Yemen's Houthis say launched 59 attacks against Israel

18/4/2025 5:56

Yemen's Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi said on Thursday his group had launched 26 attacks against Israel and 33 strikes on the U.S. aircraft carrier and warships in the Red Sea since March 15.

In a televised speech aired by the group's al-Masirah TV, the Houthi leader said the attacks on Israel were carried out using "30 ballistic missiles and drones," while those targeting the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its escorts involved "122 ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones."

However, the Israeli military has reportedly intercepted many of the Houthi projectiles before they reached targets. The U.S. Central Command dismissed the Houthi claims of daily attacks on the U.S. aircraft carrier as "outlandish" in a post on the social media platform X.

Meanwhile, the Houthi leader noted that the U.S. military had conducted over 900 airstrikes against his group's positions across northern Yemen during the past 30 days.

Tensions between the Houthi group and the U.S. military have escalated since Washington resumed airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on March 15 to deter the group from attacking Israel and U.S. warships in the Red Sea.

The Houthis, which control much of northern Yemen, said their attacks aim to press U.S.-backed Israel to stop the offensive against the Gaza Strip and allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave.