the strikes were in the dead of night, and came from the land and the sea. the targets houthi rebel positions in yemen, hit by american and british missiles. it s in response to weeks of attacks by the iran backed houthi movement on cargo ships in the red sea which have disrupted commercial shipping, threatening the global economy. the houthis say they re targeting western support for israel. it was a coalition of countries involved in last night s military operation to destroy houthi controlled command centres, munitions depots, and air defence systems. some of the targets were in the yemeni capital sana a. the houthis, a militia group controlling much of yemen, is now warning that britain and the us will pay a heavy price for their aggression . in a moment, dharshini david will outline the economic reasoning behind last night s strikes, and chris mason will analyse rishi sunak s decision to join the attack. but first, with the very latest on what exactly happened overnig
good evening. the us says tonight that it is not interested in a war with yemen just hours after american and british missiles hit houthi rebel positions there. five people were killed and six wounded but a white house spokesman said president biden s actions were about preventing any escalation of conflict. the joint military strikes were in response to nearly two months of attacks by the iran backed houthi movement on cargo ships in the red sea, disrupting commercial shipping and the global economy. the houthis say they re targeting western support for israel. a coalition of countries were involved in last night s military operation to destroy houthi military infrastructure and munitions. some of the targets were in the yemeni capital sana a. the houthis, who control much of yemen, retaliated by firing one ballistic missile today, which failed to hit a target and they warned that britain and the us will pay a heavy price, for their aggression . here s our internati
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