Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group said on Wednesday that it had fired several anti-ship missiles at a U.S. warship in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that a missile targeted the guided missile destroyer USS. Gravely and was intercepted without any injury or damage to the ship.
At around 11:30 p.m. (Sana’a time) on January 30, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile into the Red Sea from Houthi-held territory in Yemen. The missile was shot down by the USS Gravely (DDG 107). No injuries or damage were reported. pic.twitter.com/Wf1OhwPhhW
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 31, 2024
Houthi Brigadier General Yahya Salih said on television: speech Speaking Wednesday from Sanaa, Yemen’s capital that was violently seized by Houthi militants in 2014, he blamed the attack on a U.S. destroyer on a large number of missiles carried out on behalf of Palestinians in Gaza. It was described as a large-scale attack involving
Mr. Salley said all U.S. and British warships in the Red Sea “are in line with their fundamental and inalienable right to defend their homeland and nation, and in reaffirming their steadfast support for Palestine.” “They are a legitimate target for the Yemeni people.”
Salih said Houthi attacks on ships will continue until Israel ends its war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip and eases all restrictions on supplies to the Palestinian population.
Department of Defense Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Said On Tuesday, the US military said it was similarly determined to “protect international shipping and sailors transiting the Red Sea, as well as degrade and disrupt the Houthis’ ability to carry out these types of attacks.”
European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Wednesday that the EU could soon join the US and UK in patrolling the Red Sea to protect civilian ships from Houthi attacks. Stated.
Borrell said European companies are seeking more protection so they can use the much faster and cheaper Red Sea-Suez Canal route for shipping instead of sailing through Africa. He stressed that if the EU were to get involved, it would only act to protect civilian ships from Houthi attacks, rather than joining the US and UK’s punitive strikes against Houthi strongholds in Yemen.
This photo provided by the Indian Navy shows the U.S.-owned ship Jenko Picardy attacked by a bomb-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Gulf of Aden on January 17, 2024. . (Indian Navy, via AP, File)
Attack on the USS Gravely He was the second Houthi missile launch It arrived on a U.S. Navy ship within a week. On Friday, insurgents fired a missile at the destroyer USS. carny In the Gulf of Aden.of carny It was also able to intercept Houthi weapons without damage or injury.
Houthis claimed Monday they targeted USS Lewis B. Puller, An expeditionary mobile base ship designed to carry personnel and equipment for both combat and humanitarian missions. The Pentagon denied the Houthi claims and said the ship had not been attacked.
USS Lewis B. Puller It was a ship that went Boarding operations Two Navy SEALs were killed in the Arabian Sea in January.
Naval Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher Chambers and Naval Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Ingram were reported missing at sea after being deployed from the USS. Lewis B. Puller The purpose was to board a ship carrying illegal Iranian weapons for the Houthis. Chambers and Ingram were the first U.S. service members killed in the Middle East since the Houthis began attacking ships in the Red Sea.
