Houthis say at least 16 dead and 35 injured in UK and US strikes in Yemen
Rebels group says strikes, aimed at underground facilities and missile launchers, killed 16 civiliansIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesJoint UK-US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others, the rebels have said, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll from strikes carried out in response to their attacks on shipping.Three US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the strikes on Thursday as hitting a wide range of underground facilities, missile launchers, command and control sites, a Houthi vessel and other facilities. They called it a response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden over the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading...
Rebels group says strikes, aimed at underground facilities and missile launchers, killed 16 civilians
Joint UK-US airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 others, the rebels have said, the highest publicly acknowledged death toll from strikes carried out in response to their attacks on shipping.
Three US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the strikes on Thursday as hitting a wide range of underground facilities, missile launchers, command and control sites, a Houthi vessel and other facilities. They called it a response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden over the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading...
