US and British forces have launched another joint military operation against the Houthis in Yemen in response to their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The Pentagon said eight targets were hit, including an underground storage facility as well as a missile arsenal and surveillance equipment.
The Houthis attack ships they say are linked to Israel and the West and which pass through an important trade route across the Red Sea.
The Pentagon confirmed that the two sides had carried out another round of “proportionate and necessary strikes” against the Houthis.
U.S. officials said that in the latest attacks, the U.S. and Britain used naval Tomahawk missiles and jets to destroy warehouses and launch Houthi missiles.
The Saudi media network “Al Hadat” reported that the US and Britain carried out at least 35 attacks, and that three high-ranking representatives of the Houthis were killed.
An unnamed representative of the Houthis told “Al Jazeera” that these strikes are the most intense since January 12, when the US and Great Britain first attacked the territory of Yemen.
Meanwhile, loud explosions are heard in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, which is controlled by the Houthis.
The Houthis have announced that they will respond to the latest attacks by the US and Britain.
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps described the new wave of strikes in Yemen as “self-defense against Houthi attacks” on merchant ships, Srna news agency writes.
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