US STRIKE IN MIDDLE EAST RAISES CONCERN OF DEEP CONFLICT

The strikes hit buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers and other capabilities the Houthis have used to attack Red Sea shipping, the Pentagon said. It was the latest sign of spreading conflict in the Middle East.

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On Saturday, the US and the UK struck dozens of targets in Yemen over Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which the rebels say are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The previous day, the US military struck targets in Syria and Iraq, in retaliation for a January 28 drone attack on a base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers.