{"id":110502,"date":"2024-10-05T01:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110502"},"modified":"2024-10-05T01:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:44:46","slug":"us-british-forces-launch-airstrikes-on-yemens-iran-backed-houthi-rebels-targeting-weapons-systems-and-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110502","title":{"rendered":"US, British forces launch airstrikes on Yemen\u2019s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, targeting weapons systems and bases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The US and British militaries launched a blistering barrage of missiles at more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen Friday \u2013 obliterating the Iranian-backed rebels\u2019 weapons systems, bases and other equipment, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Fighter jets and warships\u00a0bombed the militant strongholds at five separate locations, according to US officials.<\/p>\n<p>Seven missiles struck the airport in the major port city of\u00a0Hodeida and the Katheib area, which is home to a rebel-controlled military base,\u00a0Al Masirah TV\u00a0\u2013 the main Houthi-run news outlet \u2013 reported. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The U.S. and British militaries struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to\u00a0the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials said. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Four other strikes hit the capital of Sanaa and two more targeted\u00a0the Dhamar province, according to the outlet. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0multiple air raids were also reported in the Bayda province.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The US-led strikes came just days after the Houthis claimed responsibility for shooting down a US military drone over Yemen and for an attack targeting American warships.<\/p>\n<p>The militant had fired off a slew of ballistic missiles at three US ships located in the\u00a0Bab el-Mandeb Strait \u2013 but all was intercepted by the Navy destroyers, US officials said. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at roughly five locations, according to the officials. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest US strikes unfolded, too, soon after Houthi rebels had threatened \u201cescalating military operations\u201d targeting Israel \u2013 one of\u00a0the latest escalations threatening all-out war between the Jewish state and Iran\u2019s terror proxies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel, on its part, launched a massive retaliatory attack\u00a0last Sunday on Houthis\u2019 sea ports and power plants after the terror group fired a ballistic missile at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s plane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Houthi media said seven strikes hit the airport in Hodeida, a major port city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled military base.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Houthis have targeted more than 80 merchant vessels with a barrage of missiles and drones ever since the Israel-Hamas war broke out last October.<\/p>\n<p>In that time, they\u2019ve managed to seize at least one vessel and sunk two more.<\/p>\n<p>Other missiles, however, have either been intercepted by a US-led operation in the Red Sea, or failed to reach their intended targets, officials have said.<\/p>\n<p>The militants have claimed they are targeting ships tied to Israel, the US or UK in\u00a0solidarity with Palestinians in Israel\u2019s war with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br 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