The US military said it shot down 12 attack drones and five missiles fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, in the southern Red Sea. Among other things, F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters from a US aircraft carrier group were in use.
No ships in the area were damaged and there were no reports of any injuries, US Middle East Regional Command (Centcom) said on the X platform, formerly Twitter. The Houthis fired kamikaze drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles over a period of about ten hours.
Yemen's Shiite rebels recently announced that they had attacked, among other things, a merchant ship. A statement from the pro-Iranian group stated that the crew of the “MSC United” ship ignored several warnings. The ship was then attacked with missiles. It was initially unclear whether there were any injuries or damage.
Houthis claim new attacks
In their statement, the Houthis also alleged new attacks on Israel. “Several drones” were fired at the area around Eilat in southern Israel and at other targets “in occupied Palestine,” he said. The Israeli military said Tuesday that it intercepted an enemy aerial object in the Red Sea area that was fired at Israel. According to military circles, Egypt's air defense also shot down a drone near the Red Sea tourist resort of Dahab.
Since the start of the war in Gaza, the Houthis have repeatedly attacked Israel with drones and rockets, among other things. Recently, they have repeatedly attacked ships in the Red Sea – one of the most important sea routes for world trade, which leads to the Suez Canal.