Yemen’s Houthis launch new missile attack in Red Sea following air strikes | BBC News



Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who control much of the country, have responded to airstrikes on their country by firing another ballistic missile at shipping in the Red Sea. It failed to hit its target but the Houthis warned that the US and its allies “will pay a heavy price, for their aggression”.

The US said it was not interested in a war with Yemen – just hours after America and allies attacked Houthi rebel positions there. Five people were killed and six wounded in the missile strikes – but a White House spokesman said President Biden’s actions were about preventing any escalation of conflict.

A coalition of countries were involved in the military operation which they said was intended to destroy Houthi military infrastructure and munitions. Some of the targets were in the Yemeni capital Sana’a.

The joint military strikes were in response to nearly two months of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi movement on cargo ships in the Red Sea, disrupting commercial shipping and the global economy. The Houthis say they’re responding to western backing of Israel and giving support to the Palestinians in Gaza.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen.

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  1. amrika wasrayiyl walamam almutahidat waqararat majlis alamin taht aqdamna nahn alyamaniuwn nahn lanistaslim nantasir aw namut liakhiar thalith lana albahr bahrinan walarid airdna fala aibqana allah an aibqinah lilaeada' wala ahyanan allah an kharaju minh ahya'an 🇵🇸❤🇾🇪

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  2. And didn’t the Biden puppet group recently block shipping into our east and west coast ports, plus even block our own trucking in order to create shortages, high prices and inflation for the benefit of the banking crime families?!

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  3. LIES LIES LIES Dont believe the Media. Remember Vietnam?? They said the same thing and turns out to be a lie so U.S went in to murder all those people for nothing. Same with Pearl Harbour, the U.S initiated that attack, same with every other war…..U.S government is evil. Do not believe the Media, they are part of the LIE. Wake up people stop murdering our brothers and sisters overseas for the U.S elite to hold power over all of us.

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  4. I am a Yemeni citizen. We Yemenis do not affect the global trade movement except for Israel, which kills children and deprives them of water and food in the Gaza Strip. Yemen, gentlemen, was subjected to a war that lasted nine years and was not affected because there are men who have war on a holiday. If the world wants to stop the attacks on Yemen, they must oblige Israel and America stop killing civilians in Gaza and end the conversation

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  5. كل من يقراء كتابي مارايكم في قتل وتدمير البنية التحتيه لغزه وقتل اطفالها ونسائها وكل من فيها بلاتمييز اوادراك هل هذه جريمه حرب اومسرحيه اوفيلم هندي نشاهده للحظات إذا ماتقوم به اليمن نصره لغزه حتي ايقاف،ذالك وارجوالتدقيق بمااقوله

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