US Central Command said that the Houthi missile was prepared for launch (French)

The Yemeni Houthi group announced, on Wednesday evening, that American and British forces launched a number of raids on Saada Governorate, northwest of the country, while the US Central Command confirmed that it had destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile that was prepared for launch.

The Ansar Allah website, affiliated with the group, quoted an unnamed security source as saying, “American-British aircraft launched a number of air strikes on the north of the city of Saada.” He added, "This aggression will not pass without response and punishment, and the aggressor countries must bear the consequences of their aggression."

For its part, the US Central Command said that its forces destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile that was prepared for launch, adding that the missile was in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen and represented an imminent threat to its aircraft.

Josep Borrell said that the goal of the new naval mission is to protect ships, but it will not participate in any action against the Houthis (French)

European mission in the Red Sea

On the other hand, European Union Foreign Policy Commissioner Josep Borrell said that a new European Union naval mission will be established to participate in guarding commercial ships in the Red Sea and confront Houthi attacks.

He added that some European Union member states are ready to participate and no one is currently obstructing that, expressing his hope that the mission will be prepared on February 17.

He said that the details of the mission will be agreed upon today, especially regarding the country that will assume command, explaining that the purpose of the mission is to protect ships and intercept any form of attack on energy ships, but without participating in any type of measures against the Houthis, but rather to dissipate any difficulties for traffic. there.

For his part, the head of the German company Hapag-Lloyd, Rolf Habben Janssen, ruled out that the Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea would end soon, and said, “We do not believe that the matter will end the day after tomorrow... and whether it will continue for a month, 3, or 5 months, is unknown.” I know".

Janssen added - during a press conference in Hamburg - that reaching a political agreement and a mission to protect cargo ships could lead to a solution within 6 months.

Source: Al Jazeera