The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. They launched a missile at Israel overnight.

The targets struck by U.S. forces had been used to attack American warships and commercial vessels, officials said.

The U.S. military said it conducted airstrikes in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday, targeting Houthi operations that have been used for attacks on U.S. Navy warships and merchant vessels in the region. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

The US military on Tuesday said it hit targets in Yemen targeting the Houthi militia, hours after the Iran-backed group launched attacks on Israel. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said its warships and aircraft attacked a number of Houthi-linked sites,