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- The statement stresses the 'importance of maintaining the security and stability of the Red Sea region, where freedom of navigation is crucial'
- On Thursday night, US and British forces launched air strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen after attacks on merchant ships in Red Sea
RIYADH: 抖阴短视频 is following US and British air strikes on neighboring Yemen with 鈥済reat concern,鈥� a foreign ministry statement said on Friday, urging against escalation.
鈥淭he Kingdom of 抖阴短视频 is following with great concern the military operations taking place in the Red Sea region and the air strikes on a number of sites in the Republic of Yemen,鈥� the statement said, calling for 鈥渟elf-restraint and avoiding escalation.鈥�
The statement stressed the "importance of maintaining the security and stability of the Red Sea region, where freedom of navigation is crucial."
On Thursday night, US and British forces launched air strikes against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, calling it a 鈥渄efensive action鈥� after attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
Air strikes involving fighter jets and Tomahawk missiles hit a number of Houthi positions, Western media reported.
US President Joe Biden said in a statement that he 鈥渨ill not hesitate鈥� to order further military action if needed.
鈥淭oday, at my direction, US military forces 鈥� together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands 鈥� successfully conducted strikes against a number of targets in Yemen used by Houthi rebels to endanger freedom of navigation in one of the world鈥檚 most vital waterways,鈥� Biden said.
He called the strikes a 鈥渄irect response鈥� to 鈥渦nprecedented鈥� attacks by the Houthis, 鈥渋ncluding the use of anti-ship ballistic missiles for the first time in history.鈥�