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(Share)         (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google     (An RAF Typhoon fighter jet is pictured ahead of US President Donald Trump's departure to Washington, D.C., in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 29, 2025.) (An RAF Typhoon fighter jet is pictured ahead of US President Donald Trump's departure to Washington, D.C., in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 29, 2025.)   An RAF Typhoon fighter jet is pictured ahead of US President Donald Trump's departure to Washington, D.C., in Lossiemouth, Scotland, Britain, July 29, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/RUSSELL CHEYNE )    By REUTERS    OCTOBER 20, 2026 13:31  Updated:  OCTOBER 20, 2026 15:36   Britain will fly (https://www.jpost.com/international/article-910148) Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the UK Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.  The ministry said the aircraft would operate only in a defensive role and would not conduct offensive strikes against the Iran-aligned Houthis, whose attacks Britain says threaten regional stability and risk disrupting energy supplies and trade routes.   "The continuing attacks from the Houthis on our ally Saudi Arabia are absolutely despicable. The targeting of the airport in Riyadh in particular shows the lengths the Houthis are going to escalate the situation in the region," (https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907981) UK Defense Minister Wes Streeting said in a statement.  "That’s why today I have approved further UK military support," he said. "RAF Typhoons will fly defensive air missions to help protect Saudi airspace from drones and missiles."  The additional support follows a request from Saudi Arabia's government, which (https://www.jpost.com/international/article-911370) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain was prepared to consider earlier this month.   (Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026.)  Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026. (credit: JEFF OVERS/BBC/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)    UK to deploy Atlas A400M transport aircraft, military advisers to region  Britain will also deploy an Atlas A400M transport aircraft and military advisers, expanding assistance announced in September, which included an RAF Voyager (https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-906152) air-to-air refueling aircraft but not fighter jets.  Houthi attacks against Saudi oil facilities and other infrastructure have intensified in recent weeks as the conflict in Yemen has escalated.  Inside Yemen, authorities said a Houthi strike on Monday against a training camp for Saudi-backed government security forces killed 58 people.     The Midnight Dispatch The one email that makes sense of the Middle East. Iran, the Gulf, Syria, Turkey, and whatever moved that day, from The Jerusalem Post, every evening.  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