Houthi rebels hold military exercises after new US & UK strikes in Yemen

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels released video on Saturday (February 3) showing fighters carrying out military exercises against mocked-up Israeli targets. Militants fired mortars and used drones to drop explosives on dummy targets wrapped in Israeli and U.S. flags. Houthis have launched a series of attacks on shipping and other targets in the Red Sea area in what they describe as acts of solidarity with the Palestinians - stoking fears that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to destabilise the wider Middle East. Britain last night joined the US to strike Yemen’s Houthis in a third wave of attacks on the Iran-backed rebels. The Pentagon said 36 targets were struck in Yemen on Saturday night - hours after Iraq warned that the Middle East was “on the brink of the abyss“ as tensions boil over. Read more: The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives