YAF target USS Truman, vital Israeli site in response to aggression

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English
Today 19:57
1 Shares

Yemeni Armed Forces strike the USS Truman and a vital Israeli site in Askalan, vowing continued operations against American and Israeli aggression on Gaza and Yemen.

Listen

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Yahya Saree during a statement in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 22, 2025 (Yemeni Military Media)

In response to the ongoing American massacres in Yemen, the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced a military operation targeting the USS Truman and its accompanying support vessels.

According to Saree, the operation involved coordinated strikes by the Yemeni Armed Forces' naval, drone, and missile units. The operation was executed using a combination of ballistic and cruise missiles, in addition to several UAVs, resulting in the withdrawal of the American aircraft carrier from the area.

YAF strike vital target in Askalan

In parallel, the YAF conducted a separate operation targeting a vital site in Askalan, occupied Palestine, utilizing a Yafa-type drone.

Saree reaffirmed that the Yemeni Armed Forces will persist in their operations against American forces and the Israeli occupation until the aggression on Gaza and Yemen ceases.

US strikes killed, injured 1300 till yesterday

Meanwhile, the Yemeni Ministry of Justice released a statement condemning the US aggression on Yemen, which has killed and injured more than a thousand people, while inflicting massive destruction on Yemen's infrastructure.

The Yemeni Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Sanaa issued a statement today, Monday, declaring that the crimes of the American aggression have resulted in the martyrdom and injury of more than 1,300 civilians, along with widespread destruction of infrastructure.

The statement did not address the recent massacre committed at dawn today against African migrants in the city of Saada, northern Yemen, which claimed 114 victims, including both martyrs and wounded.

The ministry denounced the persistent atrocities carried out by US forces, targeting innocent civilians, civilian infrastructure, and properties. This includes the recent airstrike on a residential home in Thaqban, located in Bani al-Harith District within Sanaa, which killed and wounded dozens, primarily women and children.