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Britain is to send RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi cities as Houthi rebels ramp up their attacks

Britain is to send RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi cities as Houthi rebels ramp up their attacks

The RAF fighters will operate strictly in a defensive role and will not carry out offensive strikes against Houthi targets. Ministers describe the deployment as additional defensive military support for Saudi Arabia. Houthi attacks on the kingdom are escalating across the region. British pilots are being drawn into guarding Saudi skies.

Saudi Arabia has struggled to stop Houthi attacks despite its own costly defences.

The Typhoons' mission is limited to protecting Saudi airspace from incoming Houthi strikes.

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