A US fighter jet shot down a missile fired from Houthi-held territory in Yemen on Sunday, the US military said, amid ongoing tensions between the US and the rebels.
The anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Yemen at the USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea, before being shot down near Yemen's Hodeidah coast, US Central Command said. stated in a statement Posted on X (formerly Twitter).
No injuries or damage were reported, according to U.S. Central Command.
The incident came days after the US and UK carried out a series of retaliatory strikes against Yemen's Houthis in response to continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The retaliatory strikes came in retaliation for the Houthis' largest attack last Tuesday, when they barraged US and British forces with rockets and missiles in the Red Sea.
The Houthis claimed that at least five people were killed and six injured in last Thursday's airstrike.
The next day, the United States launched a second attack on Houthi radar facilities in Yemen and threatened additional strikes if the Houthis did not stop attacking merchant ships.
The Houthis vowed to respond immediately to the series of attacks, insisting that the actions of the United States and Britain “will not go unanswered and unpunished.”
The ups and downs were triggered by sustained attacks by rebels against commercial ships and vessels in the Red Sea as part of a maritime campaign to protest Israel's air strikes on Gaza in its war with Palestinian militants Hamas. .
The Houthis have claimed that the attacks, which began in November, targeted Israeli-linked vessels, but several vessels with no clear ties to the Jewish state have been attacked, sparking anger from various other countries. is causing.
This has forced major shipping companies to take detours, leading to soaring oil prices and delays in deliveries.
The next day, the United Nations Security Council, sponsored by the United States and Japan, passed a resolution calling for an end to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. The resolution, approved by an 11-0 vote, condemned the rebel attack “in the strongest terms”.
The U.S.-led operation, dubbed “Operation Prosperity Guardian,” was launched last month to thwart the attacks, and central forces have launched at least 28 incidents in total since Nov. 29. Said last week.
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