US Warships, Aircraft Launch New Strikes on Yemen’s Houthis

The U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. warships and fighter aircraft launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen on Dec. 30 and 31.

An F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet landing on the deck of the U.S. Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, during a NATO vigilance activity Neptune Shield 2022 (NESH22) on the eastern Mediterranean Sea on May 23, 2022. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that U.S. warships and aircraft conducted multiple airstrikes on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 targeting Houthi rebel sites in Yemen.

These new U.S. strikes come as the Houthis, an Iranian-backed Zaydi Shia Islamist faction also known as Ansar Allah, have continued to launch missile and drone strikes on Israel and harass ships transiting the Red Sea.