US warships thwart Houthi missile and drone attacks on merchant vessels

The US military’s Central Command (Centcom) claimed that its warships successfully repelled a missile and drone attack by Yemen's Houthis while escorting three American-owned merchant ships through the Gulf of Aden.

Centcom confirmed that the attacks caused no injuries or damage to the two destroyers or the three US-operated vessels, despite the Houthi reports of launching 16 missiles and a drone targeting a US destroyer and military supply ships.

The Yemeni rebels said their actions were in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.