US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen
Newsy
The first day of strikes on Friday hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets. Another Houthi-controlled site was struck on Saturday.
The U.S. military early on Saturday struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen that they have determined was putting commercial vessels in the Red Sea at risk.
Those details are according to two U.S. officials who spoke anonymously to discuss an operation that hadn’t yet been publicly announced.
The first day of strikes on Friday hit 28 locations and struck more than 60 targets. However, the U.S. determined the additional location, a radar site, still presented a threat to maritime traffic, one official said.
The U.S. Navy on Friday warned American-flagged vessels to steer clear of areas around Yemen in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden for the next 72 hours after the U.S. and Britain launched multiple airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels.
The warning in a notice to shippers came as Yemen’s Houthis vowed fierce retaliation for the U.S.-led strikes, further raising the prospect of a wider conflict in a region already beset by Israel's war in Gaza.
