US, UK airstrike hit Yemen's port city

A US-British maritime coalition launched an airstrike on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, with the strike hitting the area of al-Jabanah, according to the Houthi-run al-Masirah satellite TV channel. The local residents reported on social media that the airstrike hit an empty area, and there have been no comments yet from the US-British coalition. The strike came after the Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against a British cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea, which badly damaged the vessel and forced its crew to abandon ship. The US Central Command said it has conducted “five successful self-defence strikes against Houthi military capabilities in Yemen since January, while the Houthis have increased their attacks in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthi group has been controlling the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah since the 2018 UN-brokered Stockholm Agreement, which was backed by the US and Britain, forcing the Yemeni internationally recognised government out.

The US-British maritime coalition launched an airstrike on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, hitting the area of al-Jabanah. The strike came in response to the Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against a British cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea, causing damage to the vessel and forcing its crew to abandon ship. The US Central Command has conducted “five successful self-defence strikes against Houthi military capabilities in Yemen since January, while the Houthis have increased their attacks in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthi group has been controlling the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah since the 2018 UN-brokered Stockholm Agreement, which was backed by the US and Britain, forcing the Yemeni internationally recognised government out. The strike hit an empty area, and there have been no comments yet from the US-British coalition.

Local residents said on social media platforms that the airstrike hit an empty area, without providing further details or casualties. The strike came after the Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack against a British cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea, which badly damaged the vessel, and its crew had abandoned it. The US Central Command said it has conducted “five successful self-defence strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel, and one unmanned surface vessel” in the Houthis-controlled areas of Yemen, aiming to undermine Houthi military capabilities. However, Houthis, in response, increased their attacks in what they said in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthi group has been controlling the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah since the 2018 UN-brokered Stockholm Agreement, which was backed by the US and Britain, forcing the Yemeni internationally recognised government out.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for carrying out a missile attack against a British cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea, while the US-British maritime coalition launched an airstrike on the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. The strike hit the area of al-Jabanah, and local residents said on social media platforms that it hit an empty area. The US Central Command said it has conducted “five successful self-defence strikes against Houthi military capabilities in Yemen since January, while the Houthis have increased their attacks in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthi group has been controlling the strategic Red Sea port city of Hodeidah since the 2018 UN-brokered Stockholm Agreement, which was backed by the US and Britain, forcing the Yemeni internationally recognised government out. There have been no comments yet from the US-British coalition regarding the airstrike in Hodeidah.