Yemen launches retaliatory attack against USS Harry Truman in Red Sea
Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory attack targeting the American aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and other US vessels in the Red Sea following their deadly strikes against the capital Sana’a and other key cities in the Arab country.
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Army spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree made the remarks in a speech on Sunday, a day after the US carried out large-scale military strikes on the Yemeni capital Sana'a and multiple other provinces across the country, leaving dozens of people, including women and children, killed and injured.
Saree said that 18 ballistic and cruise missiles along with drones were used in the retaliatory operation against the US strike group and US Navy’s positions.
He further warned that the Yemeni armed forces will not hesitate to continue targeting US warships in the region, vowing to continue the naval blockade on Israeli vessels until humanitarian aid reaches the Gaza Strip.
On Saturday night, American and British warplanes launched 47 airstrikes on several sites in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a as well as on areas in the northern province of Sa’ada, the central province of al-Bayda, and the southwestern province of Dhamar.
At least 31 people, mostly women and children, were killed in the aerial and naval attacks ordered by US President Donald Trump.
The large-scale aerial attacks, which began on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, came after the Yemeni Armed Forces threatened to resume their retaliatory operations against the Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea over the Tel Aviv regime’s blockade on Gaza.