The United States has carried out a new strike against Yemeni Houthi forces, following President Joe Biden's administration's commitment to protect navigation in the Red Sea. The latest strike, which an American official stated targeted a radar site, came a day after American and British forces struck facilities associated with the Iranian-aligned group in numerous attacks. The radar infrastructure has been a primary target in the U.S. military's efforts to halt Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. The Houthi-operated Al-Masirah television announced that the U.S. and Britain targeted Yemen's capital, Sana'a, with several airstrikes.
U.S. and British warplanes, ships, and submarines conducted strikes across Yemen on Thursday against Houthi targets in response to attacks by the group on vessels in the Red Sea, marking an escalation related to the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement (Hamas) in Gaza. After Houthi leaders vowed to retaliate against these strikes, Biden stated he may order further attacks if the Houthis do not cease their assaults on commercial and military ships in one of the world's most economically significant maritime routes. Biden told reporters during a stop in Pennsylvania on Friday, "We will certainly respond to the Houthis if they continue this heinous behavior." Witnesses in Yemen confirmed to Reuters that explosions occurred at military bases near airports in the capital Sana'a, in Taiz, the country's third-largest city, at a naval base in Hodeidah, the main port on the Red Sea, and at military sites in the coastal Hajjah governorate.
