Houthi group says it targeted US destroyers, supply ships

SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni Houthi group says that it targeted three US supply ships and two escorting destroyers the other day.

Yahya Saree, the group’s spokesperson, said: “The naval forces, the drone unit, and the missile force (of the Houthis) carried out a unique military operation targeting three US supply ships after their departure from Djibouti port, which had previously engaged in aggression against Yemen.”

The operation also targeted two US destroyers in the Gulf of Aden that were “escorting the supply ships. The operation involved several missiles and drones and successfully achieved its objectives,” Saree added.

In a related development, the spokesperson said that the group “carried out two military operations targeting military sites in Jaffa and Ashkelon in occupied Palestine with two drones.”

He said that “both operations successfully achieved their objectives,” reaffirming the group’s commitment to “continuing its supportive operations for the Palestinian resistance and its defensive operations for Yemen until the aggression (by Israel) ends and the siege on Gaza is lifted.”

There has been no immediate comment from the US or Israel over the Houthi statement.

In solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been facing a genocidal war by Israel since October last year, the Houthis have targeted Israeli sites, cargo ships, or those associated with Tel Aviv with missiles and drones, expressing their determination to continue operations until the end of the onslaught on the enclave.

A coalition led by the US has been conducting airstrikes since the beginning of 2024 that it said are targeting Houthi locations in parts of Yemen in response to attacks by the group on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The counterattacks have been occasionally met with retaliation from the group.