Britain, US conduct airstrikes against Houthi camps in Yemen

Sanaa: The US-British alliance struck Houthi bases in Yemen's capital and other provinces at midnight on Tuesday, according to media reports.

The strikes targeted the al-Hafa camp in eastern Sanaa and the al-Daylami airbase in the north. They also targeted Rada, a city in the central province of al-Bayda, and the Maqbanah district of the southwestern province of Taiz, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

Residents said the explosions were powerful and their sounds could be heard across the city, Xinhua news agency reported.

Meanwhile, US media reported that the US and Britain carried out strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen late Monday, the eighth round of attacks on the rebels' camps in just over 10 days.

The strikes came hours after the Houthis said they launched a missile attack at a US military ship in the Gulf of Aden on Monday and claimed a direct hit. The US side did not comment on the alleged attack.

The US-Britain maritime coalition in the Red Sea has carried out several airstrikes on Houthi camps in various northern provinces of Yemen. The coalition said these actions are aimed at preventing the Houthi group from launching missile and drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea shipping lane.

The Houthi group vowed to continue targetting ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war and blockade on Gaza, a Palestinian territory.

Last week, the US re-designated the Houthi group as a global terrorist organisation and said the move would not affect food and medicine supplies to northern Yemen.

With inputs from IANS