US launches series of airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after American warships attacked in Red Sea

THE United States has launched a bid of airstrikes connected Iran-backed Houthi revels, hitting much than a twelve targets successful Yemen.

Military craft and warships connected Friday bombed extremist bases and weapons installations successful 5 locations, lone days aft American warships were attacked successful the Red Sea.

The joint op with the British subject indicates a superior escalation, with the Middle East inactive waiting to spot if Israel volition onslaught against Iran for the rocket strikes earlier this week.

Operations were confined to shipping lanes and subject basal targets, a US authoritative said.

According to Houthi media, 7 strikes targeted the airdrome successful Hodeida, a cardinal larboard city, arsenic good arsenic the Katheib area, which hosts a Houthi-controlled subject base.

Additionally, 4 strikes deed the Seiyana country successful Sanaa, the capital, portion 2 much targeted Dhamar province.

The Houthi media bureau besides reported 3 aerial raids successful Bayda province, located southeast of Sanaa.

The rebels launched implicit fractional a twelve ballistic missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles, and 2 drones astatine 3 US vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but each were intercepted by Navy destroyers, according to aggregate US officials.

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