Britain deploys warplanes to protect Saudi Arabia

Britain is preparing to launch warplanes to protect Saudi Arabia against the intensifying attacks of the Houthis.

According to Bloomberg, based on British officials familiar with the process, Typhoon type warplanes within the Royal Air Force will protect Saudi cities and critical infrastructure against air attacks by the Iran-backed group.

The package will not be limited to jets only; The London administration will also send military advisors to the region with an Atlas A400M transport plane.

The British Ministry of Defense has not yet made a statement on the issue.

In recent weeks, London has pledged additional defense support to the Riyadh administration following the Houthis' renewed attacks.

That package included the Voyager aerial refueling aircraft, but did not include direct fighter jet deployment.

Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia have increased markedly in recent weeks.

Yemeni officials reported that 58 people died in the attack targeting the training camp of government security forces yesterday.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN YEMEN?

The front line in Yemen, which has been deadlocked for a long time, became active again last month and this month with the moves of the legitimate government.

The Iranian-backed Houthis advanced towards the south of Taiz by advancing around the Red Sea coast and the Babulmandeb Strait in September.

Regular troops affiliated with the Presidential Leadership Council launched a counter-attack instead of remaining on the defensive.

Backed by the air support of the coalition forces, the army launched a large-scale operation called "Yemen Dawn" (Fajr al-Yemen).

With this operation, Yemeni forces took back control of the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait and Perim Island from the Houthis.

While thousands of Houthi targets were hit in operations supported by warplanes and UCAVs, hundreds of Houthi members were neutralized in recent clashes.

For many years, the country was governed by a balance of power divided between the legitimate government, the Houthis in the north, and the United Arab Emirates-backed Southern Transitional Council in the south.

The Southern Transitional Council's announcement that it had dissolved itself at the beginning of this year radically changed this picture, and control in the field was concentrated around two main focuses.

The airport tension that occurred last July dealt a heavy blow to the search for peace.

The Yemeni government hit the Houthi-controlled Sanaa Airport runway to prevent an Iranian plane from entering its airspace, paving the way for today's clashes.

The Houthis' cutoff of supply routes in the densely populated city of Taiz has brought fuel, cooking gas and basic food supplies to a halt.

The World Health Organization and UNICEF report that hospitals in the city are experiencing a shortage of medical supplies and that dozens of children have died since September.

World Health Organization data show that more than 1,200 civilians have lost their lives and more than 5,800 people have been injured in the escalating violence since August.