Houthis Vow Retaliation as U.S. Strikes Yemeni Targets
Members of the Houthi movement in Yemen, 2024. X/ @Voice_of_yemen
October 18, 2024 Hour: 5:57 am
‘The U.S. aggressive raids will not deter Yemen from continuing its support and assistance to Gaza and Lebanon,’ they stated.
On Thursday, Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement (Houthi) pledged to respond to U.S. airstrikes on the capital Sanaa and Saada province, following intensive U.S. raids on the group’s military sites.
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“The American aggression on the capital Sanaa and Saada province will not pass without a response,” the Houthi said, adding that the U.S. attack as “a blatant violation of Yemeni sovereignty” and “a flagrant violation of all international laws, norms, and covenants.”
“The American aggressive raids will not deter Yemen from continuing its support and assistance to Gaza and Lebanon in the face of the Israeli arrogance supported by America,” they stated.
Earlier, the Houthi group reported that U.S. and British aircraft had launched a new offensive at dawn, conducting six raids on Sanaa and nine on the country’s northern Saada province.
The U.S. Central Command confirmed that it had executed “multiple, precision airstrikes on numerous Iran-backed Houthi weapons storage facilities within Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.”
Since November last year, the Houthi group has been conducting missile and drone attacks on what it said were “Israeli-linked” ships in regional waters and beyond, as well as targets in Israel, to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid their conflict with Israelis.
In response, the U.S.-British naval coalition stationed in the region has since January conducted air raids and missile strikes against Houthi targets to deter the group.
teleSUR/ JF Source: Xinhua
