Hodeida, Yemen: The United States on Sunday dismissed Yemeni Houthis’ reports that it carried out new attacks on targets in Yemen.
Earlier, Houthi media said the US and British strikes had hit Houthi-held Hodeida, but a US defense official speaking on condition of anonymity told media that the US coalition did not carry out any strikes on Sunday.
The Ansar Allah news website of the Houthi group had earlier said that air strikes from the American-British aggression hit Hodeida.
The website quoting a security source said the strikes hit the Jabal Jada area in Al-Luhaya district of Hodeida governorate, on Yemen’s Red Sea coast.
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A US defense official told media that there were no US or coalition strikes conducted in Yemen on Sunday.
US and British forces on Friday said they hit scores of Houthi targets across Yemen, amid fears that Israel’s war with Hamas could engulf the entire Middle East region.
The United States conducted strikes on Saturday as the group warned of further attacks on Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea. This follows the joint military action by US and UK forces the previous day, targeting various locations across the country.
UN Security Council Demands Houthis to Stop Attacks
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting to address the situation, reiterating its call for the Houthis to stop attacks on ships. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all parties to avoid escalation for the sake of regional peace and stability.
The Houthi group has been increasingly carrying out missile and drone attacks in the crucial Red Sea international trade route, with claims of targeting Israeli-linked shipping. The Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the entrance to the Red Sea, witnesses around 12 percent of global trade.
