The Houthis in Yemen unite after new American strikes news

Houthi spokesman in Yemen, Muhammad Abdel Salam, said that his country will continue to defend itself after several American strikes targeted facilities in the capital, Sanaa.

Abdul Salam said on Tuesday, after the occupation planes launched air strikes on Yemen: “The American aggression against Yemen is a blatant violation of the sovereignty of an independent state, and blatant support for Israel to encourage it to continue its crimes of genocide against the people of Gaza.” United States for the second day.

The US military said it carried out attacks against targets in the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, and coastal sites in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday.

“On December 30 and 31, US Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production and storage facilities that included missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV),” US Army Central Command (CENTCOM) said. He said in a post on X.

US Central Command forces strike several Houthi targets in Yemen

US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted several precision strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Sanaa and coastal sites within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen on December 30 and 31.

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– US Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 31, 2024

The Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported that US military aircraft launched a total of 12 air strikes, targeting two separate areas in Sanaa.

The Iran-aligned group in Yemen has been launching attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea for more than a year in an ostensible attempt to impose a naval blockade on Israel, saying it is acting in solidarity with Palestinians who are under attack as part of a year-long Israeli campaign. The deadly war in Gaza.

Last week, a wave of Israeli air attacks Hitting the main airport in Yemenkilling at least three people. Separate attacks on the country’s main coastal city of Hodeidah killed three more people.

The attack on Sanaa Airport came at a time when the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that he was about to board a plane there.

The Houthis pledged to respond quickly to the attack and confront “escalation with escalation.”

The Houthis took control of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in 2014, and have fought a war against forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition, including the Yemeni government, in the years that followed.

“Support for Gaza continues”

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Monday issued what he described as a final warning to the Houthis to stop missile attacks on Israel.

Danon also warned Tehran that Israel has the ability to strike any target in the Middle East, including Iran. He added that Israel will not tolerate attacks launched by Iranian agents.

But hours later, the Israeli military announced that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, triggering sirens across the country.

The group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said on Tuesday that the Houthis targeted Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv and a power station south of Jerusalem using a hypersonic ballistic missile and a Zulfiqar ballistic missile, respectively.

Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, head of the Houthi Supreme Revolutionary Committee, said after the Israeli army announced the interception of the missile that the Houthis will not end their attacks on Israel.

He said on the X website: “The bombing of the entity (Israel) continues and the support for Gaza continues.”

In his speech before the United Nations Security Council, Danon said that Israel will not tolerate further Houthi attacks.

“As for the Houthis, you may not have paid attention to what happened to the Middle East over the past year,” he said.

“Well, let me remind you of what happened to Hamas, to Hezbollah, to Assad, and to all those who tried to destroy us. Let this be your final warning. This is not a threat. It’s a promise. “You will share the same miserable fate,” Danon said.

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Houthis that Israel was “just getting started” following strikes in Yemen, including on Sanaa airport and ports on the country’s west coast as well as two power plants.

Israel’s ongoing assault and bombardment on the blockaded Gaza Strip, where famine looms, has killed more than 45,000 people so far, and has been described by leading rights groups as genocide.