European countries have promised only low key military support to counter Huthi rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping, as they balance geopolitical and domestic concerns with economic fears.US and British forces have bombed the Yemeni rebels since Friday in response to mounting Huthi missile attacks on vessels in the vital shipping lanes since the Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel.
The pentagon and White House expected a houthi response. The expectation there will be something bigger coming from the houthis. Its the third or fourth Launch Weve seen from houthi territory following the u. S. Strikes. The houthis retain and have quite a bit of Military Capability to threaten red Sea Shipping here. The u. S. , the Uk And Other Coalitions trying to make the waterways safe. Wolf, what you see here playing out, its impossible to say the waterway is safe even as the u. S. Tries to get there. Or en lieberman there for us at the pentagon, thanks very much. Also the Gilgo Beach Murder suspect is expected to appear in court. Rex heuermann now facing a
The United States and Britain on Friday defended to the U.N. Security Council the legality of strikes they launched against Yemen's Houthis for attacking Red Sea shipping while Russia and China accused the Western allies of raising regional tensions. Russia called the U.S. and British operation disproportionate and illegal. Other countries expressed concerns that the U.S. and British strikes against 28 locations would stoke regional tensions, already high over Israel's offensive against Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists.