(BBC News) US and UK forces have carried out air strikes against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen.
President Joe Biden said the strikes are in response to attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on ships in the Red Sea since November.
The Houthi deputy foreign minister warned that the US and UK will “pay a heavy price” for this “blatant aggression.”
Royal Air Force warplanes helped carry out the “targeted strikes” against military facilities, said UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, adding that the strikes are “limited, necessary, and proportionate action in self-defence.”
The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and Bahrain provided support as part of the mission, said Biden.
Strikes are reported in the capital Sanaa, the Houthi Red Sea port of Hudaydah, Dhamar, and northwestern Houthi stronghold of Saada
The Houthis control much of Yemen and say they are supporting ally Hamas by targeting shipping headed to Israel.
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