US, UK warplanes hit Yemeni island in Red Sea
Houthi-affiliated media outlet Al-Masirah says US and UK forces carried out four air raids on Kamaran Island.
The Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and present themselves as Yemen’s official armed forces, have attacked shipping lanes in the Red Sea and fired missiles and drones at Israeli targets for months in a show of support for Palestinians in Gaza.
The group’s operations have angered the United States and other Western nations. The US and its allies have bombed Houthi targets in Yemen since January, but the military campaign has not deterred Houthi attacks.
Series of air strikes carried out on Yemen’s Hodeidah province
Houthi-affiliated media outlet Al-Masirah says British and American warplanes conducted six attacks on Hodeidah International Airport in western Yemen. No response from the US or UK militaries was immediately available.
‘This is pure terrorism’: Filipino sailor killed in Houthi ship attack
A Filipino sailor was killed when Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked a bulk cargo carrier last week with a ballistic missile.
Speaking to reporters, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the seaman killed was on the M/V Tutor, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship that had “nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza”.
The vessel suffered serious flooding and was abandoned after it was struck by a sea drone off rebel-held Hodeidah last week.
Kirby also said a Sri Lankan crew member was critically wounded in a separate Houthi attack on the M/V Verbena, a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated ship.
“This is pure terrorism. There’s simply no other word for it. The Houthi claim of supporting Gazans is meritless.”
Blame the captain for sailing into an active war zone. It's been going on for months with only signs of escalation. What else would the Houthis be targeting ships for other than to disrupt "Business as usual" while a genocide is being live streamed with the support of the West.
But yes, targeting civilians for political goals is the textbook example for terrorism. It is indeed pure terrorism. But the US and UK are using you as human shields...
