The Pentagon says US and UK fighter planes have carried out strikes on 18 Houthi sites in Yemen – the fourth such joint operation by the allies.
The US says Saturday’s strikes were directed against storage facilities, drones, air defence systems, radars and a helicopter of the militant movement.
The UK says the allies acted to “further degrade” Houthi capabilities.
There have been sustained attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on shipping in the important Red Sea trade route.
The Houthis – who control large swathes of Yemen including the capital Sanaa – have been targeting vessels they say are linked to Israel and the West in response to the continuing Israel-Gaza war.
Global supply chains are now facing severe disruption and rising costs as a result of some of the biggest shipping companies diverting journeys away from the Red Sea – one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
The strikes were carried out with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
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