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Houthi Rebels Aim to Maintain Shipping Attacks

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Houthi rebels vowed to continue to attack ships "on their way to Israel" despite strikes by the US and UK early Friday, Muhammad Abdel Salam, a senior spokesman for Yemen's Houthis.

  • Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of the group, called the airstrikes an "unjustified" military operation and said a "response" would be announced in a statement later on Friday.
  • The Houthis' self-described deputy foreign minister, Hussein Al-Ezzi, added that "America and Britain will have to prepare to pay a heavy price" according to Politico reports.
  • Houthi officials claim to be targeting Israeli linked shipping services but the US/UK strike justification claims the attacks on international shipping have impacted 55 nations so far.

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