US Navy Warship Shoots Down Drones Fired From Yemen Rebel Zone

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner.Photographer: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey/US Navy

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By John Harney and Omar Tamo

November 23, 2023 at 6:09 AM UTC

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A US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down several drones launched from Yemen, where Iran-backed Houthi rebels pledged to keep targeting Israel until its military offensive in the Gaza Strip ends.

The “multiple one-way attack drones” were launched from areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the US Central Command said Wednesday night in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.