US, UK launch airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen MAP

The Houthi military authorities have said that the US and British aircraft have conducted "a new aggression" against targets in Hodeida, a strategic province in western Yemen along the Red Sea coast.

The allied forces targeted the At-Tuhayta district in the southern part of Hodeidah, though specific details about the aerial bombardment were not immediately disclosed, Caliber.Az reports, citing a Houthi TV channel.

Meanwhile, local figures close to the Houthi group said that "an airstrike targeted a key military site of the Houthis in Hodeidah."

The US and British aircraft also targeted the province of Hajjah in the northwest of the country.

The fighter jets “struck the Bahis neighbourhood in Midi district in the northwestern province,” which borders the Saudi province of Jizan.

There is no information on casualties or damage from the strike.

Since November 2023, the Houthi group has been conducting missile and drone attacks on what it said were "Israeli-linked" ships in regional waters and beyond, as well as targets in Israel, to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid their conflict with Israelis.

In response, the US-British naval coalition stationed in the region has since January conducted air raids and missile strikes against Houthi targets to deter the group. 

By Khagan Isayev