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
average container ship s fuel costs. maersk is re routing its vessels away from the red sea and the suez canal. before the strikes took place the boss of maersk spoke to the bbc to warn of significant disruption to global supply chains because of the attacks. maersk ceo vincent clark told the bbc s aaron heslehurst that these extra costs are already being passed on to consumers. it s one of the most important arteries of global trade and having to re route all of this cargo now south of the cape of good hope is going to create significant disruptions to the global supply chain for the duration in which we have to do that, and probably a few months more as we have to get back then into into normal. so you need to see, i think, a stronger mobilisation. the other thing is that the level of threat is actually evolving and so for the coalition that is trying to put in place this safe passage, they need to constantly reassess the level of protection. but for us, it is really import
four raf typhoon fighter jets took part in the raids, along with us navyjets officials said they targeted 16 sites, including in the capital city sa na a. rishi sunak called the strikes necessary and proportionate in order to protect global shipping. houthi leaders said five people were killed, and threatened to retaliate. we ll have more in a moment about the impact that the houthi attacks have been having on trade and consumer prices. but first, here s our defence correspondentjonathan beale with the story of what happened overnight. these strikes were led and coordinated by the us. last night dozens of jets coordinated by the us. last night dozens ofjets launched from an american carrier already in the red sea. the scene of recent tensions. their targets, sea. the scene of recent tensions. theirtargets, houthi sea. the scene of recent tensions. their targets, houthi rebels in yemen who had been launching their own attacks on merchant shipping. they had been warned to s