Yemen’s Hypersonic Attack Draws Frenzied U.S., Israel Reaction

Date: 17 December 2024 - 22:11

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WASHINGTON (Dispatches) -- American forces carried out an airstrike in Yemen against a command and control facility that was used by the country’s armed forces to coordinate attacks, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Yemeni forces began striking Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023 in a bid to forced the Zionist regime to stop its war of genocide on the Gaza Strip.
“The targeted facility was a hub for coordinating Houthi operations, such as attacks against U.S. Navy warships and merchant vessels in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
The United States and Britain have deployed military vessels to help shield Israeli ships, and Yemeni forces have periodically launched attacks targeting American military ships.
Washington’s forces have also carried out frequent airstrikes on Yemen in a bid to degrade the country’s ability to target Zionist interests, but the operations have persisted.
The Zionist regime has twice struck Yemen and according to Channel 12 news the Israeli military was preparing to potentially strike again following Monday’s ballistic missile launch from Yemen that triggered sirens across most of central Israeli occupied territories.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service said its medics treated five people who were injured while running for cover during the sirens in Tel Aviv, Petah Tikvah, Kfar Saba, Holon and at the Em Hamoshavot junction.

The injured were taken to hospital for treatment, MDA said in a statement.

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement said it struck a “military target” near Tel Aviv on Monday with the hypersonic ballistic missile.

Military spokesman Yahya Saree declared in a televised address that the operation was a success.

Earlier Monday morning, a drone was launched from Yemen. Since November, Yemeni forces have launched six ballistic missiles and at least five drones.

The Israeli public broadcasting corporation Kan reported that the Israeli army recognized the escalating attacks from Yemen.

“They are trying to promote significant damage to Israeli assets such as the seaports of Ashdod and Haifa, the power plants of the Israel Electric Corporation, and the gas rigs off the coast of Israel,” the broadcaster reported.

“The IDF (Israeli army) and the Air Force claim that it is necessary to act against the threat from Yemen, and this requires diverting intelligence attention and preparing operational arrays for this purpose,” it added.

Yemeni operations against Israeli targets began on October 19, 2023 and a month later they seized the Galaxy Leader carrier in the Red Sea off the coast of Hudaydah.

Galaxy Leader is owned by Tel Aviv-based Ray Shipping, and is registered in the UK’s Isle of Man, according to Lloyd’s List. Twenty-five of the vessel’s crew members have been detained on board since then.