The United States has struck Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital, Houthi news

The US strikes on Sana’a come amid the latest series of attacks between the Yemeni rebel group and the Israeli military.

The United States military launched airstrikes on targets linked to Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, including a missile depot and a “command and control” post.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, said on Saturday that the strikes were aimed at “disrupting and degrading Houthi operations”.

CENTCOM said on social media that the Iran-allied group had previously attacked US Navy and merchant ships in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden. post.

The US strikes come amid an increase in attacks between the Houthis and the Israeli army this week.

Israel has bombed several targets in Yemen, including on Thursday power plants Near Sana’a.

The Israeli airstrike, which killed at least nine people, came after the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, fired rockets at Tel Aviv.

CENTCOM conducted airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi missile depots and command/control facilities in Yemen.

TAMPA, Fla. – The forces of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) launched precise air strikes against the missile depot and the command-and-control facility… pic.twitter.com/YRWWQJIweP

– US Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 21, 2024

In the latest incident, on Saturday morning, the Houthis said they fired a ballistic missile into the center of Israel.

The Israeli military said that it happened could not capture the projectileIt fell in the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa region.

Local emergency services said 16 people were “slightly injured” as a result of the incident.

The Houthis have been targeting Israel with drones and missiles to pressure the US ally to end the US-backed Israeli military’s war in Gaza. It killed more than 45,000 people.

Yemeni rebels have also carried out attacks on shipping lanes in and around the Red Sea as part of the same campaign, which they say is in support of the Palestinians.

For months, the US and UK have been bombing Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Red Sea attacks.

US President Joe Biden’s administration has also imposed sanctions against the Houthis.

Thursday, Washington imposed sanctions on the governor It accused the central bank in Houthi-controlled Sanaa and several Houthi officials and related companies of helping the group acquire “dual-use and weapons components.”