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Was it right to strike the Houthis?

Last week, Rishi Sunak authorised the first military intervention of his premiership, joining the US in launching air strikes against dozens of Houthi military facilities in Yemen in response to Houthi assaults on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, says William Atkinson on CapX. The Houthis claim that their attacks are designed to hurt Israel and show solidarity with the

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