The United States and Britain carried out strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the movement’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

The Houthis have been targeting vessels in the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait in attacks the Iran-aligned group says aim to support the Palestinians as Israel and Hamas wage war.

WHAT ARE THE RECENT HOUTHI ATTACKS AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES?

* Jan. 11: Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile into international shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden but the attack did not cause injuries nor damage, the U.S. military said. It was the 27th such Houthi at

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