ALBAWABA- Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement announced on Wednesday that it had launched fresh attacks targeting Israel and the United States, including a ballistic missile and drone strike on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, and aerial operations on Israel’s Ramon Airport and the Jaffa area.
The group’s military spokesperson warned that Israeli air and maritime traffic, including at Lod (Ben Gurion) Airport, would remain banned.
This escalation comes just one day after the Houthis and the United States reached a ceasefire agreement brokered by Oman. Under the terms of the deal, both parties pledged to stop targeting one another.
The agreement, confirmed by U.S. President Donald Trump, included a halt to American airstrikes on Yemen in exchange for the Houthis ending their attacks on U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.
Notably, Israel was excluded from the deal — a point that has reportedly triggered concern within the Israeli government, according to U.S. media. The Houthi attack on the Truman coincided with a significant U.S. military mishap.
On Tuesday, a $67 million F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet went overboard due to a failed arresting wire during landing. Both aviators safely ejected and sustained only minor injuries.
This incident marks the second such loss in recent days: another jet, an F/A-18E, plunged into the sea on April 28 after a towing malfunction.
Earlier this year, yet another fighter jet was mistakenly shot down by a U.S. warship, and the Truman itself collided with a merchant vessel near Port Said in February. The operational strain on U.S. forces comes amid an ongoing air campaign in Yemen.
In retaliation for Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, which the group says are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the U.S. and Israel have conducted airstrikes since March.
These strikes have devastated key infrastructure, including Sana’a Airport, Hodeida and Ras Isa ports, power plants, cement factories in Amran and Bajil, and several Yemenia airline aircraft.
According to U.S. defense officials, seven MQ-9 Reaper drones, each valued at approximately $30 million, have also been lost in operations over Yemen since mid-March.
