In this Sept. 29, 2018 file photo, a cargo ship is docked at the port, in Hodeida, Yemen. U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths released a statement Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 condemning the recent clashes in Yemen’s strategic port city of Hodeida, which has so far left dozens of casualties, and urged the country’s warring parties to immediately stop the fighting. (File photo: AP)

New strike hits Houthi-held Yemen port city: Sources

Yemen

Al Arabiya English

Published: 13 January ,2024: 08:18 PM GST Updated: 13 January ,2024: 09:32 PM GST

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A new strike hit the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Saturday following rocket fire by Iran-backed Houthis, security sources said.

A military source allied with the militants told AFP “the site from which a Houthi rocket was launched on the outskirts of Hodeida was hit,” adding that it was not clear whether the strike came from the sea or the air. A police source confirmed the new strike.

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Following the reported strikes in Yemen, a US defense official told Al Arabiya English, “This was not a US military strike.”

With AFP

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