DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on the warships and three American service provider vessels they had been escorting by means of the Gulf of Aden. No injury or accidents had been reported.
U.S. Central Command mentioned late Sunday that the destroyers USS Stockdale and USS O’Kane shot down and destroyed three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three drones and one anti-ship cruise missile. The service provider ships weren’t recognized.
The Houthis claimed the assault in a press release and mentioned that they had focused the U.S. destroyers and “three provide ships belonging to the American military within the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.”
Houthi assaults for months have focused transport by means of a waterway the place $1 trillion in items move yearly over the Israel-Hamas battle in Gaza and Israel’s floor offensive in Lebanon. A ceasefire was introduced within the latter final week.
The USS Stockdale was concerned in an identical assault on Nov. 12.
