Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
Yemeni rebels on Thursday vowed to continue attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Palestinians.
The US military announced on Wednesday evening, January 17, that it had struck 14 Houthi missiles on the ground in Yemen. “protection” Navigation in the region. “These missiles on the launch pads posed an immediate threat to merchant ships and US Navy ships in the region and could be launched at any time”In a statement published on X (formerly Twitter), the US military command in the Middle East (CENTCOM) wrote.
A media outlet close to the Houthis had earlier announced that American and British forces had launched a fourth round of strikes. “American-British Offensive Targets Governorates of Hodeida, Taiz, Dhamar, Al-Bayda and Saada”.Al-Masirah channel was indicated near the Yemeni rebels.
Despite this new strike, the Houthis vowed Thursday to continue their attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with the Palestinians. “We will continue to target ships bound for the ports of occupied Palestine, regardless of US-British aggression to stop us”One of their officials told Al-Masirah.
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