May 31. (EUROPA PRESS) –
At least one person died this Thursday at midnight after more than a dozen bombings carried out by the United States Army against positions controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen as part of their response to the insurgency’s attacks against Israel and ships in the Red Sea.
The victim was in the building of a radio station, as published by the Ministry of the Interior’s Security Spokesperson on its Telegram channel, where it confirmed attacks in several locations in the governorate of Hodeida (west).
For its part, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has reported 13 missile launches against Houthi positions “in self-defense” considering that a “threat” against the United States forces was being prepared from them. of the international coalition and against the merchant ships that transit the area.
Shortly before, the US military destroyed eight drones launched by the rebels, supported by Iran and who control the western part of the country, including the capital, Sanaa. “These actions are necessary to protect our forces, to ensure freedom of navigation and to make international waters safer,” CENTCOM indicated on its X social network account.
The Houthis have launched attacks against Israeli territory and against ships that they attribute some type of relationship with the country as a result of the offensive against the Gaza Strip following the attacks carried out on October 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). ), which left about 1,200 dead. The group has promised to maintain them until the end of the Israeli offensive, which has caused more than 36,200 deaths to date.
In addition, they have attacked American and British ships and other strategic assets in response to the bombings of these countries against Yemen, in an intervention that Washington and London base on their desire to guarantee the safety of navigation in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
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