Al-Masirah TV, affiliated with the Ansar Allah group (Houthis), reported that American and British forces targeted the Al-Jabanah area in the city of Hodeidah, western Yemen.
The channel said: "American and British aircraft carried out two raids on the Al-Jabbana area in the city of Hodeidah." The targets that were bombed have not been identified yet.
The air strikes come a day after Ansar Allah attacked the third American ship in the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea since American strikes on targets in Yemen began a week ago.
An RT correspondent reported at dawn on Friday, January 12, that American and British forces launched raids on the Yemeni cities of Sanaa, Hodeidah, Taiz, Dhamar, and Saada.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Thursday that the strikes against the Houthis targeted radars and infrastructure for drones and missiles, noting that "this operation aims to disrupt and weaken the Houthis' ability to endanger sailors and threaten international trade in one of the most important sea lanes in the world."
He added that 5 air strikes targeted the 22nd Mechanized Brigade in the city of Taiz, and 3 raids targeted Taiz Airport. Pointing out that Hodeidah Airport and the Kilo 16 area were also subjected to air strikes.
CNN also confirmed, citing sources, that US forces used the submarine USS Florida during the attack on Yemen.
Dryad Global, a company specializing in maritime security, also confirmed that the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) launched missiles in response to the American-British strikes on Yemen.
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Houthi "Ansar Allah" group in Yemen, Hussein Al-Ezzi, confirmed that the country was subjected to a widespread "aggressive" attack by American and British ships, submarines, and warplanes.
He added: "America and Britain will have to be prepared to pay a heavy price. And bear all the dire consequences of this blatant aggression." The leader of the Ansar Allah group, Abdullah bin Amer, stressed that "the American-British aggression will not go unanswered and the confrontation has not and will not stop."
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