The Houthis vow that US and UK strikes on their positions in Yemen will not go without “punishment or retaliation”

The Iran-backed group pledges to continue its attacks on ships in the Red Sea and its support for Hamas in Gaza

Overnight military strikes by air and sea targeted 16 Houthi positions including command centres, munitions depots and air defence systems, the US says

President Biden says the action will protect the free flow of international commerce

British PM Rishi Sunak says the strikes were “limited, necessary and proportionate action in self-defence”

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer backs the action, but some opposition parties say Britain’s parliament should be recalled to debate it

The Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Bahrain provided support as part of the mission, says Biden