US and UK military forces carried out strikes on Yemen - Media
American and British military forces attacked Houthi fighters in Yemen (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
On the night of January 5, American and British forces attacked Houthi positions. The strike occurred a few hours after a ballistic missile was launched from Yemen towards Israel, reports The Times of Israel.
The Times of Israel, citing Arabic media sources, reported that the Western coalition forces carried out three rounds of strikes on the city of Saada in the mountainous northwest of Yemen, which is controlled by the Houthi rebel group.
There was no confirmation from American or British military sources.
The information about the strikes surfaced a few hours after a ballistic missile was launched from Yemen towards Israel around midnight.
Israeli military officials reported intercepting the missile before it reached Israeli territory. Air raid sirens were heard in the village of Talmei Elazar.
A Houthi spokesperson on Telegram stated that attacks would continue until the hostilities in the Gaza Strip cease.
He did not take direct responsibility for the missile launch.
Israel's war with Yemeni Houthis
After the invasion of the Palestinian group Hamas from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October 7, 2023, Islamic movements Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen began shelling Israeli territory in solidarity with their Islamic allies.
The confrontation with Hamas and Hezbollah escalated into ground operations by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, respectively. Since Yemen does not share a border with Israel, the Houthis and the IDF exchange missile strikes.
At the end of December, Israel's ambassador to the UN stated that the Houthis in Yemen could face the same fate as Hezbollah and Hamas.
Also, at the end of December, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) used the American THAAD missile defense system for the first time. The system intercepted a missile launched by the Houthis from Yemen.
On December 26, the Israeli army shelled a civilian airport in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The attack affected members of the UN delegation and the director-general of the WHO.
