US, UK Warplanes Strike Targets in Yemen’s Capital

US, UK Warplanes Strike Targets in Yemen’s Capital, Sana’a

Hana Levi Julian

Coalition Forces struck Yemen’s Defense Ministry headquarters in the capital, Sana’a, late Saturday night, according to a spokesperson for the country’s Iranian proxy, Ansar Allah (Houthis).

Senior Houthi official Nasruddin Amer confirmed the attacks, writing, “A new aggression on the capital, Sana’a,” on the X social media platform. “Escalation will only lead to escalation and the solution will only be to stop the aggression on Gaza.”

Nasruddin is the deputy chairman of the Houthi (Ansar Allah) Media Authority, and chairman of the board of directors of Yemen’s SABAnews agency.

The Hezbollah-linked Al Mayadeen news outlet reported an “intensive flight of warplanes over the Yemeni capital.”

Saturday night’s airstrikes were the third such attack by US forces against Houthi strongholds this week.

Earlier in the day, the Houthis launched a long-range ballistic missile – which the group described as a “hypersonic missile” – at central Israel.

The long-range Arrow aerial defense system failed to intercept the missile, which landed in a playground in Yafo, part of Greater Tel Aviv. Numerous surrounding buildings and vehicles parked nearby were damaged by the impact of the missile, which left a huge crater in the playground.

Miraculously, no one was killed, but dozens were injured by shards of shattered glass and while running for protective spaces. Most of the victims sustained minor injuries. 

In response, Israel is preparing for another attack against the Houthis and is in “close coordination” with the US military; among other things, messages have been conveyed to CENTCOM to increase its attacks on Iran’s Yemeni proxy.

The Israeli message conveyed to the coalition urged escalated attacks coordinated with Israel in response to the ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel and on vessels in the Red Sea, which Israel said are destabilizing regional stability, Israel’s public broadcaster, KAN Newsreported Saturday night.