Greater than 2,000 ships have been pressured by the Houthi assaults to divert from the Purple Sea since November.
“We took restricted, essential and proportionate motion in self-defense alongside the USA with the non-operational assist of the Netherlands, Canada, Bahrain and Australia,” mentioned British Ambassador Susan Woodward.
Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia charged that the US and British strikes violated worldwide regulation and raised regional tensions.
“It is one factor defending business delivery, assaults on that are unacceptable, however one other once you’re disproportionately and illegally bombing one other state,” he mentioned.
Zhang Jun, China’s UN envoy, mentioned the Safety Council had not authorised using pressure towards Yemen.
The US and British operation “not solely triggered infrastructure destruction and civilian casualties, however have additionally resulted in heightened safety dangers within the Purple Sea”, he mentioned.
