The US armed forces announced in the early hours of the morning that yesterday, Thursday, they destroyed over the Red Sea an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) that had been launched from an area of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels. “No injuries or damage to US (Navy) ships, coalition ships, or commercial vessels were reported,” the US Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Middle East (CENTCOM, “central command”) assured via X ). Since mid-November, Yemeni rebels, part of the so-called “axis of resistance,” a loose alliance close to Iran, have been launching attacks against ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, sea lanes of major importance for global trade. Initially, they targeted ships they believed to be connected to Israel, now they also consider ships of its allies, especially the US and Britain, as a sign of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an enclave that has been bombarded and besieged by the Israeli army since October 7th. The […]
Source: News Beast
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