U.S. Navy warships successfully intercepted a barrage of cruise missiles and drones launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen targeting shipping lanes in the Red Sea. The Pentagon confirmed the attack but stated that no U.S. ships were struck, and there were no injuries to personnel.
U.S. Navy warships shot down a barrage of Houthi terrorist cruise missiles and drones launched Friday from Yemen at the shipping lanes of the Red Sea .“We did see a complex attack launched from the Houthis that ranged from cruise missiles and ,” said Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary for the Defense Department.the Iran-backed Houthi claimed to have damaged three U.S. Navy warships in a concentrated bombardment of 23 missiles and bomber drones.
The destroyers, the Houthis’ military spokesperson claimed in a televised speech, were targeted as they transited the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea.The Bab al-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, between Yemen. “My understanding is that those were either engaged and shot down or failed,” Singh said, referring to the Houthi missiles and drones. No U.S. military ships were struck, and there were no injuries to U.S. service members, she also said as she dismissed the claims outright.Singh on Friday declined to say whether the destroyers were the intended targets of the Houthi missiles.
“We did what we had to do to protect our forces, and at the end of the day, no ship was hit — no damage and no injuries to our personnel,” she said. The Houthis have been targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since Oct. 7 last year when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel.Minneapolis Swears In First Non-U.S. Citizen as Police OfficerWATCH: Tim Walz Flips Off Michiganders Yelling ‘Trump 2024, Baby’ at Him During Michigan-Minnesota GameTexas Moving to Force Tren de Aragua Gang Out of State, Says Gov.
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