Summary
- Joint UK-US airstrikes targeted Yemen’s Houthi rebels, resulting in at least 16 deaths and 35 injuries.
- The strikes were in response to the rebels’ attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
- The US and UK have been conducting strikes against the Houthis since January.
- The conflict escalated following the Houthis’ increased attacks on shipping and demands related to the Israel-Hamas war.