The US military announced tonight that it had "destroyed" the Ras Issa oil port under the control of Yemeni Houthi rebels in a bombing raid, on whose positions Washington has been intensifying attacks almost daily for the past month.
"The aim of these attacks was to target the economic sources of power of the Houthis," the US military's Middle East Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
The United States (US) took these steps to destroy the port to eliminate this source of illegal revenue for "Iran-backed Houthi terrorists," the statement added.
Shortly after the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered by the Palestinian Hamas movement's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Yemeni Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran and express solidarity with the Palestinians, launched dozens of rocket attacks on Israel and the Red Sea.
Those attacks stopped with a ceasefire that came into effect on January 19, but the Houthis, who claimed responsibility for the continued attacks on Israel, have vowed to intensify them again, as long as Israel continues its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
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