Yemen’s Houthi rebels have declared themselves part of the “axis of resistance” of Iran’s allies and launched a series of drones and missiles towards Israel since the start of the war in Gaza.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES
US warship cruising Red Sea shoots down attack drones fired from Yemen
US assets in the Middle East have come under increasing threat since the war in Gaza broke out.
The USS Thomas Hudner, a guided-missile destroyer, shot down “multiple one-way attack drones” launched on Thursday morning from Yemen’s Houthi-controlled areas, CENTCOM said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
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CENTCOM said there was no damage to the US vessel or injuries to its crew.
‘Until Israeli aggression stops’
- The spokesperson for the Houthis’ armed wing, Yahya Saree, said such operations would continue “until the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank stops”.
- The Houthis have also threatened to target Israeli shipping over the country’s war with the Palestinian group Hamas that rules Gaza.
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USS Thomas Hudner Repels Drone Launched from Yemen
Destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) shot down the drone in the Red Sea, according to the Defense Department.
“On November 15th and while transiting the international waters of the Red Sea, the crew of the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) engaged a drone that originated from Yemen and was heading in the direction of the ship,” the Pentagon said in the statement.
“The Hudner‘s crew engaged and shot down the drone to ensure the safety of U.S. personnel. There were no U.S. casualties or any damage to the ship.”
- Hudner is operating in U.S. Central Command, disaggregated from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group.
- As of Monday, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) was operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, which is under U.S. European Command rather than U.S. Central Command.
- The Ford Carrier Strike Group is part of the ongoing naval buildup in the region since Hamas launched attacks in southern Israel last month.
- Defense Department officials say there has been an increase in the number of attacks on U.S. troops operating throughout the region since last month.
- Of the 55 attacks, 27 were in Iraq and 28 were in Syria.
- In the month of attacks, 59 service members have experienced traumatic brain injuries or other non-serious injuries.
- Last week, the Houthis in Yemen shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Red Sea.
While the uptick in strikes began on Oct. 17, 10 days after Hamas launched an attack on Israel and Israel began its subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip, the Pentagon maintains the conflict has not expanded beyond Israel and Gaza. Israeli forces have also exchanged fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, while the West Bank has seen an uptick in settler violence.
“I’ll emphasize right now, we are seeing the conflict contained to Gaza,” Singh told reporters. “And so that is what we want to see and we don’t want to see this expand beyond that.”
- Israel has responded with an ongoing military campaign against Gaza, the Palestinian territory governed by Hamas.
- Israel’s strikes have killed more than 11,000 people in Gaza, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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