US bombs Yemen’s as-Salif port
We’ve been covering the US’s renewed attacks on Yemen.
Earlier, the Saba news agency reported three US raids on the airport of Hodeidah. It now says there’s been an attack on the port of as-Salif, which is also located in the Hodeidah governorate.
US bombs central and northern Yemen
We are getting reports of renewed US attacks on Yemen.
The official Saba news agency says US forces bombed the districts of Sahar and Kitaf in the northern province of Saada and carried out five air attacks on the central province of Marib.
Israeli military intercepts missile from Yemen
The military says the projectile launched from Yemen was intercepted by its air force “prior to crossing into Israeli territory”.
The attack triggered air raid alerts in several areas in Israel.
Israelis back to the routine of taking shelter during air raid alerts
The Israeli military says it intercepted a missile outside Israeli territory, so there is no danger to the residents of Tel Aviv and the larger Jerusalem area.
Nonetheless, this is extremely destructive as we are talking about the heart of the Israeli economy and disruptions at Ben Gurion airport, the main airport in Israel.
The economic impact of this is quite high, and it’s something that Israelis had thought was over when the ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza were reached.
Now they’re back to that routine where they have to watch for alerts to head to the nearest shelter to take cover when the alarms go off because even if the missile doesn’t create an impact, there are fears of shrapnel.
Houthis claim more attacks on Ben Gurion Airport, USS Harry Truman
Yemen’s Houthi group says it again fired a ballistic missile at Israel’s main airport and also attacked a US aircraft carrier.
The armed group said it targeted the Ben Gurion Airport with “a Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile”. “The operation successfully achieved its goal,” said military spokesman Yahya Saree.
The Israeli military, however, said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it crossed into Israeli territory. The Houthis also said they fired “several missiles and drones” at the USS Harry Truman carrier and a number of US warships. No damage was reported by the US.
Seems the Houthis are not interested in actually killing anyone. Setting off the air raid sirens, disrupting people's daily business is more effective than scoring kills.
The US and UK have killed many dozens of civilians in Yemen, but that's not going to deter the Houthis either. That's still a drop in the bucket of what else is going on in Yemen.
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/yemen
https://www.globalr2p.org/countries/yemen/
