In this photo released by the US military's Central Command on Jan 22, 2024, US Central Command forces alongside UK Armed Forces, and with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conduct strikes on eight Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi rebel-controlled areas of Yemen. (PHOTO / US CENTRAL COMMAND VIA AFP)

SANAA - US and British warplanes launched four airstrikes overnight on Houthi sites in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, the group's al-Masirah TV said on Wednesday.

The airstrikes hit areas in the north of the city, where residents reported hearing loud explosions and seeing jets flying overhead. No casualties were reported.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Houthi group said that they had launched a missile attack against "an Israeli ship" in the Gulf of Aden.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the targeted ship is called "MSC Silver", and his group hit it with several missiles.

Sarea added his group fired several bomb-laden drones toward Israel's southern city of Eilat as well as several US warships in the Red Sea.

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The US Central Command said the Houthis on Monday fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at M/V Sea Champion, a Greek-flagged, US-owned bulk carrier bound for the port of Aden in Yemen.

Meanwhile, the group has warned the European Union (EU) not to join the coalition of the US and Britain in the Red Sea, otherwise its ships would be targeted.

If your coalition in the Red Sea commits any foolishness, you will bear the consequences and your navy ships and commercial vessels will be targeted.

Abdulmalik al-Houthi, Houthi leader 

"A message to the EU, don't play with fire and take a lesson from Britain," Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Tuesday, citing a statement from Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi about his group's recent missile attacks against British-registered cargo vessels, including an oil tanker that caught on fire in the southern Red Sea two weeks ago.

"Your presence increases the militarization of the sea, which would affect your countries' needs of shipping chains through the Red Sea," al-Houthi said, referring to the EU's oil shipments from the region.

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"If your coalition in the Red Sea commits any foolishness, you will bear the consequences and your navy ships and commercial vessels will be targeted," the statement added.

An Israeli navy missile boat patrols in the Red Sea off the coast of Israel's southern port city of Eliat on Dec 26, 2023 following Houthi escalation in the Red Sea and the region, which had already disrupted international shipping. (PHOTO / AFP)

On Monday, the EU said it launched a naval mission in the Red Sea to protect shipping as cargo vessels continued to come under Houthi attacks. It said the Houthi attacks on the international shipping in the Red Sea are casting a shadow over global stability and prosperity.

The Houthis have been attacking Israel-linked vessels transiting the Red Sea since mid-November last year, a move the group describes as a display of its support for Palestinians in Gaza, which has led some shipping companies to alter their routes and circumnavigate the African continent to avoid the threat of Houthi missile attacks.

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The United States and Britain announced the formation of a naval coalition in the Red Sea and conducted numerous airstrikes on what it identified as Houthi targets, including mobile missile launchers, drones, and underwater vehicles. These attacks have in turn provoked a more intense retaliation from the Houthis.

On Monday, the Houthis announced that they had carried out four military operations in 24 hours. These operations included missile strikes on a British-registered cargo ship, which the Houthis alleged resulted in the vessel's complete sinking, the downing of a US MQ9 unmanned aircraft, and two additional attacks on US cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden.

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The Houthi television reported late Monday that the US-British navy coalition launched fresh airstrikes in the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeidah, targeting a farm in the northern district of Ad-Dahi. There were no reports of casualties, as the Houthis vowed to launch more attacks in response.