The missile did not hit any ships, according to a US general. Washington and London carried out more than 150 strikes on rebel positions in Yemen during the night from Thursday to Friday.
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The response has so far caused no damage. The Houthis fired “at least one missile” anti-ship, without hitting any boat, “in response” to the strikes of the United States and the United Kingdom on the positions of the rebel movement in Yemen, declared an American general Friday January 12.
The American official said he expected “attempts at retaliation” from the Yemeni rebels, who adopted a “fairly virulent rhetoric”. A senior Houthi authority warned earlier Friday that “all American-British interests [étaient] become legitimate targets. for the rebels.
“No civilian victims” according to Joe Biden
The United States and the United Kingdom targeted 30 Houthi sites overnight from Thursday to Friday, with a total of more than 150 strikes, the American general said, leaving five rebels dead and six wounded, according to the port. -military spokesperson of the Houthis. “Every target we hit last night was associated” Houthi attempts to obstruct “freedom of navigation in the Red Sea”added the American soldier. “I think there were no civilian casualties, for this reason too [les frappes sont] a success”declared US President Joe Biden.
For several weeks, the Houthis have increased attacks on ships in the Red Sea, disrupting global maritime trade. In power in a large part of Yemen, rebels close to Iran say they are targeting ships linked to Israel in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, where the Jewish state’s offensive has left 23,708 and more than 60,000 injured. according to the Hamas Ministry of Health (an assessment impossible to confirm due to lack of independent sources on site).
