“On January 19 at approximately 6:45 p.m. (Sanaa time) [3:45 p.m. GMT], US Central Command forces conducted strikes against three Yemeni anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch,” CENTCOM claimed in a statement on X (former Twitter).
According to it, “US forces subsequently struck and destroyed the missiles,” TASS reported.
On Friday, the latest strikes were reported by the Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House John Kirby who claimed this was the fourth pre-emptive action by the US military targeting Yemeni missile launchers.
The United States and its allies have launched illegal attacks on Yemen in violation of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as international law.
Israel waged its genocidal war on Gaza on October 7 following a historic operation by the Palestinian Hamas Resistance group against the occupying entity.
The US has offered untrammeled support for Israel during the onslaught that has so far killed over 24,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured at least 61,000 others.
In solidarity with the Palestinians in besieged Gaza, the Yemeni armed forces have targeted ships in the Red Sea with owners linked to Israel or those going to and from ports in the occupied territories.
In response to Yemen’s maritime campaign in support of Palestine, the US has formed a military coalition in the Red Sea and endangered maritime navigation in the strategic waterway.
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