US stealth bombers launch air strikes on underground Yemen Houthi bunkers
US stealth bombers have been targeting Houthi strongholds in Yemen.
In short:
US forces say they have launched air strikes on five underground weapons storage bunkers used by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
The strikes come after months of Houthi drone and missile attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea in support of the Hamas militant group.
What's next?
The rebel group continues to threaten new attacks after Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon and the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
US long-range B-2 stealth bombers have launched air strikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to officials.
It was not immediately clear what damage was done in the strikes.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the B-2 bombers targeted "five hardened underground weapons storage locations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen".
"This was a unique demonstration of the United States' ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified," Mr Austin said.
The Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel reported air strikes around the Houthi stronghold of Saada and Yemen's capital, Sanaa, which the group has held since 2014.
It is rare for the B-2 to be used in strikes targeting the Houthis, who have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for months in support of the Hamas militant group and its conflict with Israel.
Houthis have targeted more than 80 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started last October, as well as seizing one vessel and sinking two others, killing four sailors.
Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by a US-led coalition or failed to reach their targets.
The rebel group also continues to launch missiles targeting Israel and has shot down a number of US military MQ-9 Reaper drones, while threatening new attacks after Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon and the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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