The more than a dozen strikes in Sana'a and other parts of Yemen are the first major ones since the Navy shot down its own F/A-18F.

The US struck several targets in Sana'a and throughout Yemen, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on X/Twitter Tuesday. The announcement came after explosions in Sana'a were reported by Israeli media,

Explosions shook the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Friday, as airstrikes targeted military sites belonging to the Iran-allied Houthi militia, local residents reported. Residents told dpa that they heard loud explosions in the city,

The targets struck by U.S. forces had been used to attack American warships and commercial vessels, officials said.

The U.S. military said that it carried out strikes against Houthi targets in Sanaa and coastal locations in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday. More: Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, airport hit as WHO chief boards flight "On Dec.

Yemen's Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam said that the country would continue to defend itself after several U.S. strikes targeted facilities in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday.

The U.S. has launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen over the past two days. U.S. Central Command said the U.S. conducted multiple "precision strikes" that hit Houthi targets that the Houthis used to attack American vessels.