On Tuesday, the Houthi group demanded that the UN and international organizations in Yemen withdraw their American and British employees within a month.
The Houthis’ demand for US and British employees to leave comes at a time when Washington and London launched attacks on Houthi gatherings and headquarters in Yemen in response to the latter’s attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Lord Cameron has declared that the recent strikes against the Houthi rebels serve as the “clearest possible message” that their assaults on vessels in the Red Sea must cease.
In a coordinated effort, the US and UK conducted joint strikes on Houthi military installations in Yemen for the second time last night.
These strikes were aimed at a Houthi underground storage facility and various sites linked to their missile and air surveillance operations, as stated in a joint communique by the UK, US, Bahrain, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands.
The UK’s foreign secretary emphasized that while the UK holds no animosity towards the Yemeni population, the joint actions by Britain and the US are meant to reinforce the idea that their words and warnings are supported by concrete actions.
“What we have done again is send the clearest possible message that we will continue to degrade their ability to carry out these attacks while sending the clearest possible message that we back our words and our warnings with action.”
The Ministry of Defence said four RAF Typhoons, supported by a pair of Voyager tankers, “joined US forces in a deliberate strike against Houthi sites in Yemen”.
