The US military shot down a ready-to-launch surface-to-air missile targeting the Red Sea from Yemen. This was reported by the Pentagon Central Command (CENTCOM) on the social network. X.
According to a press release from CENTCOM, the missile belonging to the Houthis, belonging to the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah, was shot down on March 1 at 12:40 (Sanaa time, the same as Moscow time). The American side assured that the operation was carried out in self-defense.
The USA was informed yesterday applied Six missiles targeting the Red Sea were attacked.
Following the escalation of the conflict between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel, Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement Ansar Allah said it would launch attacks on Israeli territory and not allow Israeli-linked ships to pass through the Red Sea and Bab al waters. -Mandeb Strait until the military operation in the Gaza Strip is completed.
Formerly Houthis announced It concerns the intention to attack merchant shipping in the Red Sea every 12 hours.