The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on November 23 that the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, while on patrol in the Red Sea, shot down one-way attack drones launched from an area controlled by Houthi forces in Yemen. The US warship and its crew were not damaged or affected, according to an announcement on social network X.
The destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires anti-UAV guns during a live-fire exercise
Since the Hamas-Israel conflict broke out, the US has deployed aircraft carrier strike groups and forces to the region to deter other groups from escalating the conflict. However, US forces in Iraq and Syria have also been repeatedly attacked, forcing the US to take retaliatory actions.
On November 22, the Houthis announced that they had launched missiles at military targets in the southern Israeli city of Eilat. The Israeli military announced the same day that an F-35 fighter jet had shot down an incoming cruise missile over the Red Sea, near the city of Eilat.
The Times of Israel reported that the Houthis have launched several ballistic missiles and drones at Eilat since the Hamas-Israel conflict erupted in October. All have either missed their targets or been intercepted, the newspaper said.
Houthi military capabilities revealed through images of cargo ship seizure in the Red Sea
Last weekend, the Houthis seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Red Sea with a crew of 25. On November 22, the Houthis warned Israel's allies that their cargo ship passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea was a legitimate target, according to AFP.
The Houthis control much of Yemen and have been fighting a Saudi-led international coalition since 2015. They have declared themselves part of an "axis of resistance" that also includes Iran-backed groups in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, to fight Israel.
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi has vowed to continue firing missiles and drones at southern Israel until it stops attacking the Gaza Strip.
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