The focus is entirely on the 'breach', not on civilian casualties, legitimacy, the why, why now, what's the goal.
The Houthis have been attacked for many years, the Houthi war started in 2004, civil war since 2014. This is not going to stop them. What the UK and US did accomplish:
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-expert-iran-transformed-yemen-s-houthi-rebels-into-potent-military-force/7849814.html
Child recruitment reportedly increased after the war in Gaza started and the U.S. and U.K. airstrikes in Yemen, the experts said. Yemen’s government said it received 3,298 reports of child recruitment in the first half of 2024, with youngsters reportedly used as human shields, spies and in combat — and for planting landmines and explosives, reconnaissance and as cooks.
US airstrikes kill civilians, escalating regional crisis
https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6654/Yemen:-US-airstrikes-kill-civilians,-escalating-regional-crisis
Beyond breaching international law, these military operations undermine global stability by disregarding state sovereignty and enabling arbitrary use of force
The US military airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and multiple Yemeni governorates have resulted in several civilian deaths and injuries. The provisions of the UN Charter and the principles of international law must be upheld, especially regarding using force and protecting civilians.
At least 30 people were killed and numerous others injured when the US Air Force launched dozens of airstrikes targeting Houthi military sites and civilian areas across the governorates of Sana’a, Hajjah, Dhamar, Al Bayda, and Taiz on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
In the northern Saada Governorate, one of the deadliest airstrikes hit the Qahza area, killing ten people—including a woman and four children—and injuring over 20 more. Additionally, US aircraft targeted a power plant in the town of Dahyan, causing a widespread blackout.
The Lawfulness of military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen and the Red Sea
https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-lawfulness-of-military-strikes-against-the-houthis-in-yemen-and-the-red-sea/
"Taking the US and the UK’s strikes as an example, it will be argued that firstly, UNSC Resolution 2722(2024) cannot justify the military strikes, and that secondly, it remains doubtful whether the right to self-defence is applicable in the present case. Lastly, it will shortly be assessed why the operation in Yemen was not justified as an intervention by invitation based on Yemen’s consent – a question that has not been addressed in other writings."
"In this post, it has been argued why UNSC Res 2722(2024) does not provide a legal justification for the US’ and UK’s military strikes in Yemen and the Red Sea, and why the applicability of the right to self-defence remains disputed for various reasons. Given these controversies, one can have serious doubts as to whether the justification provided by the US and the UK in their letters to the UN Security Council renders their strikes lawful under the ius ad bellum. In light of this, their current strikes rather give the impression the protection of navigational rights and freedoms for commercial vessels in the Red Sea is being pursued for political reasons at all costs and by all means, leaving aside the legal limits provided for military actions in the UN Charter."
Meanwhile
Fmr UN Official Says Yemen’s Red Sea Blockade Follows International Law to Stop Genocide
https://thealtworld.com/rania_khalek/fmr-un-official-says-yemens-red-sea-blockade-follows-international-law-to-stop-genocide
Mokhiber explains how according to international law, all nations are expected to cut ties with the Israeli occupation and act to prevent genocide– yet the US is bombing Yemen for doing precisely that.
“Yemen is following intl. law by blocking Israeli ships, says former UN official @CraigMokhiber, but they get called “terrorists” for it. “The US lies to its people and spends billions bombing Yemen, all to assist Israel’s genocide”