Cost of counterattacks on US exceeds $3B, Yemeni group claims
The Houthis in Yemen have reported that the US has launched 1,712 attacks on Yemen by sea and air since March 15.
In a graphic report aired on the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV, details were shared about the mutual attacks between the US and Yemen since mid-March.
The report stated that since March 15, the US has conducted 1,712 attacks on Yemen, which were met with over 131 counterattacks involving the use of 253 ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, as well as drones.
The report also pointed out that this is the first time the US has deployed the "Truman" and "Carl Vinson" aircraft carriers to the region.
It mentioned that the Houthis inflicted heavy losses on the US, downing eight MQ-9 drones and one F360 reconnaissance plane, and for the first time, forcing "ghost" planes and F-18 fighter jets to retreat from the airspace.
The report also highlighted 24 attacks that forced the Truman aircraft carrier to retreat to the northernmost part of the Red Sea and led to the deployment of the Carl Vinson for support.
These attacks on the US are reported to have cost over $3 billion.
Despite the US military efforts in support of Israel, Yemen has reportedly carried out "qualified" operations targeting Ben Gurion Airport and Negev Air Force Base.
The report emphasized that all of these attacks led to the failure of the US and eventually forced them to announce that they would halt their operations in Yemen in exchange for no further attacks on US ships in the Red Sea.
- Ceasefire between US and Houthis
On May 6, Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi announced that a ceasefire had been established between the US and the Houthis, halting attacks in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
US President Donald Trump stated that the Houthis had informed them that they no longer wished to continue fighting.
"They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated," he said.
"They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore and that's what the purpose of what we were doing."
Israeli officials, speaking to the state-run Israeli television KAN, revealed that Trump's statement about halting the bombing of the Houthis had caused "shock" within the Israeli government.
