end to Israeli attacks and siege on Gaza.
The Houthis have controlled much of northern Yemen, Sanaa and the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, since ousting the internationally recognized Yemeni government in 2014.
