Yemeni forces target US aircraft carriers, Ben Gurion airport , down MQ-9 drone
SANAA, April 18 (YPA) -The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced that they targeted the USS ‘Carl Vinson’ aircraft carrier for the first time since its arrival, using cruise missiles and drones, as well as hitting the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Yaffa region.
Additionally, The Yemeni air defences have shot down an American MQ-9 ‘Reaper’ drone in Sanaa.
The Yemeni Armed Forces issued the following statement:
“In support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their fighters, and in response to the ongoing war of genocide against our brothers in Gaza: The Yemeni Armed Forces’ missile force carried out a military operation targeting a military target in the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Yaffa region, using a “Zulfiqar” ballistic missile.
For the second month in a row, the Armed Forces continue to effectively and responsibly confront the American aggression against our country. As promised, we will confront escalation with escalation.
The missile force, the drone air force, and the naval forces carried out a dual military operation targeting the US aircraft carriers USS Truman and Vinson, and their warships in the Red and Arabian Seas with a number of cruise missiles and drones. This is the first targeting of the carrier Vinson since its arrival in the Arabian Sea.
Our air defences also succeeded in shooting down an American MQ-9 drone while it was carrying out hostile operations in the airspace of Sana’a Governorate, using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile. This is the fifth such incident within three weeks and the twenty-first during the Battle of the Promised Victory and the Holy Jihad in support of Gaza.
The Yemeni Armed Forces affirm the following:
First: The American military buildup and the continuation of the aggression against our country will only lead to more attacks, targeting, clashes and confrontations, and will only push Yemen, with its noble people and faithful leadership, to more steadfastness and perseverance in its supportive stance towards the oppressed Palestinian people.
Second: The enemy will reap nothing from escalating its aggression against our country except disappointment, failure, and defeat. Its recently arrived aircraft carrier will not achieve what five previous carriers, which the armed forces successfully confronted, pursued, and forced to leave, failed to achieve.
Third: Dear, free, and independent Yemen will not back down from continuing its support operations for the Palestinian people until the “Israeli” aggression on Gaza stops and the siege is lifted.”
@E.Y.M