US and British forces bombed a dozen pro-Iran Houthi rebel positions in Yemen on Friday, confirmed members of the US administration cited by the Associated Press agency.
Al Massirah, the movement’s television channel, had previously reported seven hits at the Hodeida airport in the west and four in Sana’a, the capital. Dhamar, south of the capital, and Mukayras, to the southeast, were also affected, according to Al-Massirah. The Houthi communications service also reported three airstrikes in Al-Bayda province, southeast of Sana’a.
The rebels, who control most of Yemen, had threatened a few days earlier to increase their “military operations” against Israel and last week claimed responsibility for firing half a dozen missiles and launching two drones against three American ships sailing in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait. All were intercepted, according to several US officials who requested anonymity.
