Airstrikes launched on Yemen's Sanaa and Hodeidah - report

Al Masirah TV reported that US and British forces carried out the strikes, but a British government source said Britain was not involved.

 Smoke rises from the site of strikes in Sanaa, Yemen October 4, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)
Smoke rises from the site of strikes in Sanaa, Yemen October 4, 2024.
(photo credit: REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH)

Airstrikes were launched on Friday at several parts of Yemen, including its capital, Sanaa, and Hodeidah airport, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthi movement controlling much of Yemen, and residents said.

Strikes also targeted the south of Dhamar city, the channel added.

Al Masirah TV reported that US and British forces carried out the strikes, but a British government source said Britain was not involved.

Iran-aligned Houthi terrorists have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since last November in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's war with Hamas.

The Houthi attacks have drawn US and British retaliatory strikes and disrupted global trade as ship owners reroute vessels away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal to sail the longer route around the southern tip of Africa.