The Houthi group in Yemen announced on Monday that it had carried out two military operations, one targeting a critical site inside Israel in the occupied Ashkelon area using a "Yafa-type" drone.
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In a statement issued Monday morning, the group said a second operation targeted an Israeli military position with a “Samad-1” drone.
The Houthis added that their armed forces conducted two “qualitative” military operations as part of their response to what they described as “American aggression” on Yemen, and in retaliation for alleged massacres against the Yemeni people—the latest being an airstrike in the capital Sana’a that resulted in dozens of casualties.
The first operation, according to the statement, was executed by the missile force and the drone air force, targeting the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and its accompanying naval vessels in the northern Red Sea. The attack reportedly involved two cruise missiles and two drones.
The second operation, the Houthis claimed, was carried out by their naval forces, missile units, and drone air force, targeting the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and its accompanying warships in the Arabian Sea, using three cruise missiles and four drones. The group stated that both operations successfully achieved their objectives.
Since mid-March, the United States has launched intensive airstrikes on areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen.
At the time, then-President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the U.S. military to carry out “a decisive and powerful military action” against the Houthis, accusing the group of engaging in “piracy, violence, and terrorism targeting U.S. and allied ships, aircraft, and drones.”
In response, the Houthis have repeatedly claimed attacks on the USS Harry S. Truman and its fleet in the Red Sea, while also resuming strikes on Israeli targets as a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
