According to Houthi news Agency Houthi ppolicemen ride on the back of a patrol pick-up truck during the funeral of Houthi fighters killed by US -UK strikes.
Meanwhile, the United States military said it conducted strikes for self-defense on Friday morning and evening.
The U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted on its website that its forces “conducted self-defense strikes against two mobile unmanned surface vessels four mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, and one mobile land attack cruise missile that were prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea.”
The command added that it “identified these missiles and USVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to U.S. Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region,” stressing that its strikes aimed to protect the freedom of international shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have been attacking the shipping lanes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since mid-November last year, saying they target Israeli, U.S., and British commercial vessels in support of Palestinians in Gaza. â–
