New airstrike hits Yemen port city after Houthi rebels opened fire with rockets - following two nights of US and UK attacks

A fresh airstrike hit the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida today following two nights of attacks on the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

A military source allied with the rebels told AFP 'the site from which a Houthi rocket was launched on the outskirts of Hodeida was hit', adding that it was not clear whether the strike came from the sea or the air.

A police source confirmed the new strike.

It comes after British and American forces launched strikes on Houthi military sites on Thursday night after the militants carried out several attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.

After bombarding the rebel-held areas of Yemen on Thursday night, the US also launched a new round of strikes last night.

The strikes have added to concerns about the escalation of the conflict that has spread through the region since the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and Israel went to war, with Iran's allies also entering the fray from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.

After the Americans struck another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen last night, President Joe Biden said: 'We delivered it privately and we're confident we're well-prepared.'

The blitz on Friday came a day after initial strikes against over 60 targets used by the Iranian-backed rebels to attack ships in waters near the Arabian Peninsula.

The second round of bombing was much smaller in scale and targeted a Houthi radar facility, an official confirmed. It came after the Houthis fired at least one anti-ship missile earlier the same day.

Biden had vowed to continue the bombardment if the Houthis refused to cease attacking vessels in the Red Sea.