| 30 May 2024 Yemen strikes | |||||||
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| Part of the 2024 missile strikes in Yemen amidst the Red Sea crisis and spillover of the Israel–Hamas war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States Navy Royal Air Force |
 Yemeni Navy (SPC) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Joe Biden Lloyd Austin Rishi Sunak Grant Shapps |
 Abdul-Malik al-Houthi | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
 42 wounded[3] | ||||||
| 16 killed in total, including civilians | |||||||
On 30 May 2024, the United States and United Kingdom conducted a joint set of airstrikes in Sanaa and Hodeidah, Yemen, killing 16 people and injuring 42.[4][5] The United States and United Kingdom claimed that the strikes were targeting members of the Houthi rebel group; however, the Houthis claimed all those killed or injured in the strikes were civilians.[6]
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- ^ "Yemen's Houthis bury militants killed in US, UK strikes". Al Arabiya. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Houthis launch second wave of attacks on Red Sea vessels after deadly British-US airstrikes". Arab News. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
The militia acknowledged that the joint British-US airstrikes killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 of its fighters.
- ^ "Red Sea tensions: Yemen's Houthis 'attack' US carrier after deadly strikes". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "U.S. and Britain strike Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks". NBC News. Associated Press. 2024-05-31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "UK and US strike Houthi targets in Yemen after rise in shipping attacks". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-05-31.