The United States conducted B-2 bomber strikes on Huthi rebel weapons storage facilities in Yemen, targeting underground sites housing weapons used to attack ships in the region. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized the precision strikes to degrade Huthi capabilities and protect US forces, with the Huthis vowing to retaliate and continue supporting Gaza and Lebanon. The US aims to curb Huthi attacks on global trade routes in the Red Sea, with no civilian casualties reported from the recent mission, signaling a shift in US policy towards the group’s destabilizing behavior.
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