The Yemeni Armed Forces, have announced the successful repelling of an American-British attack against the country, which was reportedly orchestrated to support the oppression of the Palestinian people.
بيان القوات المسلحة اليمنية بشأن استهداف حاملة الطائرات الأمريكية “يو أس أس هاري أس ترومان” وعدد من المدمرات التابعة لها بعملية نوعية نتج خلالها افشال هجوم أمريكي بريطاني على بلدنا واسقاط (طائرة F18) – 22 ديسمبر 2024م
pic.twitter.com/GWukvBX3nF— أمين حيان Ameen Hayyan (@AmeenHa2024yan) December 22, 2024
According to a statement from the Yemeni military, an operation was carried out using eight cruise missiles and 17 drones. The operation led to several key outcomes:
Firstly, the Yemeni forces shot down an F-18 aircraft, while enemy destroyers attempted to confront the Yemeni drones and missiles launched against the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman.
Secondly, most of the hostile aircraft retreated from Yemeni airspace to international waters in the Red Sea in an effort to defend the USS Truman, which was being targeted.
Thirdly, the attack launched by the coalition on Yemeni territory failed, marking a crucial defeat for the aggressors.
Fourthly, the USS Truman, after being subjected to multiple attacks, withdrew from its previous location in the Red Sea towards the northern waters.
The Yemeni Armed Forces reaffirmed their readiness to confront any further American-British-Israeli provocations, warning the “Israeli and American enemy” against aggression on Yemen and vowing to support the Palestinian people until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted.
Separately, a violent explosion rocked the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday evening, with reports of intensive fighter jet activity. Yemen’s state news agency reported that American-British warplanes carried out the aggression, targeting the Attan area south of the city.
While Israeli media quickly denied any involvement, tensions between Israel and Yemen have been escalating amid Yemen’s continued support for Palestine and its resistance. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) later confirmed the aggression, claiming it targeted Ansar Allah’s “missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility.”
Source: Agencies (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
