Yemen Responds to Aggression, Targets Aircraft Carrier USS Eisenhower in Red Sea

By Staff, Agencies

Yemen's military spokesman Brigade General Yehya Saree announced that the country’s armed forces have targeted US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea in response to deadly overnight attacks by America on the Arab country.

“The missile force and the naval force of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a joint military operation targeting the American aircraft carrier ‘Eisenhower’ in the Red Sea,” said Saree in a televised statement.

He further added: “The operation was carried out with a number of winged and ballistic missiles, the hit was accurate and direct, thanks to Allah.”

Saree said this was a response to aerial strikes by the US and UK on several targets across the Arab country, which he said targeted civilians in a “blatant violation of all international laws and a full-fledged war crime."

The Yemeni spokesman vowed the country will not hesitate to respond directly to every new aggression on Yemeni territories, and that it will target all hostile American and British targets in the Red and Arabian seas.

On Thursday, Yemeni leader Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi vowed Yemeni forces will continue their military operations and escalate them "in quality and quantity" in support of Palestinians.

Also on Friday, the streets of Sana'a, the capital city of Yemen, were filled with a sea of people expressing solidarity with the Palestinian cause and advocating for sustained support for the Gaza Strip.

The participants commended the Yemeni military's recent actions against vessels associated with "Israel", the US and UK, especially the Yemeni forces' strike on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier.

Amidst a display of Yemeni and Palestinian flags, the demonstrators carried signs that condemned the systematic eradication inflicted upon the Palestinian people by the US and “Israeli” forces.

Similar rallies were held across the Arab country, including the governorates of Saada, Marib, and Rayma.