The United States carried out an additional strike in Yemen early Saturday, Fox News has learned.
The strike came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile into international shipping lanes Friday. The strike was launched towards a single target at a radar facility used by the Houthis, a U.S. official told Fox News.
The second strike occurred after the United States and Britain carried out a series of airstrikes on military locations belonging to Houthis in Yemen early Friday in response to the militant group’s ongoing attacks on vessels traveling through the Red Sea.
In response to the strikes, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree issued the threat in a recording, saying they would “not go unanswered or unpunished.”
The Houthis have said they are targeting ships with goods headed toward Israel as it continues its war with Hamas.
Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Central Command.
Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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