Joe Biden said on Thursday that US-British attacks on the Houthis in Yemen would continue, and the White House announced that the United States again attacked the rebel group's missiles on the ground on Thursday, as it did on the night of Wednesday on Wednesday had done Thursday.
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When asked by reporters at the White House about these attacks, the US President replied: “Are they stopping the Houthis?” NO. Will they continue? Yes.”
John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, mentioned the attacks on 14 rockets of the pro-Iranian rebels already carried out on the night of Wednesday and Thursday, stating: “We did it again this morning by attacking rockets…” .of them we believe they were ready for the impending launch into the Red Sea.”
He added that the US military command in the Middle East would provide more details soon.
These American attacks, as a regional conflagration looms in the Middle East over the war between Israel and Hamas, came just hours after Washington again labeled the Yemeni rebels a “terrorist” entity.
The Houthis, who have been at war against the Yemeni government for nearly a decade, have targeted merchant ships they believe are linked to Israel in an area crucial to international trade is.
The United States decided to lead the international response to these attacks, acting alongside the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands against the Houthis.
Denmark, birthplace of shipowner Maersk, the world's number two maritime transport company, which has temporarily suspended Red Sea transit, announced on Thursday that it would join the coalition.