Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthi) rebel movement will continue to attack Israeli civilian ships in the Red Sea despite the US and UK strikes on facilities in the Houthi-controlled area, Mohammed Abdul Salam, the movement's spokesman, said, Paralel.Az reports citing TASS.

"We confirm that there is no justification for the [US and UK] aggression against Yemen, as international navigation in the Red and Arabian Seas was not threatened. We have attacked and will continue to attack Israeli ships heading to ports in occupied Palestine," the spokesman wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) page.

The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom delivered strikes on positions held by the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen in the early hours of Friday. US President Joe Biden said the strike on Yemen was ordered in response to "unprecedented Houthi attacks" in the Red Sea and that the strikes targeting Houthi munitions depots, launching systems, production facilities, and air defense radar systems were delivered "in self-defense."