The United States and United Kingdom airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen were an act of “self-defense,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday.
He also noted the that condemned Houthis’ attacks in the Red Sea, “saying that states have a right to self-defense. We have acted in self-defense.”
Sunak said the Houthi attacks were risking innocent lives, disrupting the global economy and destabilizing the region.”We need to send a strong signal that this breach of international law is wrong. People can’t act like this with impunity and that’s why together with allies, we’ve decided to take this action,” he said.
US and UK strikes in Yemen were “necessary, proportionate, and targeted action against military targets to degrade and disrupt Houthi capability,” he added.
Initial indications showed that the strikes were successful, he said, adding that “we’ll continue to monitor the situation.”