Anadolu staff
15 February 2024•Update: 15 February 2024
SANAA, Yemen
The Yemeni Houthi group said Thursday that the US and UK conducted airstrikes on Hodeidah province in western Yemen -- the second raid on the province for the day.
"An American-British aggression targets with two raids the Jabanah area in Hodeidah," the pro-Houthi Al-Masirah Channel said in a statement.
No further details were provided about the raid.
The US and UK have yet to confirm the strikes.
Earlier Thursday, the group reported American-British airstrikes on the area of Al-Jah in the district of Bayt al-Faqih in southern Hodeidah.
The Houthis have been targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea owned or operated by Israeli companies or transporting goods to and from Israel in solidarity with Gaza, which has been under an Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7.
With tensions escalating due to the US and UK conducting airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, the group declared it considered all American and British ships to be legitimate military targets.
A coalition led by the US has conducted intermittent airstrikes since Jan. 12 that have targeted "Houthi locations" in parts of Yemen in response to the attacks in the Red Sea.
The US response has been occasionally met with counter responses from the group.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar
