“On the morning (Yemen time) of November 23, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) shot down a number of one-way assault drones launched from Houthi managed areas in Yemen,” CENTCOM stated on X, beforehand Twitter.
“The ship and crew sustained no harm or damage,” it added.The Huthis have declared themselves a part of the “axis of resistance” of Iran’s allies and proxies and have launched a sequence of drones and missiles in direction of Israel after the beginning of the warfare in Gaza.
The Huthis have additionally threatened to focus on Israeli transport over the nation’s warfare with Islamist militant group Hamas, which is backed by Iran’s clerical management.
On Sunday, Huthi rebels seized an Israel-linked cargo vessel and its 25 worldwide crew on the entrance to the Pink Sea.Israel’s army on Sunday stated the seizure was a “very grave incident of world consequence”, and a US army official stated it was “a flagrant violation of worldwide legislation”.