Yemeni Rebels Claim First US Aircraft Carrier Airstrike: "Missile Fired at USS Eisenhower in Red Sea"

Yemeni rebel group Houthi claimed to have attacked the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, according to reports by AP News and major foreign media on the 31st (local time).

Houthi new recruits stood with an RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher on their shoulder in front of a large Palestinian flag at an anti-American and anti-Israel rally held on February 7 (local time) in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen.
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In a statement on the same day, the Houthi rebels said that US and British forces conducted airstrikes in the Hodeidah region of Yemen, killing 16 and injuring 41, and that they carried out a retaliatory attack on the Eisenhower using drones and ballistic missiles.

However, they did not present any evidence related to the attack. A US Department of Defense official stated that the Eisenhower is currently not experiencing any issues.

US officials told the media that an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet took off from the Eisenhower, which was operating in the Red Sea that day, and struck Houthi underground facilities, missile launchers, and command and control centers.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, "This attack was a defensive measure against the ongoing threat posed by the Houthi rebels."

Since November last year, the Houthi rebels have been attacking commercial vessels passing through the Red Sea under the pretext of supporting Hamas, which is at war with Israel, and in response, the US-UK joint forces have targeted military facilities in the southern Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, which they control, with multiple attacks.

While the Houthi rebels have previously attacked US military ships, this is the first time they have claimed to have conducted an airstrike on an aircraft carrier.

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