'America, Britain will pay a heavy price': Houthi warns after UK, US airstrikes on Yemen
Houthi rebels. The Yemen authorities have now vowed vendetta, saying “America and Britain will have to prepare to pay a heavy price". The attack by the US and UK on Yemen comes weeks after the Houthi rebels allegedly unleashed disruptive attacks on Red Sea hurting commercial shipping on the trade route.
According to reports, the airstrikes by US and UK on Yemen targeted an airbase, airports, and a military camp. "Our country was subjected to a massive aggressive attack by American and British ships, submarines and warplanes," Houthi Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Al-Ezzi said, according to official media. "America and Britain will have to prepare to pay a heavy price and bear all the dire consequences of this blatant aggression," Al-Ezzi added.
Houthi television channel Al-Massirah said the air strikes hit the capital Sanaa as well as the cities of Hodeida and Saada. According to US officials, the massive retaliatory strike on Yemen were done using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets. President Joe Biden said the strikes were meant to demonstrate that the U.S.
and its allies “will not tolerate" the militant group’s ceaseless attacks on the Red Sea. And he said they only made the move after attempts at diplomatic negotiations and careful deliberation. The flare-up in the oil-rich Middle East crisis comes weeks after Houthis reportedly attacked ships in the Red Sea.
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