The Houthis said they struck the US aircraft carrier Harry Truman for the second time in 24 hours, Arab media reported on Monday.
Several ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones were fired at the aircraft carrier, rebel spokesman Yahya Saree said. He also added:
“We will continue to prohibit the entry of Israeli-affiliated ships into the Red Sea until the blockade on the Gaza Strip is lifted.”
He noted that the Houthis will continue the “naval blockade” in the Red Sea against the vessels of those countries linked to Israel until the Israeli government stops preventing aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip.
Saree also said that US forces have carried out more than 170 airstrikes on Yemen since the start of the operation.
Last Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the launch of the operation to launch heavy strikes against the Houthis.
According to Arab media, the Houthi leadership left Sanaa and moved north towards the towns of Saada and Amran. At the same time, part of the Houthis’ missile arsenal is being hastily transferred to reserve underground storage facilities.
Sources in Yemen told the Arabic edition of the Sky News television channel that members of the Houthi leadership and their families have begun to leave their homes and move to various shelters. Government offices and Houthi headquarters, which could also be hit, have also been emptied. According to the same sources, fearing an assassination attempt, the Houthi leaders have changed bodyguards and moved to other vehicles.
Mohammed Al-Behyati, a spokesman for Yemen’s Shiite political leadership, told Al Jazeera television that the Houthis “will respond with escalation upon escalation and will strike American targets.” He emphasised:
“No matter what sacrifices this will entail and what price we will have to pay.”
