A photo published by the British Ministry of Defense of a Typhoon aircraft taking off to carry out strikes in Yemen a few days ago (Getty)

Media outlets affiliated with the Ansar Allah Houthis said that the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, was subjected tonight to American-British raids that also affected other cities, including Taiz, Hajjah, Dhamar, and Al-Bayda.

According to Al-Masirah TV, the mouthpiece of the Houthi group, American and British forces launched 11 American raids on areas in Taiz Governorate.

Meanwhile, Reuters news agency quoted American officials as saying that the United States bombed targets linked to Iran in Yemen, as they said.

Earlier, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced on Saturday evening the destruction of 6 anti-ship cruise missiles that it said belonged to the Houthis and were prepared to be launched from Yemen towards the Red Sea.

A statement issued by Centcom said that US forces located these missiles in areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen (without specifying their location), and decided that they represent an imminent threat to US Navy ships and commercial ships in the region, stressing that this measure will protect freedom of navigation, and make the waters International shipping is safer, as well as for the US Navy and commercial ships.

Solidarity with Gaza

On Friday, Centcon announced that it had struck and shot down 12 drones in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, over the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

In solidarity with Gaza, which has been subjected to an Israeli aggression with American support since October 7, the Houthis have been targeting, with missiles and drones, cargo ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea, which has negatively affected the movement of shipping, trade and supply.

According to Anatolia Agency, tensions in the Red Sea have entered a phase of remarkable escalation since the Houthis, on January 9, directly targeted an American ship, after they were targeting, within the framework of solidarity with the Gaza Strip, cargo ships owned or operated by Israeli companies, or transporting goods. To and from Israel.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies