US and British forces launch new air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

Three US officials said on Monday that American and British forces launched a new series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

The officials, who requested anonymity, did not specify the number of targets struck. Historically, US and British forces have primarily targeted Houthi missile and radar installations.

The official news agency of the Houthis said early Tuesday that Britain and the US have conducted air strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and other regions in the country.

“American-British forces are launching raids on the capital of Sanaa,” and several other parts of Yemen, the Saba news agency said in an alert.

Yemen’s Houthis have declared that their assaults are in support of Palestinians facing hostilities from Israel in Gaza.