US-British strikes are said to have been launched against Houthi targets in Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen. Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen. Iran-backed Houthi militants have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since last November in solidarity with the Palestinians in Israel’s war against Hamas. The Houthi attacks led to retaliatory attacks by the United States and Britain and disrupted global trade, with ship owners diverting their vessels from the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to navigate the more long around the southern tip of Africa.
US-British airstrikes have been launched in several Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, including its capital Sanaa and Hodeidah airport. The attacks also targeted the southern city of Dhamar, Houthi-run Al Masirah television said. Iran-backed Houthi militants have launched attacks on international shipping near Yemen since last November in solidarity with the Palestinians in Israel’s war against Hamas.
