In a series of joint military operations, the United States and the United Kingdom launched airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, marking the return of attacks after more than three months of hiatus, according to reports from Fatshimetry.
The missiles were deployed to target 13 sites under the control of the Iran-backed terrorist group. The strikes follow a series of Houthi attacks on U.S. Navy ships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. These sea lanes, separated by the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, are essential to international trade routes.
The strikes took place in the coastal city of Hodeida, and resulted in the deaths of at least 16 people, with 35 others injured, according to the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah news network.
The United States has focused its efforts on neutralizing the Houthis’ abilities to attack U.S. commercial ships and warships by targeting their primary weapons, including anti-ship cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and attack drones. unidirectional. Additionally, maritime and underwater drones were also destroyed. This resumption of strikes follows an increase in Houthi attacks over the past week.
Earlier this week, the United States destroyed Houthi missile launchers in Yemen and intercepted air attack drones.
These events occur in a context where, on Tuesday, three Houthi ballistic missiles struck a Greek merchant ship in the Red Sea, without causing any injuries, allowing the M/V Lax to continue its journey.
Operation Prosperity Guardian, led by the United States last December to protect international shipping, has partnered with other nations to intercept Houthi attacks. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and several destroyers patrolled the region’s waters to counter Houthi fire.
The destroyer USS Carney, which recently returned from the Middle East, had 51 engagements in six months, an activity that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called “the Navy’s most significant direct engagement since World War II world”.
Against this tense backdrop, the situation in Yemen continues to raise concerns and attract international attention, highlighting the need to find diplomatic solutions to end the violence and achieve peace in the region.