David Cameron Says Latest Air Strikes Sends ‘Clearest Possible Message’ to Houthis
Published on January 23, 2024
Foreign Secretary David Cameron says a fresh round of “precision strikes” against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen was designed to “send the clearest possible message” that they must stop their “unacceptable” attacks on merchant shipping in the international shipping lanes in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Houthis—who control a large swathe of northern Yemen, including the city of Sana’a—have been firing missiles at ships sailing between the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis, who are closely allied with Hamas, claim they are targeting vessels heading for Israel but Britain has accused them of a “completely indiscriminate” campaign against merchant shipping in the Middle East....