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US, UK bomb Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea ship attacks

University students in Sanaa carry a mock missile during a rally to show support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as well as attacks by the Houthis on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The United States and the United Kingdom have bombed more than a dozen Houthi sites in Yemen, officials said, as the Yemeni rebel group stepped up its attacks on ships in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war on Gaza.

In a joint statement on Saturday, the US and the UK said their military action hit 18 Houthi sites across eight locations in Yemen, including attacks on underground weapons and missile storage facilities, air defence systems, radars and a helicopter.

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