US claims it destroyed Houthi missile system

The US Central Command (Centcom) claimed that a missile system in a Yemeni armed group-controlled area was destroyed.

Centcom stated, "It was determined this system presented a clear and imminent threat to US and coalition forces, as well as merchant vessels in the region," in a post on X.

Since November, Yemen's Houthis have launched attacks on vessels passing through the Red Sea, which they have said are connected to Israel's ongoing war on Gaza.

The group has declared these attacks as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and said that they would stop once Israel stops its onslaught in Gaza.