Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced the attack on the Eisenhower carrier on Friday, following earlier claims by the group that at least 16 people were killed in US and UK assaults on Yemen's Hodeidah province. World News | Houthis Attack US Carrier in Red Sea Following Deadly Strikes on Yemen.
Yemen's Houthi rebels say that they have launched a missile strike on a United States aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in retaliation for recent deadly strikes by the US and UK in Yemen, Al Jazeera reported.
British and American fighter jets as well as US ships hit a wide range of underground facilities, missile launchers, command and control sites, a Houthi vessel and other facilities.