Air strike at the Hodeidah Airport as a reply to the Houthi attacks on Israeli-linked ships.
The Houthis and the Correlation with Israel-Palestine Conflict
The Houthis are a rebellion group situated in Yemen. The group controls Northern Yemen and the Capital of Sanaa, while only the eastern part of Marib is governed.
Back in November, Houthis began launching anti-ship ballistic missiles and drones in support of Palestinians in Gaza. A lot of Israeli-linked ships were attacked by the group transiting in the Red Sea.
Interference of the US-led Coalition
The U.S. and coalition forces had to intervene when Houthis intensified the situation by targeting ships transiting into the Red Sea, the U.S.-British naval coalition has been carrying out air raids to retain maritime safety. Missile strikes were also done by the coalition against Houthi targets in Yemen since January. Hence Houthis have taken U.S. and British commercial vessels and naval ships in account of retaliation.
Houthis demand that Israel ends the war in Gaza, and so forth attacking the ships linked with Israel, they have launched more than 50 attacks on shipping, seized a vessel, and sunk one in addition according to the United States Maritime Administration, Because of the threat the shipping from these areas have been declined. Rebels have shot down the U.S. surveillance drones as well.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed that they shot down an American drone over the Arabian Peninsula, this Tuesday.
An official has brought an update on the matter- another missile by Houthis was splashed down into the Red Sea on Thursday this week allegedly, while no commercial vessels were damaged.
As retaliation, the naval coalition conducted two airstrikes on Hodeidah airport in western Yemen Late Thursday night according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, for the first time in three months
U.S. command on Platform X explained the retaliation by saying that the UAVs and sites presented a threat to the US and coalition forces and merchant forces in a region. The actions performed were necessary to protect their troops, ensure freedom of navigation, and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S., coalition, and merchant vessels.
13 Targeted parts were air-stroked by the naval coalition of the US and Britain. The utmost care was taken in planning the strikes to minimize risk to civilians or infrastructure said by them and added, “Conducting the strikes in hours of darkness should also have mitigated yet the further any such risk” about the attack timing that was around 3:15 and 5 p.m. local time.
The reason the Defense Ministry gave for the strikes was to degrade the ability to persist with their attacks on international shipping in the Aden Gulf and the Red Sea.
The fallout
The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported 2 deaths and 10 injuries caused by the attack, The Head-quarters of the local radio station in the district of Al-Hawak was targeted, in addition, the cradle report says the infrastructure of telecommunication was damaged severely in the town of Taez.
The after-effect of the strike was intended to deter a little the outrage of Houthis and to ensure maritime safety and economic structure based on it, as well as to dim down the potential of Iran-backed terrorist groups. The ramifications and retaliation by Houthis is yet to unravel.
