Houthis report new US, UK airstrike on Yemen’s Al Hudaydah

By Mohammed Sameai

SANAA, Yemen (AA) - The Yemeni Houthi group announced Thursday that the US and UK conducted an airstrike on the coastal province of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen.

“A US-UK aggression targeted the coast of Alluheyah in Al Hudaydah Governorate,” according to the Houthi-affiliated channel, Al-Masirah

It did not disclose the results of the attack and there has been no response from the US or the UK.

Al Hudaydah is an important Yemeni province, with three vital ports in addition to a long coastal strip.

Since the beginning of 2024, a coalition led by the US has been conducting airstrikes that it said are targeting Houthi locations in parts of Yemen in response to attacks by the group in the Red Sea. The counterattacks have been occasionally met with retaliation from the group.

In solidarity with Gaza, which is facing a devastating Israeli offensive, the Houthis have targeted Israeli cargo ships or those associated with Tel Aviv in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, expressing determination to continue operations until the end of the onslaught on the enclave

With the intervention of Washington and London and an escalation of tensions, the Houthis announced they now consider all American and British ships as military targets.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala in Istanbul​​​​​​​