The United States says it carried out strikes against Houthi targets in the Yemeni capital Houthi news

The US strikes on Sanaa come amid a series of recent attacks between the Yemeni rebel group and the Israeli army.

The US military said it launched air strikes against targets linked to the Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, including a missile storage facility and a “command and control” site.

US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, said on Saturday that the strikes were intended to “disrupt and weaken Houthi operations.”

US Central Command said in a social media post that the Iran-aligned group had previously launched attacks on US naval and commercial ships in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab and the Gulf of Aden. mail.

The US strikes come amid an escalation in attacks between the Houthis and the Israeli army this week.

Israel bombed several targets in Yemen on Thursday, including… Power stations Near Sanaa.

The Israeli bombing, which killed at least nine people, came after the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, launched a missile towards Tel Aviv.

US Central Command carries out air strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi missile storage and command and control facilities in Yemen

TAMPA, FL – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command and control facility operated by… pic.twitter.com/YRWWQJIweP

– US Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 21, 2024

In the latest incident, in the early hours of Saturday, the Houthis said they fired a ballistic missile into central Israel.

The Israeli army said it did so Failed to intercept the projectileWhich fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area.

Local emergency services said 16 people suffered “minor injuries” in the accident.

The Houthis are targeting Israel with drones and missiles to pressure the US ally to end its war in Gaza, where the US-backed Israeli army is present. More than 45 thousand people were killed.

Yemeni rebels have also carried out attacks on shipping lines in and around the Red Sea as part of the same campaign, which they say supports the Palestinians.

For months, the US and UK have been bombing Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the Red Sea attacks.

The administration of US President Joe Biden also imposed sanctions on the Houthis.

Thursday, Washington imposed sanctions on the governor From the central bank in Houthi-controlled Sanaa and several Houthi officials and companies associated with them, accusing them of helping the group obtain “weapons and dual-use components.”