WASHINGTON: The US military has carried out two more attacks in Yemen early on Wednesday, destroying 2 Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed at the Red Sea and were preparing to launch, the U.S. military claimed in a statement.
The U.S. strikes, which took place at around 2:30 a.m., are the latest against the Iran-backed group over its targeting of Red Sea shipping, and followed a larger round of assaults a day earlier.
Arab media citied Reuters as saying that the US military has carried out two more attacks in Yemen Wednesday.
#US military strikes two Houthi anti-ship missiles in #Yemen https://t.co/TFGr5SHbSJ pic.twitter.com/zMvWKP7nHU
— Arab News (@arabnews) January 24, 2024
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The Houthis have said their assaults are in solidarity with Palestinians as Israel strikes the Gaza Strip. The strikes have disrupted shipping and deepened concern that fallout from the Hamas- Israel war could destabilize the Middle East, Reuters reported.
