Britain could strike Houthi targets in Yemen again if the group continues to assault ships in the Red Sea, the foreign secretary has suggested. Lord Cameron warned the Iran-linked fighters could force up prices in Britain if they are allowed to block the passage of container ships in the busy trade route. The US struck another site in Yemen early on Saturday after the Houthis vowed revenge for the bombing raid carried out by the Americans and the RAF a day earlier. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Lord Cameron said the joint action "will have gone some way to degrade Houthi capabilities built up with Iranian backing." He added, "If the Houthis deny this passage to ships, vital supply chains are threatened and prices will go up in Britain and across the globe."
The disruptions in the supply chain caused by the ongoing armed conflicts and consequent shifts in shipping routes have impacted Tesla's production in Germany. The company stated that due to prolonged shipping times causing gaps in the supply chain, it is compelled to suspend vehicle production at the Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, excluding a few regions, from January 29 to February 11. Normal production is expected to resume on February 12. In response to the attacks, the United States and the United Kingdom targeted Houthi positions in Yemen. The airstrikes, carried out by American and British fighter jets, hit specific locations in Yemen's Sana, Hodeidah, and Taiz cities.
Yemen's Houthis carried out a military drill Saturday in the province of Saada near Saudi Arabia after strikes by the US and allied forces, the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported. The exercise involved the live firing of tanks, artillery, drones and other weapons against targets bearing Israeli flags. Houthi commanders said they were ready to take part in the battle against "American and Zionist" enemies, according to the report.
Israeli tanks and aircraft hit targets in southern and central Gaza on Sunday amid fierce gunbattles in some areas as the war reached 100 days since Oct. 7. Communications and Internet services were down for the third day, complicating the work of emergency and ambulance crews trying to help people in areas hit by fighting. Fighting was fierce in the southern city of Khan Younis, where Hamas said its fighters hit an Israeli tank, as well as in Al-Bureij and Al Maghazi in central Gaza, where the military said several militants were killed. Gaza health ministry said 125 people had been killed and 265 wounded over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number confirmed to have been killed since the start of the war to almost 24,000, with more than 60,000 wounded.
