De-escalating? US and UK say one thing, do the opposite.
US and British forces strike Yemen: Report
Yemen’s Houthi Al Masirah TV reports that US and British air attacks have targeted Hodeidah airport, Sanaa and Dhamar City.
- There were four air strikes in Sanaa.
- Seven air strikes hit Hodeidah airport and al-Kathib area in the northwest of Hodeidah.
- There was a single air strike south of Dhamar City.
Footage on social media and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency show large plumes of smoke resulting from the strikes in Hodeidah.
UK Ministry of Defence denies involvement in Yemen strikes
The UK Ministry of Defence has categorically denied any involvement in the latest air strikes in Yemen, according to an official who spoke to our Al Jazeera office in London.
Earlier, Yemen’s Houthi Al Masirah TV reported that US and British air attacks had targeted Hodeidah airport, Sanaa and Dhamar City. It said there were four air strikes in the capital, Sanaa, while seven air strikes hit Hodeidah airport and the al-Kathib area in the northwest of Hodeidah.
Footage on social media and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency show large plumes of smoke resulting from the strikes in Hodeidah.
Yemen has been under heavy bombardment for two months by the US and Israel, targeting the Houthi regime.
US claims strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
As we’ve been reporting, a spate of air strikes have hit Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen today. Houthi-affiliated media said the strikes hit Sanaa, Hodeidah’s airport, the Katheib area northwest of the port city and Dhamar.
Now, the US military says in a statement that it has carried out 15 strikes against targets linked to Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen today.
“These actions were taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels,” US Central Command, the military command responsible for US forces in the Middle East, said on social media.
Earlier this week, Hodeidah also came under attack by Israeli warplanes.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen today at about 5 p.m. (Sanaa time). These targets included Houthi offensive military capabilities. These actions were taken to protect freedom of… pic.twitter.com/w8dC2lacpP
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) October 4, 2024
Reports of more airstrikes in Yemen
Al-Masirah, a TV channel affiliated with Yemen’s Houthis, is reporting that there have been three airstrikes carried out by US and British warplanes on the Al-Jabana area in Hodeidah.
A wave of air strikes hit Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen earlier today.
Al-Masirah said the strikes were carried out by US and British warplanes and hit Sanaa, Hodeidah’s airport, the Katheib area northwest of the port city and Dhamar.
The UK quickly denied involvement in the airstrikes before the US military said in a statement that it had carried out 15 strikes against targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi fighters.
