US Launches Airstrikes on Yemen in Response to Ben Gurion Airport Missile Attack
YEMEN – Latest as US launches airstrikes on Yemen – Over 10 airstrikes targeted various parts of Northern Yemen and capital Sana’a. After the Sunday’s Ben Gurion airport missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi, US responded by launching airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sana’a and other parts in Northern Yemen. This was reported the Houthi Group on Monday.
US warplanes hit the al-Malikeh region of the Beni Hashish district of Sana’a and the Saavan region of the Shuub district, and carried out three airstrikes east of the city of Saada in the north of the country.
8 airstrikes targeted Al-Hazm district in the province, while three others hit the Khab wa Ash Sha’af area.
The report did not provide any information on casualties or damage.
A ballistic missile launched by the Yemeni group hit the airport on Sunday, causing air traffic to stop.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X that attacks by the Houthis “emanate from Iran” and that “Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing.”
The US is targeting the Houthis in Yemen because of the group’s attacks on Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea, and on Israel, which has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians in Gaza since October 2023.
