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WASHINGTON (AP) — When U.S. and U.K. warships and aircraft launched waves of missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen early Friday in Sanaa, it

The Houthis have sporadically targeted ships in the region over time, but the attacks have increased since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas and spiked after an explosion Oct. 17 at a hospital in Gaza killed and injured many. That hospital blast marked the beginning of an intense militant campaign against U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria, and on many commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea.

Here's a look at the Houthis and their increasing attacks, and why the U.S. believes it is more acceptable to bomb some Iranian-linked targets than others.

When the U.S. and U.K. warships launched waves of air, ship and submarine-launched missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen late Thursday it was the culmination of weeks of warnings

Here’s a look at the Houthis and their increasing attacks, and why the U.S. believes it is more acceptable to bomb some Iranian-linked targets than others.

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said that there are no more strikes or military actions planned in Yemen the moment and that the government was aware of the need to avoid escalation in the region

When the U.S. and U.K. warships launched waves of missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, it was the culmination of weeks of warnings to the militant group to cease their destructive attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea or face severe consequences.

When the U.S. and U.K. warships launched waves of air, ship and submarine launched missiles at Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen Thursday it was the culmination of weeks of warnings to the militant group to cease their destructive attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea

The U.S. had prior concerns about upending a shaky truce in Yemen and triggering a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Before the Yemen strike, U.S. destroyers shot down 7 incoming ballistic missiles over the Red Sea.