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Friday, January 26, 2024
US warship shoots down missile fired at it by Yemen’s Houthis
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a missile at a US warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile.
The attack on the USS Carney marks the latest by the rebels amid their campaign against ships traveling through the Red Sea and surrounding waters. The Houthis say the attacks aim to force a halt to Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas.
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels do immediately acknowledge today’s attack, although they typically take several hours afterward to claim their assaults.
The US and Britain have launched multiple rounds of airstrikes in the time since targeting Houthi missile depots and launcher sites in Yemen, a country that’s been wracked by conflict since the rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, in 2014.
The Times of Israel Community.