Houthis vows to retaliate after the US launched a string of airstrikes on Yemen.
President Trump order A series of airstrikes by Iran-backed extremist group Houthis on Saturday. The president said the US will use “overwhelming deadly force” to take the group away.
said Nasr El-Din Amer, a spokesman for Houthis. NBC News Most of the victims from the airstrike were women and children.
The group said it plans to retaliate and will not halt until the “Gaza blockade” is lifted.
“We will respond to further escalations of recent escalations,” he said.
On Saturday, Trump warned Iran to halt support the rebel groups and said he would retain a country “fully accountable” for the actions of the proxy groups.
An explosion was heard at Sada, the hub of Yemen's capital Sana and Hooty, NBC News reported.
The attack was carried out by Air Force jets and armed drones that took off from the area. Sources told Hill that it was the first attack in the attack “many if not week.”
The attack comes as a pledge that Houthis will continue to attack the shipping vessels in the Red Sea. The group has targeted ships since the start of the Israel-Hamas War, raising tensions in the region.
