US warship shoots down Houthi drones over Red Sea

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The Jerusalem Post reports: “The USS Thomas Hudner shot down multiple attack drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia over the Red Sea early Thursday morning, US Central Command said on X (Formerly Twitter). The […]

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The Jerusalem Post reports: “The USS Thomas Hudner shot down multiple attack drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia over the Red Sea early Thursday morning, US Central Command said on X (Formerly Twitter). The drones were reportedly fired toward Israel. 

No damage or injuries were caused.

The incident came just hours after a cruise missile fired by the Houthis was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force near Eilat.

This is the second time in a matter of days that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer has shot down Houthi drones. Last week, the warship shot down a drone in the Red Sea that emanated from Yemen and was fired towards Israel. Yemen’s Houthi movement leader said last Tuesday that his forces would continue their attacks on Israel, and that they could target Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait…”

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