Al-Masira television said the airstrike hit Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
A television station run by the Houthi rebels reported that the United States and Britain had launched airstrikes in Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, and the Pentagon said the strikes had targeted advanced weapons storage facilities. Announced.
Al Masirah television reported on Sunday that parts of Sana’a, northern Amran province and other areas were affected overnight. There were no immediate reports of casualties. “Witnesses said they heard the sound of heavy flights along with explosions in various parts of Sanaa,” the statement said.
The Pentagon told AFP news agency they targeted facilities housing a variety of weapons used to target military and civilian vessels sailing in international waters in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Both countries have carried out repeated attacks on Yemen since January to stop Houthi militants from attacking Israeli-linked commercial ships passing through the Red Sea. The Houthis say at least 16 people were killed in airstrikes in Hodeidah province in July.
The Houthis, who control much of Yemen, including Sanaa, have attacked Red Sea shipping lanes in solidarity with the Palestinians and fired missiles and drones at Israel.
More than 100 Houthi attacks over nearly a year have killed four sailors and sunk two ships, leaving one ship and its crew captive since it was hijacked last November. be.
fear of regional wars
Yemeni groups have called on Israel to end the war in Gaza as a condition for ending the attack, which has disrupted trade through one of the world’s busiest sea routes.
Israeli forces have killed more than 43,000 people in the Gaza Strip since October last year. The devastating war began in the wake of a Hamas-led attack in southern Israel that killed more than 1,100 people. More than 200 people were taken prisoner.
Saturday’s airstrike came three days after Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi criticized U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s support for Israel.
US and British military operations have failed to stop the Houthi attacks, and on Friday Iranian-linked rebels attacked the Nevatim military airbase in southern Israel. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Salih said Friday that the group intercepted a U.S. drone over western Yemen.
Attacks by the Houthis, the United States and Britain have raised concerns about the escalation of the conflict in Gaza, as well as Yemen’s efforts to end its own civil war.
A fragile ceasefire agreement has been in place since 2022.
