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in december, say they are acting to support palestinians in gaza and to hit israel s allies. iran gives them weapons and training and the houthis say the attacks will continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. the attacks have disrupted the key red sea trade route commercial vessels are now travelling around africa. it means delays and extra costs. the houthis accuse the us and its allies of an escalation on israel s behalf. they say the attacks have had no significant impact on its forces and threaten with what they describe as a very harsh and painful response. so far, their reaction has been muted. they fired a missile yesterday which didn t hit its target. also yesterday, a huge protest against the strikes
before and after these satellite images show the impact of the american and british attacks on houthi targets in yemen. the us says airfields and weapons storage depots were destroyed. overnight, the us carried out more strikes, targeting a radarfacility in the capital, sanaa. british forces were not involved. american officials say the strikes are designed to reduce the ability of the houthis to attack ships in the red sea and called them legitimate and proportionate . the houthis, who captured a ship in december, say they are acting to support palestinians in gaza and to hit israel s allies. iran gives them weapons and training and the houthis say the attacks will continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. the attacks have disrupted the key red sea trade route
a us ship fired missiles at a radar site. houthis say the us strikes had no significant impact on their ability to continue attacks on vessels in the red sea. and in the uk, the minister responsible for the post office has called forjail time for those responsible for an it scandal in which hundreds of workers the newly elected president of taiwan, william lai, has said he is determined to safeguard the island from as he put it continuing threat and intimidation from china. he was speaking after two other candidates admitted defeat in the vote held earlier today. china lays claim to taiwan and had urged people not to vote for mr lai. his victory marks an unprecedented third consecutive term for the dpp, which advocates more independence for taiwan. let s here some of what the president elect said during his
iran gives them weapons and training and the houthis say the attacks will continue unless there is a ceasefire in gaza. the attacks have disrupted the key red sea trade route commercial vessels are now travelling around africa. it means delays and extra costs. the houthis accuse the us and its allies of an escalation on israel s behalf. they say the attacks have had no significant impact on its forces and threaten with what they describe as a very harsh and painful response. so far, their reaction has been muted. they fired a missile yesterday which didn t hit its target. also yesterday, a huge protest against the strikes was held in sanaa. the americans say they don t want a major confrontation but are warning the houthis they are ready to respond.