Iran-backed Houthi rebels vowed revenge on Saturday after the United States carried out additional strikes in Yemen.
“This new strike will receive a firm, strong and effective response,” Houthi spokesman Nasruldeen Amer told Al Jazeera.
Central Command said on Friday the Navy destroyer USS Carney fired a Tomahawk surface-to-air missile that hit a radar site controlled by Tehran’s proxies to “deteriorate the Houthis’ ability to attack maritime vessels, including commercial ships.”
The strikes followed larger airstrikes led by American and British forces on Thursday night that hit more than 60 Houthi-held targets in 28 locations in Yemen following a campaign of missile and drone attacks by the militant group against commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
“These attacks have endangered US personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, affected commerce, and threatened freedom of navigation,” President Biden said after the first attack.
The Houthi rebels vowed to retaliate following the second attack by the United States in two days. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images Friday’s attack followed widespread airstrikes in 28 locations that hit more than 60 targets Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images
Thursday’s attack killed at least five people and wounded six, according to Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gene. Yahya Saree.
Houthi forces fired at least one anti-ship ballistic missile on Friday in response to US and UK-led strikes, said Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Sims II to CNN.
Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said the attacks, including the one that hit the military base in Sanaa, would not deter the rebels from continuing to attack commercial ships in the Red Sea.
Thursday’s attack on a Houthi-controlled facility left five dead and six wounded. AP
Rising tensions in the Red Sea add to the threat of Middle East conflict spreading as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
The Houthis claim that their attacks on shipping vessels have supported the Palestinians as the Israeli military continues its offensive in Gaza, although many of the ships they hit have no known connection to Israel.
With Postal wire.
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