Reportedly, the US carried out fresh attacks in the Yemeni
capital just hours after an Ansarullah hypersonic missile landed in Tel Aviv. Reports
indicate an explosion in Sanaa, accompanied by intensive warplane activity in
the skies.
The US attacks came hours after Yemen struck Tel Aviv,
Israel’s commercial hub, with a supersonic missile that left 16 people wounded.
It was the second attack by Yemen in a matter of few days.
A statement from US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed the
targets hit by American forces included a missile storage site and a
“command-and-control facility.” CENTCOM also claimed to have intercepted
several Yemeni drones and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea.
The Sanaa government has accused the United States of two
hostile airstrikes, which targeted the Attan district in an “act of aggression”
against civilians.
Yemeni forces have also conducted attacks deep inside
Israel, targeting the port city of Eilat and Tel Aviv in support of Gaza.
Israeli media was quick to highlight that the occupying
regime played no role in the latest US aggression on Yemen.
Experts point out this may have been an indirect message to
Yemen in the hope of avoiding another hypersonic missile being launched from
the Arab state in the direction of Tel Aviv.
Some Israeli analysts have concluded that airstrikes on
Yemen will not deter the Sanaa government from its ongoing military support
front for Gaza.
Israeli authorities have confirmed on more than one occasion
that the Israeli military is unable to intercept Yemeni hypersonic missiles
that have prompted many residents to evacuate their homes in the early hours.
According to the Walla Hebrew site, “Israeli officials must
quickly disclose the reasons behind the repeated failures to intercept Yemeni
missiles to the Israeli public.”
Following the latest attacks on Yemen, the Sanaa
government’s Foreign Minister, Jamal Ahmed Ali Amer, stated, “Any country that
supports the Israeli entity in its aggression against Yemen will become
complicit and bear the consequences of its decision.”
The Sanaa Minister of Information, Hashim Sharaf al-Din,
also said, “It is clear that the Americans have not learned from their mistakes
and will continue to reap humiliation at the hands of us Yemenis.”
On February 25, the US and Britain launched six airstrikes
on the Attan district. On March 22, the two countries also launched four
airstrikes on the same area.
The new aggression on the capital aims to pressure Yemeni
forces to cease their operations against Israeli targets.
The Yemeni Armed Forces confirmed on Sunday that their
operations will not stop until the aggression on Gaza ends and the siege is
lifted.
CENTCOM confirmed that two navy pilots
were forced to eject “over the Red Sea early on December 22 after their plane was
downed in what appears to be a friendly fire incident.”
Yemeni officials have indicated there may be more to the
story than what the Americans are saying in public, without directly claiming
responsibility for shooting down the fighter jet.
A member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, Mohammed Ali
al-Houthi, stated that the US Central Command will not disclose the truth about
the downing of the American warplane.
He added, “What the United States is doing may be a tactic
to prevent further collapse in the morale of its soldiers.”
At the same time, he affirmed that the terrorist actions
against Yemen will not stop support operations for Gaza.
