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I'm Isabel Hardman and this is the Sunday roundup. This week the US and UK

launched military strikes against Hooty targets in Yemen following repeated

hooty attacks on Red Sea cargo ships. Speaking to Laura Koonsburg, David Cameron suggested

the strikes sent a message that Western countries were prepared to follow our words and

warnings with actions. Koonsberg questioned whether the strikes would have much impact,

given the Hootie rebels declaration, that they will step up their own attacks.

Cameron pointed out that Hooty attacks have been escalating since November and said

military action was now the only option.

We've just heard there far from stopping these attacks. The

huthies are vowing retaliation. It's clear from speaking to that man there. They've

got no intention of following your action with the cessation of what they're doing in the Red Sea.

What's given you the impression that this will make any difference?

Well, I would turn the question around the other way and say, well, look, what's happened since the 19th of November.

We've had 26 attacks on ships, not just ships heading

to Israel or Israeli-linked ships, but ships of all kinds, and those attacks have been

getting worse. We've given warning after warning.

We've taken the case the United Nations had a very clear statement there about the

importance of freedom of navigation. And yet the attacks continued,

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