Houthi-affiliated media outlet Al-Masirah says US and UK forces carried out four air raids on Kamaran Island, Al Jazeera reports.

The Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and present themselves as Yemen’s official armed forces, have attacked shipping lanes in the Red Sea and fired missiles and drones at Israeli targets for months in a show of support for Palestinians in Gaza.

The group’s operations have angered the United States and other Western nations. The US and its allies have bombed Houthi targets in Yemen since January, but the military campaign has not deterred Houthi attacks.

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Updated 01 Aug, 2026

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