The US and UK have conducted a fresh series of joint air strikes against eight Houthi targets in Yemen.

The Pentagon said the strikes targeted an underground storage site and Houthi missile and surveillance capability.

The Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting ships they say are linked to Israel and the West that travel through the important Red Sea trade route.

The US and UK said they are trying to protect the “free flow of commerce”.

This is the eighth strike by the US against Houthi targets in Yemen. It is the second joint operation with the UK, after joint strikes were carried out on 11 January.