"The missile force of our armed forces carried out an operation against the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the northern Red Sea with several ballistic and cruise missiles, and the operation successfully achieved its objectives," the Houthi military spokesman said on Saturday. , Yahya Sarea, in a statement. aired on Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
However, there is currently no evidence to confirm that the aircraft carrier was actually attacked, the Xinhua news agency reported.
This is the second attack claimed by the Houthis against the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea in less than a month. The first attack on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was on May 31, on which the US military did not comment.
Sarea said the militant group also attacked the merchant ship TRANSWORLD NAVIGATOR in the Arabian Sea with ballistic missiles, in response to what the Houthis called the ship's owner's violation of its ban on entry into Israeli ports.
The statement threatened more such attacks "until (Israeli) aggression ceases and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted."
Earlier on Saturday, US-British coalition warplanes carried out four airstrikes against Houthi targets northwest of Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, according to Houthi al-Masirah television.
Hours before the coalition airstrikes, UK Maritime Trade Operations reported explosions in the vicinity of a merchant ship 126 nautical miles east of the port city of Aden in southern Yemen. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
The Houthi group, which controls much of northern Yemen, began launching anti-ship ballistic missiles and drones at what they said were ships linked to Israel transiting the Red Sea in November last year, to show solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In response, the US-British naval coalition stationed in the waters has since January carried out airstrikes and missile strikes against Houthi targets to deter the group, but this only led to an expansion of Houthi attacks to include commercial and naval vessels. Americans and British. .
However, there is currently no evidence to confirm that the aircraft carrier was actually attacked, the Xinhua news agency reported.
This is the second attack claimed by the Houthis against the US aircraft carrier Eisenhower in the Red Sea in less than a month. The first attack on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was on May 31, on which the US military did not comment.
Sarea said the militant group also attacked the merchant ship TRANSWORLD NAVIGATOR in the Arabian Sea with ballistic missiles, in response to what the Houthis called the ship's owner's violation of its ban on entry into Israeli ports.
The statement threatened more such attacks "until (Israeli) aggression ceases and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted."
Earlier on Saturday, US-British coalition warplanes carried out four airstrikes against Houthi targets northwest of Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, according to Houthi al-Masirah television.
Hours before the coalition airstrikes, UK Maritime Trade Operations reported explosions in the vicinity of a merchant ship 126 nautical miles east of the port city of Aden in southern Yemen. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
The Houthi group, which controls much of northern Yemen, began launching anti-ship ballistic missiles and drones at what they said were ships linked to Israel transiting the Red Sea in November last year, to show solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In response, the US-British naval coalition stationed in the waters has since January carried out airstrikes and missile strikes against Houthi targets to deter the group, but this only led to an expansion of Houthi attacks to include commercial and naval vessels. Americans and British. .
