2024-02-27T04:39:21+00:00
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/ The US military announced that it destroyed 3 drone ships and 2 anti-ship cruise missiles, which were prepared to be launched towards the Red Sea from areas controlled by the Houthi group in Yemen.
The US Central Command stated in a post on the X platform that it destroyed a drone over the Red Sea.
She added that all weapons “pose an imminent threat to commercial vessels and US Navy ships in the region.”
The Yemeni Houthi group has been launching missiles and drones loaded with explosives at commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November 19, in protest against the violent Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip.
Last week, the Houthis sent official notices to shipping officials and insurance companies regarding what they described as a “ban on ships linked to Israel, the United States and Britain from sailing in waters near the region.”
The group has also threatened to put submarines into service to carry out attacks in the Red Sea, raising concerns about targeting internet lines passing through it.