2024-07-27 17:05:47
“Aggressors from the US and Great Britain have conducted raids at Hodeidah International Airport,” said the broadcaster, which is considered the mouthpiece of the paramilitary formations.
He did not give further details, but claimed that Hodeidah airport was hit hours after similar strikes hit the Yemeni-controlled island of Qamaran in the southern Red Sea.
Representatives of the United States and Great Britain do not comment on this information.
The port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea is of strategic importance. Yemen has been ravaged by civil war and a severe humanitarian crisis for many years, and about 80 percent of the country’s population are dependent on aid.
According to the UN, about 70 percent of all traffic enters the country through this port. of all imports and 80 percent all humanitarian aid.
The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for months, saying they want to force Israel to end the war in the Gaza Strip, which began after an unprecedented massacre by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on October 7.
In response to the attacks in the Red Sea, the US and Britain launched several strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen.
The European Union has also launched a military operation to protect merchant shipping in the Red Sea.
July 20 the Houthis accused Israel of airstrikes on the port city of Hodeidah. Israel confirmed the attack.
2024-07-27 17:05:47