STORY: Houthis say struck U.S. aircraft carrier, Tel Aviv as Israel claims attacks on Houthi targets
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2025
LENGTH: 00:01:58
LOCATION: Sanaa
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
(courtesy of Al-Masirah TV)
1. various of smoke rising from sites targeted by Israeli military and U.S.-British coalition
2. various of the protest
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman
4. various of the protest
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman
6. various of the protest

STORYLINE:

Yemen's Houthi group said in a statement on Friday that it has launched a missile attack on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea and has fired three bomb-laden drones at Israel's Tel Aviv.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman
"We carried out several military operations during the past 48 hours, the most prominent of which was targeting the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a number of its escorts in the northern Red Sea, using cruise missiles and drones."

"The operation succeeded in thwarting a new air attack from that carrier, which was forced to leave the area," he noted.

The U.S. military has yet to comment on the Houthi claim. This is the second time in nearly a week that the group claimed to have targeted the U.S. aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman
"We also carried out an attack on several targets in Israel's Tel Aviv with three drones on Thursday, and those drones hit the targets successfully."

He reiterated that his group's attacks against Israel would not stop until "aggression ends on the Gaza Strip and the siege is lifted."

Also on Friday, al-Masirah TV reported that the U.S., Britain, and Israel launched a joint air attack targeting several parts of Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, and the northern province of Amran.

Meanwhile, Israel's military announced in a statement that its warplanes targeted the Hezyaz power station in Sanaa and the Yemeni ports of Hodeidah and Ras Isa, claiming it targeted infrastructures used by Houthi forces for military operations.

Local residents reported on social media that the air attacks targeted Houthi military outposts, weapons storage facilities, a launch pad, and a power station. There were no immediate reports of casualties from either the Houthis or Israel.

Since November 2023, the Houthis have been carrying out rocket and drone attacks on Israel and disrupting "Israeli-linked" shipping in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians amid their ongoing conflict with Israelis.

In response, Israel has launched rounds of airstrikes on Houthi targets. In addition, the U.S.-led naval coalition stationed in the area has been conducting regular air raids and strikes on Houthi sites since January 2024 in a joint bid to deter the armed group, prompting the Houthis to expand attacks to include U.S. warships.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa.
(XHTV)