{"id":115132,"date":"2024-10-17T09:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115132"},"modified":"2024-10-17T09:35:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T02:35:10","slug":"us-b-2-bombers-strike-iran-backed-houthis-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115132","title":{"rendered":"US B-2 bombers strike Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen"},"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 data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2avckvj000m9kqlaowbcm32@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The US carried out\u00a0a round of\u00a0strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis on Wednesday evening, according to three US defense officials, targeting weapons storage facilities, including underground facilities.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cn8ld5000j3b6mkeo0cxlm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The facilities housed advanced conventional weapons used to target military and civilian vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the officials said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cn5xdz00063b6mdo6peh73@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The strikes were carried out by B-2 Spirit bombers, according to one of the officials, marking the first time the US has used the strategic stealth bomber to attack the Houthis in Yemen since the beginning of the US campaign. The B-2 is a much larger platform than the fighter jets that have been used so far to target Houthi facilities and weapons, capable of carrying a far heavier load of bombs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cncgws000o3b6m3gpfegw6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The attack\u00a0on the Iranian-backed proxy group\u00a0comes at a time of huge tension in the region. Israel is expected to retaliate for Iran\u2019s\u00a0recent missile barrage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/16\/politics\/israel-iran-conflict-election-day\/index.html\">before the November 5 US election<\/a>,\u00a0and its conflicts with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cnd5gr000t3b6mddfw18y4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Wednesday\u2019s strike \u2014 early Thursday morning, local time \u2014 is the latest in a saga of back-and-forth attacks by the Houthis and the US, as the Houthis have been carrying out constant attacks on commercial shipping and Navy assets in the region for months.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cnd5gr000u3b6mu5m193gj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It also comes as US service members have begun arriving in Israel after the US announced the deployment of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/13\/politics\/israel-iran-antimissile-system-us-troops\/index.html\">an advanced anti-missile system<\/a>\u00a0to help protect Israel following Iran\u2019s missile barrage.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cnd4sx000r3b6m9r51ldch@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While the US has in the past carried out strikes against the Houthis in partnership with the UK, Wednesday\u2019s strike was carried out by the US alone.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw000z3b6m5fqyjymw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Over the past year, the US has repeatedly struck or intercepted Houthi drones and missiles in an effort to protect ships and degrade the Houthi arsenal. But the attacks from the Iran-backed rebel group have not ceased.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00103b6mczy12e9q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In September, the Houthis claimed to have launched approximately two dozen ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against three US destroyers. Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh said \u201cat no time\u201d did any of the cruise missiles or drones hit a US ship.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00113b6mx1dfqo9s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI can confirm that no US ships were damaged or hit. There was no injuries to US personnel. We did see a complex attack launch from the Houthis that range from cruise missiles and UAVs,\u201d Singh said. \u201cMy understanding is that those were either engaged and shot down or failed.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00123b6ms97tdges@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Just earlier this month, the US struck 15 Houthi targets in Yemen, including \u201cHouthi offensive military capabilities,\u201d CENTCOM said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00133b6ma0evx0dj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Iran-backed group has said it is conducting the attacks in support of Hamas in Gaza and more recently Hezbollah in Lebanon. In\u00a0September, the Houthis fired a missile deep inside Israel though Israel\u2019s military assessed that it \u201cmost likely fragmented in mid-air\u201d and fell into an open area in the country, resulting in no injuries.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00143b6mb3yybtlv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in September that the Houthis would pay a \u201cheavy price\u201d for the attack. Just days later, the Israel Defense Forces said it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-lebanon-war-hezbollah-09-29-24#cm1nop3w600063b6m26pbwtg5\">targeted power plants<\/a>\u00a0and a seaport in airstrikes against the Houthis.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00153b6m7uhwqsq8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Houthis have since launched more attacks against Israel, saying they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-lebanon-war-hezbollah-10-1-24-intl-hnk#cm1q83tms00003b6nnaaqpzhn\">launched drones<\/a>\u00a0on October 1 in support of Hezbollah, and that they fired two missiles and multiple drones into the country on October 7.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00163b6mca0k3omx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Israeli military said on the latter attack, Israel had intercepted a surface-to-air missile fired from Yemen toward central Israel.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00173b6m5bg9vzmr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Houthis\u2019 constant attacks on commercial shipping have killed multiple mariners and resulted in major environmental issues. In August, an attack on a Greek-flagged vessel left it on fire and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/28\/middleeast\/houthi-red-sea-attacks-tanker-oil-intl\/index.html\">leaking oil<\/a>; the Pentagon warned at the time of a \u201cpotential environmental catastrophe.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2co08pw00183b6mbjtal12u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The US has significant firepower in the region, and it has since Hamas\u2019 invasion of Israel last October. CNN\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/04\/politics\/mapping-military-in-middle-east-dg\/index.html\">reported this month<\/a>\u00a0that the thousands of US forces included a carrier strike group, several additional guided missile destroyers, an amphibious ready group along with a marine expeditionary unit, and a broad range of aircraft including fighter and attack aircraft.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2avckvj000n9kql9mdc38e3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>This story has been updated with additional details.<\/em>\n    <\/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 \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/16\/politics\/us-strikes-iran-backed-houthis-yemen\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 The US carried out\u00a0a round of\u00a0strikes in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis on Wednesday evening, according to three US defense officials, targeting weapons storage facilities, including underground facilities. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115132\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}