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Newly recruited Houthi fighters hold up a weapons and chanting slogans in a ceremony at the end of their training in Sanaa, Yemen.

The head of Yemen's Houthi movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, has cautioned the United States and its allies about a potentially significant retaliation if they initiate a military strike against his nation.

During a televised address on Thursday, Houthi declared that any such response would exceed the scale of the recent attack, in which Yemeni drones and missiles were directed at US and British vessels.

''There will be a swift and powerful response to any American attack. Our retaliation will far exceed the impact of the recent strike, which involved twenty drones and multiple missiles.''

''We are committed to targeting Israeli-affiliated ships and will continue to do so without hesitation"