we ll bring you an interview with ecuador s president in the week will have elections on taiwan. we start tonight with reaction to the american and british air strikes on houthi targets in yemen. last night four royal air force typhoon fighterjets took part in the raids, along with us navyjets. this footage is from one of the two uk raf strikes. officials say 16 sites were targeted 16 sites, including in the capital city sana a. they included what the us called command and control centres, munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities and air defence radar systems. houthi leaders said five people were killed, and threatened to retaliate. the raids were in response to houthi attacks on ships in the red sea, which they say is in response to israel s attacks in gaza. fighters have been targeting ships with armed drones and missiles and boarding them. the british prime minister called the strikes necessary and proportionate in order to protect global trade in on
retaliation, could western powers be pushed into engaging beyond targeted strikes? and what are the risks of a wider conflict in the region? we ll have full coverage, with analysis shortly from a leading middle east researcher. we ll also get the thoughts of today s panel leon emirali, a former ministerial aide and pr consultant. and mo elliethee, executive director at the georgetown institute of politics and public service. but ahead of that, it s the first time rishi sunak has launched any kind of military operation, since becoming uk prime minister. some analysis now from our political editor chris mason on his decision, without consulting parliament, to join the attack. the early hours of this morning, back at their base in cyprus, the britishjets involved in air strikes on yemen. good evening, mr speaker, should parliament be recalled? last night, the decision already taken by the prime minister, the speaker of the house of commons was called in for a briefing. will la
hello and welcome to verified live. the houthis in yemen have said american and british strikes against them will not go without punishment or retaliation. the group says five of its fighters were killed and six were injured overnight. earlier, the houthis issued a statement saying british and american interests were legitimate targets after the strikes. us central command says more than 60 houthi military targets were struck, in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. they included what the us called command and control centres, munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities and air defence radar systems. among the areas targeted the capital sanaa and the port of hudaydah. this was the moment us warplanes took off from an aircraft carrier. russia called the strikes illegitimate and requested an urgent meeting of the un security council. iran which supports the houthis condemned the strikes in yemen as a clear violation of the country s territorial
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