Houthi militia claims attacks on US aircraft carrier and Israeli targets
Sanaa – Houthi rebels based in Yemen have announced that their forces have targeted a U.S. aircraft carrier in the latest strike in the northern Red Sea. The group also claimed to have attacked targets in central and southern Israel.
Yahya Saree, a spokesperson for the Houthis’ military wing, said in a statement reported by Middle East Monitor and Anadolu Agency on Wednesday (8/1/2025) that the group had launched a special operation targeting the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman with two cruise missiles and four drones in the northern Red Sea.
"Our forces have carried out a special operation targeting the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman with two cruise missiles and four drones in the northern Red Sea, while the U.S. forces were preparing for a large-scale aerial attack against our country," Saree said in a video statement.
He claimed that the Houthi attacks had thwarted the U.S. attack. On December 31, the Houthis claimed to have targeted the USS Harry Truman with a number of drones and cruise missiles, accusing the U.S. ship of preparing an aerial attack on Yemen.
In his latest statement, Saree also said that the Houthis had launched a series of attacks on Israeli targets in four military operations using missiles and combat drones.
"Operation one, carried out during the day, targeted a military site in Jaffa (Tel Aviv) with two drones, while operation two struck an important target in Ashkelon with a drone," Saree said in his statement.
Stay tuned for more on this developing story.
