Red Sea fights back: US Military forces shoot down over 12 Houthi Rebel missiles, protecting vital shipping lanes
Red Sea Crisis: US Military forces on December 27 announced that they had shot down over 12 drone missiles launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels at shipping in the Red Sea, according to Pentagon. "There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries," the Pentagon's Central Command said in a social media post, describing a barrage of 12 drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land-attack missiles over a period of 10 hours.
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In a statement, the Houthi rebels said they "carried out a targeting operation against a commercial ship" they identified as MSC UNITED, and launched a number of "drones against military targets" in southern Israel. The attacks are the latest development of drone and missile strikes launched by the rebels since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.
The Houthis claimed that they are targeting Israel and Israeli-linked vessels to push for a stop to the offensive in the Gaza Strip, where Israel is battling Hamas militants. Also earlier on December 26, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said "explosions (were) heard, missiles were sighted" near the port of Hodeida on Yemen's west coast, adding that a transiting vessel and its crew were safe, according to a report by AFP.
The vessel proceeded with its journey after the incident, as reported by UKMTO, without indicating any significant damage or injuries to the crew. Earlier on Tuesday, two additional explosions happened in the vicinity of
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