Israel Rushes Warships To Red Sea After Yemeni Houthis Launch Ballistic Missile & Drones
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Israel has rushed warships to the Red Sea, where US naval assets are also patrolling, after Yemen's Houthis declared "war" earlier this week. The Houthis had also reportedly launched a ballistic missile at Israel, and released a video showing the launch. In total the Houthis are believed to have attempted three drone and missile attacks on Israel. One of the initial projectiles days ago had been intercepted by a US warship off Yemen, and another was stopped as follows:
The Israeli military on Tuesday used its Arrow missile defence system for the first time to intercept an "aerial threat" over the Red Sea, believed to have been a ballistic missile.
According to newly released Israeli military images, Sa’ar-class corvettes are now patrolling near Eilat port in the Red Sea.
They will be monitoring skies over the Red Sea and around Israel after the Yemeni rebel group widely seen as backed by Iran has vowed to "help the Palestinians to victory."
While apart from Gaza, Israel has been most focused on the Hezbollah threat on the northern border - having engaged in daily exchanges of fire with the militant group in southern Lebanon - the Yemeni action raises the specter of the situation spiraling into a broader regional war.
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