World reacts to US, UK attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of cities across Yemen, including the Red Sea city of Hudeida, on Friday to condemn the strikes by US and British forces [AFP]

The United States and the United Kingdom have launched a series of strikes on Yemen against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, who have been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea.

The Houthis, who support the Palestinian group Hamas, called Friday’s attacks “barbaric” and in a statement threatened that “all US, UK interests have become ‘legitimate targets’.”