The US and UK have started launching airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to US officials.
The coalition carried out airstrikes on military positions belonging to the Iran-backed group on Thursday night in what was the first offensive action taken against the Houthis since its fighters began targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea.
Abdulsalam Jahaf, a Houthi official, said: “Now America, Britain, and Israel are launching raids on Hodeidah and Sanaa. We will discipline them God willing.”
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby issued a warning earlier on Thursday: “The Houthis need to stop these attacks…they will bear the consequences for any failure to do so.”
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak briefed his cabinet of ministers on the imminent military intervention earlier on Thursday as well, the Times reported.
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