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On 30 May 2024, the United States and United Kingdom conducted a joint set of airstrikes in Sanaa and Hodeidah, Yemen, killing 16 people and injuring 42. [4] [5] The United States and United Kingdom claimed that the strikes were targeting members of the Houthi rebel group; however, the Houthis claimed all those killed or injured in the strikes were civilians.
The Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on five ships (excluding Laax), on the same day USCENTCOM forces claim to have shot down 2 Houthi drones over the Red Sea. The Greece-flagged Minerva Antonia , a chemical and oil tanker anchored off Egypt, was targeted in the Mediterranean, making it the second claimed Houthi attack in that sea.
1 June – A Houthi-controlled court in Sanaa sentences 44 people to death for collaborating with the Saudi-led coalition. [31] 6 June – The Houthis and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the Port of Haifa in Israel. However, Israel denies the claims. [32] 7 June:
Two US Navy destroyers came under attack by the Houthis on Monday. The Iran-backed rebels fired a mix of anti-ship missiles and exploding drones. The US military defeated all the threats, a ...
On the 21 February, Houthi commander Ahmed bin Ahmed al-Washli, was killed alongside 7 of his soldiers when his group attempted to infiltrate coalition controlled territory in Garrahi. [113] On the 23 February the coalition launched an attack from the east, fighting the Houthis in Jabal ras. There were killed and wounded on both sides.
The Houthi rebels couldn't have amassed their dangerous arsenal of weapons without extensive help from Iran and its proxy forces in the Middle East, according to a new report for the United Nations.
The Houthis said their missile attacks are part of a broader campaign to express solidarity with the people of Gaza and Lebanon. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This was the second major Israeli retaliatory strike against the Houthis since Operation Outstretched Arm on 20 July 2024, which saw Israeli aircraft attacking the Al Hudaydah port.
A video shared on Facebook claimed Iranian-backed Houthi rebels sunk four United States ships in a recent attack. Verdict: Misleading. While the Houthis did attack these four ships, there is no ...