Houthi rebels backed by Iran have launched anti-ship cruise missiles into the Red Sea since November to punish Israel for attacking Gaza. A US fighter jet successfully intercepted one such launch by Houthis rebels, shot it down, and delivered its strike against another cruise missile fired from Houthi rebels against a destroyer ship in Red Sea.
This attack underscores the threat posed to global shipping by Houthi forces using an arsenal of increasingly diverse weapons in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandab Strait.
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On Saturday, a U.S. destroyer shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) believed by U.S. Central Command to have originated from Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen – 14th and 15th attack drones fired against international shipping by Houthis since October 17 according to CENTCOM estimates.
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U.S. Central Command
US Central Command reported on Sunday night that a missile fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen and headed toward a Navy destroyer was successfully shot down, marking an apparent targeting by Iran-backed militants since Friday’s joint US-UK airstrikes against their infrastructure in Red Sea.
USCENTCOM oversees an area encompassing over 70% of global oil reserves and an abundance of its population, along with major trade routes connecting Middle East, Africa and West Asia to Europe as well as South and East Asia. Formally established on January 1, 1983 as an expansion from Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force into a unified combatant command.
CENTCOM has responsibility for Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Djibouti, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar Oman and United Arab Emirates as well as disputed waters in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. Their headquarters can be found at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa Florida.
U.S. Navy
On Tuesday, fighter jets and a US warship used their combined firepower to intercept missiles fired by Houthi rebels at commercial vessels in the Red Sea from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, without incurring injuries or property damage. According to Pentagon, no injuries or property damages resulted from these events.
Houthi officials have intensified attacks against ships in the Red Sea, alleging that they are transporting supplies for Israel or associated with Hamas. Since October when Israel launched airstrikes to respond to an attack by Hamas that resulted in one fatality, these Iran-backed rebels have targeted shipping in this region.
Yahya Saree, the spokesman for the Houthi military, reported on Sunday that their group had attacked two cargo ships in Bab-el-Mandeb Strait connecting Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. One vessel, Unity Explorer, belongs to British firm owned by British Citizen Dan David Ungar who lives in Jerusalem as one of its officers; Number 9 belongs to Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement GmbH which counts Israeli shipping billionaire Rami Levy among their clients.
U.S. Forces
US military forces successfully intercepted an anti-ship cruise missile launched from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels toward a destroyer in the Red Sea, further ramping up tensions during Israel’s ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza. This attack on Marshall Islands-flagged Gibraltar Eagle was not claimed by Houthis but increased tensions further along this vital shipping lane.
Central Command reports that fighter aircraft intercepted a Houthi-controlled area near Hodeida in southern Yemen and intercepted a missile fired Sunday from within their control near this port city, without incident or injury being reported.
USS Gravely and HMS Diamond responded to a distress call from the Denmark-flagged Galaxy Leader cargo ship. Tracking data shows it was traveling towards Suez Canal from Yemen’s Gulf of Aden en route to Europe amid Israel-Hammas hostilities. Houthis who control much of Yemen have been targeting commercial ships in Red Sea in an apparent show of solidarity for Palestinians.
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