Part of the 2024 missile strikes in Yemen amidst the Red Sea crisis and spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
Date
30–31 May 2024[1]
Location
Yemen
Result
13 Houthi targets struck
Belligerents
United States Navy Royal Air Force
Republic of Yemen Armed Forces (SPC)
Houthis
Yemeni Navy (SPC)
Commanders and leaders
Joe Biden Lloyd Austin Rishi Sunak Grant Shapps
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Casualties and losses
None
Over a dozen killed[2]
9 naval force members
42 wounded[3]
16 killed in total, including civilians (per Houthis)
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Israel–Hamas war
Timeline
Outline
Engagements
7 October attacks
Israeli female tank crew fight
Re'im
Sderot
Sufa
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Timeline
Israeli invasion of Gaza
Beit Hanoun
Gaza City
Jabalia
Khan Yunis
Al-Qarara
Shuja'iyya
Shuja'iyya ambush
Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
Hamad
Rafah offensive
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
Re'im music festival
Killing of Shani Louk
Netiv HaAsara
Alumim
Be'eri
Holit
Kfar Aza
Kissufim
Nahal Oz
Nir Oz
Nir Yitzhak
Nirim
Zikim
Israeli invasion of Gaza
Bombing of the Gaza Strip
Refugee camps
Jabalia
31 October
Al-Fakhoora school
Al-Shati
Al-Maghazi
Schools
Palestinians evacuating Gaza
Health facilities
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital
Ambulance
Nasser Hospital
Church of Saint Porphyrius
Rafah strikes
Flour massacre
Kuwait Roundabout
Attack on journalists in Lebanon
Friendly fire
IDF killing of hostages in Shuja'iyya
Tel al-Sultan
Al-Mawasi refugee camp (May)
Al-Sardi school
Nuseirat
Al-Mawasi refugee camp (June)
Al-Shati and Tuffah dual airstrikes
Other minor theaters
Red Sea crisis
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
Operation Poseidon Archer
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Operation Aspides
Sinking of the MV Rubymar
Attacks on the MV Tutor
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan
Iranian airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Tower 22 drone attack
Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri
See also
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Healthcare collapse
Children
Premature babies
Famine
Hostage crisis
Prisoner exchange
Israeli blockade of Gaza
War crimes
Israeli
War crimes and crimes against humanity report
Torture
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
Wider regional conflict
2023 ceasefire
Calls for a ceasefire
2024 Pro-Palestinian campus protests
2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupations
Three-phase proposal
Antisemitism
Anti-Palestinianism
Mass detentions
Misinformation
Protests
South Africa v. Israel
Qatar and the Israel–Hamas war
AI-assisted targeting
Gaza Strip mass graves
All Eyes on Rafah
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Yemeni crisis
Revolution (2011–12)
Saada
Sana'a
Taiz
Dammaj
Ansar al-Shariah campaign (2011–14)
Zinjibar
Dofas
Abyan
2012 Sana'a
Radda
Nov 2013 Sanaa
Dec 2013 Sana'a
Rescue operations
Houthi rebellion (2014)
2nd Dammaj
Amran
Civil war (2014–present)
2nd Battle of Sana'a
Rada'a [ar]
Houthi takeover
1st Shabwah
Saudi-led intervention
Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Taiz
Marib governorate
Marib city
Dhale
Aden
airport
2015
2018
2019
Abyan
2015 campaign
2016 southern offensive
Lahij
2015 Shabwah
2015 Mukalla
Zinjibar and Jaar
Nihm
Port Midi
Hadramaut
Al Masini
Battle of Mukalla
June 2016 Mukalla
2017 Battle of Sana'a
Al Hudaydah
Al Hudaydah city
Masini
Takeover of Socotra
Victory from God
Jabara
Al-Jawf offensive
Al Bayda offensive
2022 Southern Yemen
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Bombings and terrorist attacks in Yemen
Radda
Ibb
Jan 2015 Sana'a
Mar 2015 Sana'a
Sep 2015 Sana'a
Oct 2015 Aden
Dec 2015 Aden
4 Mar 2016 Aden
25 Mar 2016 Aden
May 2016 Mukalla
May 2016 Aden
Aug 2016 Aden
Dec 2016 Aden
Mar 2022 Aden
Mar 2024 al-Bayda
Houthi missile and drone attacks in Yemen
2015 Marib
2015 Taiz
2016 al-Anad
2019 al-Anad
Aug 2019 Aden
Jan 2020 Marib
Aug 2020 Marib
Dec 2020 Aden airport
US–Saudi arms deal
Peace process
Saudi-led intervention (2015–present)
Saudi Arabian airstrikes on Yemen
Mokha
Sana'a
Hajjah
Dahyan
Dhamar
Saada
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
2018 Riyadh
Abha Airport
Abqaiq–Khurais
2020 Riyadh
Houthi attacks on the United Arab Emirates
2022 Abu Dhabi
U.S. raids on al-Qaeda
Yakla
Hathla
Red Sea crisis (2023–present)
Timeline
Attacks
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Sinking of the MV Rubymar
Attacks on the MV Tutor
Military operations
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Operation Aspides
Operation Poseidon Archer
Diplomacy
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722
Effects
Environmental impact
Humanitarian crisis
Blockade
Disease outbreaks
Cholera
COVID-19
Famine
Locust infestation
Refugees on Jeju Island
War crimes and human rights violations
On 30 May 2024, the United States and United Kingdom conducted a joint set of airstrikes in Sanaa and Hodeidah, Yemen, killing 16 people and injuring 42.[4][5] The United States and United Kingdom claimed that the strikes were targeting members of the Houthi rebel group; however, the Houthis claimed all those killed or injured in the strikes were civilians.[6]
^"Yemen rebels threaten 'escalation' as US, UK strikes said to kill 16". France 24. 2024-05-31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^"Yemen's Houthis bury militants killed in US, UK strikes". Al Arabiya. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^"Houthis launch second wave of attacks on Red Sea vessels after deadly British-US airstrikes". Arab News. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024. The militia acknowledged that the joint British-US airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 of its fighters.
^"Red Sea tensions: Yemen's Houthis 'attack' US carrier after deadly strikes". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^Press, The Associated (2024-05-31). "U.S. and Britain strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
^"UK and US strike Houthi targets in Yemen after rise in shipping attacks". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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