4 US-UK airstrikes targeted Al Hudaydah International Airport: Houthi group
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The US and the UK conducted four airstrikes against the Al Hudaydah International Airport in western Yemen, the Houthi group said on Wednesday.
“The US-UK aggression resumes targeting Al Hudaydah International Airport with a fourth airstrike,” the Al-Masirah channel, affiliated with the Houthis, said on Telegram.
It did not provide details about the results of the strikes and there has been no statement from the American or the British side.
Earlier, the channel noted that “the US-UK aggression targeted Al Hudaydah International Airport with three airstrikes,” without providing details.
The airport is in the south on the western coast of Yemen and features a 3-kilometer (1.9-mile) runway.
Before the war between the government and the Houthis began nine years ago, the airport provided domestic and international flights. However, it is currently non-operational.
The Houthi group had claimed on Monday that the US and the UK had targeted Al Hudaydah province with 13 airstrikes.
Al Hudaydah is one of the most important Yemeni provinces with an international airport and three vital ports, in addition to possessing a long coastal strip.
The Yemeni Houthis have been targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea owned or operated by Israeli companies or transporting goods to and from Israel, in solidarity with the Gaza Strip which has been ravaged by Israeli attacks since October 7 last year.
The Houthis say their attacks aim to pressurize Israel to halt its deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip, which have killed around 31,300 Palestinians and injured over 73,000 others since October 7, 2023.
The US and the UK began launching airstrikes on January 12 against Houthi targets in Yemen in retaliation for the group’s attacks. The Houthis have declared that they consider all American and British ships military targets because of their unconditional support to Israel.
The Red Sea is one of the world’s most frequently used sea routes for oil and fuel shipments, and the attacks on shipping have disrupted trade, raising fears of a new bout of inflation and supply chain disruption.
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