Seventeen Houthi rebels were killed in an American strike targeting their positions in Yemen, the rebels’ official media outlet announced on Saturday, February 10. “The bodies of members of the armed forces who were martyred during the bombing of the American-British offensive are carried during a funeral procession in Sana’a”.Saba news agency reported.
The United States announced Thursday that it had launched new strikes targeting four surface drones and seven cruise missiles. “Ready to launch against ships in the Red Sea” by the Houthis in Yemen, where they control vast territories. This represents drones and missiles “an imminent threat” For navigation, the US Middle East Military Command (CENTCOM) said. The US military also carried out attacks on insurgent sites near Iran on Wednesday.
A large share of world trade
Since November, the Houthis have said they have been targeting ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden that they believe are linked to Israel. “unity” With Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Hamas is at war with the Jewish state. Their attacks have forced many shipowners to suspend passage through the area where a large share of world trade passes.
Israel’s first ally, Washington, designated the Houthis as an entity “terrorist”Established a multinational coalition in December “protection” Marine traffic. The coalition has so far not allowed the attacks to stop, with American forces, sometimes with British allies, launching several attacks against the Houthis in Yemen since mid-January.
The Houthis have been at war since 2014 against power in Yemen, a poor country on the Arabian Peninsula.
