Houthis: We carried out two military operations targeting vital Zionist sites
Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) announced on Wednesday the carried out of two military operations targeting vital Zionist targets.
A statement from the movement stated that "the drone air force carried out two military operations, the first targeting the Zionist enemy's Ramon Airport." "The second operation was carried out against a vital Zionist enemy target in the occupied Jaffa area using a "Yaffa" drone.
It indicated that "a qualitative military operation was carried out targeting the US aircraft carrier Truman and a number of its warships," noting that "an American F-18 fighter jet was shot down due to the state of confusion and panic the enemy reached during the targeting of the carrier."
It confirmed that "the US aircraft carrier Truman fled to the far north of the Red Sea during the qualitative operation," explaining that "the qualitative operation resulted in the thwarting of an air attack that the American enemy was preparing to launch against our country."
It indicated that "the operation targeting the Truman was carried out before the American enemy announced the cessation of its aggression against our country."
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