Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, and have launched drones and missiles targeting.
Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, and have launched drones and missiles targeting Israel, as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread. US Central Command said that the destroyer USS Carney «successfully engaged 14 unmanned aerial systems» launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, per the AP. The drones «were shot down with no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries,» Central Command tweeted. UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said that the HMS Diamond fired a Sea Viper missile and destroyed a drone that was «targeting merchant shipping.
