 U.S. intends to launch further strikes at Houthis, but Ansar Allah expands war in Red Sea. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said Washington intends to launch further strikes at Houthis in the Middle East. We intend to take additional strikes and additional action to continue to send a clear message that the United States will respond when our forces are attacked, when our people are killed," Sullivan told. Abdel Malik Al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthis from Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, has warned about more escalation if Israel continues combat operations in the Gaza Strip. I am warning Israel and the United States, and telling them that they must stop the aggression against Gaza and lift the blockade. Otherwise, we will seek more escalation. The Al-Masira television channel quoted him as saying in an address to supporters, Following the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis warned that they would launch strikes on Israeli territory while barring ships associated with the Jewish state from passing through the waters of the Red Sea and the Bab El-Mandeb Strait until Tel Aviv ceased its military operation against Palestinian radical group Hamas in the embattled enclave. Since mid-November, more than 30 civilian ships have been attacked by the Houthi in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Meanwhile, the Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saari said the strikes will not pass without a response and consequences. Another Houthi spokesperson, Mohamed Abdul Salam, indicated the group would not be deterred saying Yemen's decision to support Gaza would not be affected by any attack.