Houthis Continue Attacks Despite US and UK Strikes

The Iran-backed group retaliates by targeting key shipping lanes, hitting a US-owned vessel despite recent air strikes.

• US and UK naval forces have launched air strikes against Houthi rebel targets across Yemen in response to repeated attacks by the Iran-backed group on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
• The Houthi rebels have retaliated by continuing to target key shipping lanes, hitting a US-owned vessel despite the strikes.
• The strikes targeted dozens of Houthi assets across Yemen, including radar stations, weapons storage locations, launch sites, command and control nodes, and production facilities.
• Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have increased 500% between November and December, causing major shipping companies to avoid the region and insurance costs to rise 10-fold.
• The Houthis, who control a large part of Yemen, have justified their attacks on ships in the Red Sea as retaliation to Israel's killings of civilians in Gaza.

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