The United States and Britain have carried out air strikes on several sites in Yemen in what they said was a bid to degrade Huthi rebels' ability to conduct attacks on maritime shipping.
The United States and Britain have carried out air strikes on several sites in Yemen in what they said was a bid to degrade Huthi rebels' ability to conduct attacks on maritime shipping.The Huthi-controlled television channel Al-Masirah said strikes had also targeted telecoms infrastructure in the town of Taez.It was not immediately possible to independently verify the toll.
Further south, another site"had also been identified as being involved in the command and control of their anti-shipping campaign", it added. However, the strikes have done little to deter the Huthis, who have vowed to target US and British vessels as well as all ships heading to Israeli ports.Since November, the Huthis have been attacking shipping around the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel has been at war with the militant group Hamas since 7 October.
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