A spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi government says attacks on ships bound for Israel will continue, Reuters reports. Iran, which supports Yemen, strongly condemns the attack, saying it is an attack on Yemen’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russia is also reacting. They are now asking for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the US and UK attack on Yemen. Major attack The United States and Britain confirm that they have carried out a major attack against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The aim is to stop attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Yemen attacks ships bound for Israel in response to Israel’s warfare against Hamas. In this sense, last night’s allied attack on Yemen is an extension of the war in Gaza. The Americans and the British attacked Yemen with planes, ships and submarines. Witnesses say they have heard several explosions in Yemen’s capital Sana. The first reports of attacks came just after midnight Norwegian time on the night of Friday. Just over an hour later, it was confirmed by both US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Photo taken on the bridge of the British naval vessel HMS Diamond, which is in the Red Sea, earlier this week. Photo: The British Ministry of Defense via AP / NTB A direct response – These attacks are a direct response to the huge Houthi attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea, says Biden. He says he will not hesitate to introduce more measures to protect human life and ensure free trade. According to Biden, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada and Bahrain contributed support. The Houthi militia has since 3 December attacked civilian and military ships in the Red Sea, in solidarity with Palestinians. The militia receives support from Iran, which also supports Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The militia has been clear that all ships, regardless of nationality, on their way to or with ties to Israel are targets. For his part, Sunak says that Britain will always fight for the right to sail in economic zones and on the high seas. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who is hospitalized, also provided information about the attack. He says in a statement that it was aimed at targets linked to the Houthis’ unmanned aerial vehicles, missiles, coastal radar and surveillance equipment. Believes the Houthis have been hit A British statement states that the results of the attacks must be reviewed. But there are indications that the Houthis’ ability to threaten shipping traffic “is affected”, according to the British. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls the attack necessary. – Despite repeated warnings from the international community, the Houthis have continued with their attacks in the Red Sea. We have therefore taken limited, necessary and proportionate measures in self-defence, together with the USA, to weaken the Houthis’ military capacity and protect global shipping, says Sunak. Several cities attacked A spokesman for the Houthi rebels confirms that they are under attack and says that in addition to the capital, attacks have been carried out against the cities of Hodeidah, Saada and Dhamar. Houthi spokesman Abdul Qader al-Mortada calls it American-Zionist-British aggression against Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have themselves been attacking shipping in the Red Sea for several weeks. The attack from the USA and Great Britain takes place a day after the UN Security Council demanded that the attacks on ships in the Red Sea must stop.
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