Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced Wednesday that Yemeni forces launched more operations against Israel and the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as US airstrikes continue to hit Yemen.
Saree said Yemeni forces targeted Israel with four drones, although there have been no reports from the Israeli side about the attack. In previous instances, US warships have shot down Houthi drones and missiles that were potentially headed toward Israel. Saree’s announcement came as Israel is battling massive wildfires around Jerusalem.
Saree also said that the Carl Vinson and its accompanying warships in the Arabian Sea were targeted with “multiple drones.” There was no confirmation from the US about the attack, but the US military has refused to disclose details about its war with the Houthis.
On Monday, the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, targeted the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea, which resulted in a $60 million F/A-18 fighter jet falling overboard. According to US officials, the plane fell as the Harry Truman was making a hard turn to avoid a Houthi attack.
The US has been bombing Yemen with the two aircraft carriers as well as with B-2 bombers based at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The Pentagon said Tuesday that it launched over 1,000 strikes on Yemen since March 15. The bombing campaign has killed over 200 civilians but has failed to deter the Houthis.
Yemen’s SABA news agency reported that US airstrikes targeted Yemen’s Red Sea province of Hodeidah on Wednesday night.
The Houthis have maintained they won’t stop the blockade on Israeli shipping and attacks on Israel until there is a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli blockade on the territory, which Saree reaffirmed on Wednesday. The Houthis have offered to stop attacking US warships if the US stops bombing Yemen, but there’s no sign the Trump administration is considering the offer.
