US military conducted multiple airstrikes Saturday night on several Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen that contained advanced conventional weapons, a US defense official told Al Arabiya English
The weapons were used to target military and civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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The Houthi-run Al Masirah television network reported three American and British raids that targeted the capital Sanaa’s southern Al Sabeen district.
“Eyewitnesses said they heard intense flying, along with explosions in different parts of the capital Sanaa,” Al Masirah said.
The United States and Britain have repeatedly struck Houthi targets in Yemen since January in response to attacks by the group on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Houthis say the strikes, which have disrupted maritime traffic in a globally important waterway, target vessels linked to Israel and are intended to signal solidarity with Palestinians during the Gaza war.
The attacks have seriously disrupted the Red Sea route which carries 12 percent of
