Yemen’s Houthi rebels will continue targeting Israel-linked ships in the Red Sea despite overnight air strikes by the US and Britain, their spokesperson said, AFP reports.

“We affirm that there is absolutely no justification for this aggression against Yemen, as there was no threat to international navigation in the Red and Arabian Seas, and the targeting was and will continue to affect Israeli ships or those heading to the ports of occupied Palestine,” Mohammed Abdulsalam posted on X, formerly Twitter.