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US leads joint strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

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Reuters

<p>The United States Central Command said on Friday that it has launched joint strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iran-backed militants continued “llegal and reckless attacks” in the Red Sea.</p><p>In an update on X, the US Central Command released footage of military planes taking off from an aircraft carrier at sea.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/01/23/philippines-eyes-expanding-risk-areas-in-red-sea">Philippines eyes expanding risk areas in Red Sea</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/08/24/filipino-seafarers-treated-well-while-in-captivity-in-red-sea-dfa">17 Filipino seafarers ‘treated well, in good health’ while in captivity in Red Sea: DFA</a></li></ul><p>The multinational operation carried out early Thursday was led in coordination with the United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and Bahrain, it said on X.</p><p>The strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in response to the movement&#x27;s attacks on ships in the Red Sea are a dramatic regional widening of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2893692" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2888763" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div><strong>(Production: Nur-Azna Sanusi, Ariel Wee)</strong></div>

The United States Central Command has launched joint strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. 