Houthi ‘terror’ boats destroyed in Hodeidah airstrikes

The Arab coalition on Saturday said it had destroyed four explosive-laden Houthi boats in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah.

A coalition statement said warplanes targeted Al-Jabanah coastal base, east of Hodeidah city, where the vessels had been prepared to attack international ships sailing through the Red Sea.

“The coalition’s efforts have contributed to protecting shipping lanes and international trade in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and south of the Red Sea,” it said.

The coalition’s air raids on Houthi targets in Hodeidah came days after it destroyed similar locations in Sanaa, where explosive-laden drones

The Arab coalition’s efforts have contributed to protecting shipping lanes and international trade in the Bab AlMandab Strait and south of the Red Sea.

and ballistic missiles had been prepared to attack locations in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

A pro-government officer from Hodeidah said on Saturday that AlJabanah had three military sites and was known to Yemeni military officials as a place for making explosive-laden boats and drones.

“The Houthis usually target international ships in the Red Sea from Al-Jabanah since it is the closest area in Hodeidah to international waters,” the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters, told Arab News.

Yemen’s government has accused the Houthis of breaching the Stockholm Agreement by turning coastal areas in Hodeidah under their control into bases for launching attacks against the administration, the coalition, and international maritime navigation in the Red Sea.