UK engages in 3rd wave of strikes with U.S. allies against Houthis in Yemen

Britain has engaged in a third wave of “proportionate and targeted” strikes alongside its U.S. allies against Iran-linked Houthi militants in Yemen to further degrade their capabilities, the government said on Saturday.
“The Royal Air Force engaged in a third wave of proportionate and targeted strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen. We acted alongside our US allies, with the support of many international partners, in self-defence and in accordance with international law,” Defence Minister Grant Shapps said in a statement.
U.S. officials told Reuters earlier in the day that the United States had launched a series of strikes against targets in Yemen.
Britain and the U.S. have launched coordinated strikes in Yemen this year against Houthi forces, who have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea in what they describe as acts of solidarity with the Palestinians against Israel.