Tonight, U.S. and U.K. naval and air forces, with the support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands, conducted attacks on targets of Houthi militiamen with the aim - he U.S. Central Command - to weaken their ability to to continue to carry out attacks on merchant ships in transit in the Red Sea. Attacks targeted systems radars, air defence systems and storage and launch sites drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. The American Centcom pointed out that these attacks have no impact on the link with "Prosperity Guardian", the operation launched by more than 20 nations to protect the security of the maritime traffic in the Red Sea, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and in the Gulf of Aden.

Announcing the attack on targets in Yemen used by the Houthi rebels, US President Joe Biden recalled that "More than 50 nations have been hit by 27 attacks on the international commercial sea freight. Man from more than 20 countries, he stressed, were threatened or taken hostage in acts of piracy. More than 2,000 ships were forced to divert thousands of miles to avoid the Red Sea, which can cause weeks of delays in the shipping time of the products. And on January 9, the Houthis They launched their biggest attack to date, directly targeting American ships." The In fact, the U.S. Central Authority had announced that on Tuesday the U.S. and British naval and air forces had shot down 18 drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile ( of 10 January 2024).

"Last week, together with 13 allies and partners," he said. Biden continued - we issued an explicit warning about the fact that, if their attacks did not cease, the rebels The Houthis would bear the consequences. And yesterday the Council UN Security Council passed a resolution calls on the Houthis to stop attacks on ships merchant and commercial vessels. Today's defensive action - he added The U.S. President - follows up on this vast campaign and the increasing attacks by the Houthi rebels against the commercial vessels. These targeted attacks represent a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our staff nor will they allow actors to hostile to endanger freedom of navigation on One of the most critical trade routes in the world. If necessary," he concluded, "I will not hesitate to take further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international trade'.

In a statement, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also said recalled that 'despite repeated warnings from the of the international community, just this week the Houthis have continued to carry out attacks in the Red Sea, including against warships of the United Kingdom and the United States. That It cannot be tolerated. The UK will defend freedom of navigation and the free flow of Exchanges. We have therefore taken limited, necessary and proportionate self-defense with the United States, with the non-operational support from the Netherlands, Canada and Bahrain, against targets related to these attacks, to degrade the capabilities of the and protect global shipping."

Meanwhile, yesterday the president of the Canal Authority of Suez, Osama Rabie, continued his confrontations with primaries shipping companies to discuss the situation of the commercial maritime traffic through the Egyptian Canal to the Highlighting security issues in the Red Sea region southern. Rabie met with the top management of the French CMA CGM, whose ships as a result of the crisis have have been partly diverted to the route that circumnavigates Africa, while some continue to transit through the Suez Canal.