US, UK strikes on Yemen will bring ‘further turmoil’ to Middle East: Hamas

On Saturday, the militaries of the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets at 13 locations in Yemen, the third such joint operation in response to repeated attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed rebels.

Citing a statement from Hamas, a report by the news agency AFP said that the Palestinian militant group called the bombing of Houthi targets “a blatant assault on the sovereignty of a sister Arab country, and an escalation that will drag the region into further turmoil.”

The Houthis did not announce any deaths in these strikes. According to the Pentagon, the strikes hit buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers, and other capabilities the Houthis used to attack Red Sea shipping.

Houthis vow response after strikes

Also on Sunday, Houthi rebels vowed a response to the American and British strikes. “The strikes will not pass without a response and consequences,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea, the news agency Reuters reported.