The Pentagon reported that a Red Sea US Navy ship intercepted three Houthi land-cruise missiles in Yemen.
The Pentagon suspected that rockets targeted “targets in Israel.” The guided-missile warship USS Carney participated Thursday.
Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder claimed further drone downings.
“This was an exercise of the integrated air and missile defense system that we have established in the Middle East, which we are ready to deploy anytime needed to safeguard our allies and our interests in this strategic area,” Mr. Ryder said in a press release.
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“We are not aware of any civilian casualties on the ground, nor were there any injuries to US forces.”
The occurrence is under review, but Mr. Ryder says the approach was the same “for any similar threat in the region.”
“We will share more information if we have it,” she stated. More may be involved in this strike.”
The Associated Press claimed that an anonymous US official denied that the missiles targeted the ship.
Hezbollah, sponsored by Shias, may join Israel and Hamas, which have lost hundreds of fighters.
The Houthi rebels are part of “the resistance,” an Islamic Republic-led military alliance against Israel.
Ryder said, “We have the capacity to protect our broader interests in the region and to deter regional escalation and broader expansion of the conflict that started with Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians on October 7th, as the Secretary [of Defense] has made clear.”
“The Carney crew accomplished this, and we will continue to be on the lookout for any additional potential threats throughout the force.”
Houthi rebels threaten Israel and assist Palestinians. Last week, Abdel-Malek al-Houthi promised to use drones and missiles to revenge his comrades if the US interfered in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
When The Associated Press contacted two Houthi officials on Thursday, they declined to comment on the incident. One denied knowledge about the incident, while the other couldn’t speak.
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