US-England Launches New Air Attack On Yemen's Houthis On Al Hudaydah

Yahya Saree, spokesman for the Yemen Houthi movement military. (DOC. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A new US-Britain air strike against facilities controlled by Yemen's Houthi rebels took place in the western province of Al Hudaydah.

According to a televised statement by the Houthis-run Al-Masirah, the US and UK launched five airstrikes against Al Hudaydah Airport.

As reported by ANTARA, Saturday, June 18, there was no information provided about casualties or damage from the attack. There was also no comment from the US or UK regarding the report.

Al Hudaydah is a major Yemeni province that has three important ports and a long coastline.

Earlier, on the same day, Al-Masirah TV station also reported that the US and UK launched four airstrikes on Kamaran Island and the Red Sea.

The chamber is Yemen's largest island in the Red Sea and administratively is part of the coastal province of Al Hudaydah.

Since early 2024, the US-led coalition has launched airstrikes that it says target several Houthis in several Yemeni areas in retaliation for the group's attack on the Red Sea.

The counter-attack is sometimes responded to with a retaliatory attack from the Houthis.

As a form of solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip who have been completely attacked by the Israeli military since the October 7, 2023 war broke out, the Houthis targeted a number of Israeli cargo ships in the Red Sea or ships linked to Tel Aviv carrying drones.

Due to Washington and Britain's interventions as well as rising tensions, the Houthis announced that they currently consider all US and British ships their military targets.