US strikes Houthi missiles in Yemen

Medical aid for hostages enters Gaza as conflict sees no signs of ending

WASHINGTON — The United States military said on Wednesday its forces conducted strikes on 14 Houthi missiles that were loaded to be fired from Yemen as a shipment of medicine for hostages held by Hamas arrived in Gaza on the same day.

"These missiles on launch rails presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region and could have been fired at any time, prompting US forces to exercise their inherent right and obligation to defend themselves," the US Central Command said.

Hani Kayed, a 44-year-old resident of the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, told Agence France-Presse he heard an explosion at around 2:16 am in the east of the city near the airport.