Four airstrikes on Hodeidah airport. One on the port of Salif. That was the tally Al-Masirah TV, the Houthi movement’s main television channel, gave on Friday, June 7, 2024, when it said American and British forces had hit targets in western Yemen.
The channel did not stop at the airport and the port. According to a report carried by Yahoo News, Al-Masirah put the total at six strikes: four around Hodeidah and Salif, and two more on the Al-Thawra area north of the capital, Sanaa.
What the channel claimed
The Jerusalem Post, relaying the same broadcast, described it more narrowly, with four strikes on the Hodeidah airport and the Salif seaport to its north. LBC Group quoted the channel differently again: “four airstrikes on Hodeidah Airport and one airstrike in the Salif Port, targeting fishing boats.”
The counts do not line up neatly, and none of them came from Washington or London. Every figure traces back to a station run by the Houthis themselves, so the damage and the numbers remain the group’s account of events.
Red Sea attacks and the response
The Houthis, who control Sanaa and major population centers, have been attacking international shipping in the Red Sea since November. They say the campaign is in solidarity with Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas. The United States and Britain began answering with retaliatory strikes in February.
The Friday broadcast was the latest claim in that exchange.
Sources
- US and British airstrikes hit Yemen, Houthis say
- Houthi Al-Masirah TV: US-UK strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah
- Al-Masirah reports US and British airstrikes on Yemen
