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Today, Saturday, in the UN Security Council, the United States of America defended the military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, stressing that they are legal and consistent with international law.
The American representative to the Security Council, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, confirmed, according to the American Al-Hurra channel, that the attacks launched by the United States in conjunction with Britain on targets of the Houthi group in Yemen are aimed at reducing their ability to attack ships.
Greenfield added that the attacks were necessary, proportionate, consistent with international law, and part of the United States exercising its right to self-defense.
The American delegate stressed that the United States tried to confront the threat of attacks on ships without resorting to military force, but it did not succeed, and that the strikes came after the Houthis launched a complex attack using drones and missiles targeting an American ship.
The US military confirmed that the new strike against the Houthis was carried out by the aircraft carrier "Karney" using Tomahawk missiles, according to a breaking news report from Cairo News Channel. American media confirmed that Washington carried out additional strikes tonight in Yemen targeting a Houthi radar facility.
US President Joe Biden described the Houthi group as a terrorist organization, adding: “We will respond to the Houthis if they continue their reckless behavior,” according to urgent news from the Cairo News Channel.
US and British warplanes, ships and submarines carried out strikes across Yemen in response to attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis on ships in the Red Sea, expanding the scope of the regional conflict sparked by the Israeli war in Gaza.