Not only the US and UK, many countries contribute to the airstrike campaign against Houthi targets in Yemen

On January 23, the UK, the US, Australia and many other countries issued a joint statement about the January 22 attacks on eight targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.

Máy bay Typhoon FGR4 của Lực lượng Không quân Hoàng gia Anh cất cánh để thực hiện các cuộc Không kích nhằm vào các mục tiêu quân sự của Houthi ở Yemen, nhưng không rõ ngày tháng, do Anh phát hành và được Reuters đăng tải

A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off to carry out air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen at an unknown time. This photo was released by the UK and published by Reuters on January 24.

Reuters quoted the joint statement as saying: "In response to the Houthis' continued illegal and reckless actions against ships transiting the Red Sea and surrounding sea lanes, the armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand, conducted strikes...".

The action is intended to disrupt and degrade the Houthis' ability to continue attacking global commercial shipping lanes and innocent sailors from around the world, while avoiding escalation, the statement said.

On the same day, AFP reported that Britain plans to announce new sanctions targeting Houthi finances in the coming days.

Speaking in parliament, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: "We do not seek confrontation. We call on the Houthis and those who support them to stop their unlawful and unacceptable attacks. But if necessary, the UK will not hesitate to respond in self-defence."

According to the leader, London "cannot stand by and allow these attacks to go unchecked".

Meanwhile, the US military announced that it had conducted two more attacks on Yemen on the morning of January 24, destroying two anti-ship missiles of Houthi rebels aimed at the Red Sea and preparing to launch.

In another related development, Russia's state news agency TASS reported that ambassadors to Yemen from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Russia, China, France, Britain and the United States, will meet on January 24 to discuss the situation in the Middle Eastern country.

The Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping and raised fears of rising inflation around the world. They have also raised concerns that the fallout from the Israel-Hamas conflict could further destabilize the Middle East.

The US-UK coalition has carried out several attacks on Houthi logistics targets in Yemen, but has been unable to stop the group's actions against ships in the Red Sea.

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