The Houthis said on February 4 that US and British strikes "will not stop us" and vowed to respond after dozens of targets were hit in retaliation for the Iran-backed group's repeated attacks in the Red Sea.
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On social media X, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the capital Sanaa and other areas held by the force had been attacked.
Saree announced a total of 48 airstrikes and "these attacks will not deter us... from taking a firm stance in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip", where the Israel-Hamas war broke out in early October 2023.
The joint British-US air strikes on Yemen on the evening of February 3 followed a wave of unilateral US strikes on Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in response to a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan.
This is the third time British and US forces have jointly attacked the Houthis, who have carried out attacks in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, disrupting global shipping.
The US has also carried out a series of airstrikes of its own against the Yemeni forces, but attacks on vital shipping lanes in the Red Sea have continued.
Earlier, on February 3, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said Britain had joined the third wave of “proportionate and targeted strikes” against Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen.
“The Royal Air Force has taken part in a third targeted and proportionate strike against Houthi military targets in Yemen,” Shapps said in a statement. “We have acted alongside our US allies, with the support of a wide range of international partners, in self-defence and in accordance with international law.”
Earlier the same day, the US also conducted a series of new attacks on targets in Yemen.
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