Strikes on Iran-backed rebel group comes hours after it launched a missile at Tel Aviv, wounding 16, in the second such attack in two days

American military forces protecting Red Sea shipping launched an airstrike against Houthi rebel bases inside Yemen. The post Near Red Sea, US forces strike Houthi base in Yemen appeared first on FreightWaves.

American forces also shot down multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea, it said, shortly after the rebels’ Al-Masirah TV channel reported that an “aggression” had targeted the Attan district of Sanaa,

The U.S. military executed precision airstrikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen, targeting missile storage and command centers. The operations aimed at diminishing Houthi capacities that threaten U.S. naval operations.

American forces say they struck multiple Houthi one-way drones and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea

The United States on Saturday said it struck targets in Yemen's rebel-held capital, hours after a Huthi rebel missile wounded people in Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv.

On Saturday, December 21, the Houthis struck Tel Aviv in Israel. A few hours later, an explosion occurred in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, according to The Times of Israel and Tasnimnews. It is not yet known whether the explosion was an Israeli air strike.