US fighter jets take off to target Huthi positions in Yemen

US Central Command released the images, showing US F/A-18 Super Hornet attack fighter jets, taking off to strike Huthi positions and a Huthi drone being taken down with the AGR-20 FALCO Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System. 

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels "will be completely annihilated," warning Tehran against continuing aid for the group amid an ongoing US military campaign against them. 

The Huthis targeted ships in the Red Sea after the start of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023 and until a January ceasefire, claiming solidarity with Palestinians. But last week, they threatened to renew attacks on Israeli shipping over Israel's aid blockade on the Palestinian territory, triggering the first US strikes on Yemen since Trump took office in January.

Washington began the new military offensive on Saturday, pledging overwhelming force until the rebels stop firing on key shipping routes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.