The United States and Great Britain have carried out a joint attack on The Houthi rebels.
Eight targets have been hit and an underground weapons cache has been destroyed.
“It means another blow to their limited inventory and ability to threaten global trade,” writes Defense Minister Grant Shapps on X.
Overnight on Tuesday, US and British warplanes carried out a second strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.
Eight military targets are said to have been hit, including an underground warehouse of weapons and two military targets at the airport in the capital Sanaa.
“Our aircraft used precision-guided bombs to hit several targets at two military sites near the Sanaa airfield. These locations were used to enable the continued unacceptable attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea,” the British Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
“In line with standard British practice, very rigorous analysis was applied in the planning of the attacks to minimize the risk of civilian casualties.”
Britain’s Defense Minister Grant Shapps describes the airstrikes as “self-defense”.
Biden and Sunak in conversation
This second attack by the international coalition is a response to the rebels’ continued attacks on merchant ships.
Earlier on Monday, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke, reports BBC. The White House has stated that Biden and Sunak “discussed ongoing Iran-backed Houthi attacks on merchant and warships transiting the Red Sea.”
The Houthi movement, which controls large parts of Yemen, has said it is targeting ships linked to Israel. The movement claims it is a way to show support for the Palestinians in the war in Gaza.
There is still the risk that the conflict in the Middle East will escalate more and more.