Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthis said on Sunday that they had launched missiles and drones at British, American and Israeli ships. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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The Iranian-backed group claimed to have attacked a British ship and several American frigates in the Red Sea, and two Israeli ships en route to Israeli ports in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean.
The operations took place within the last 72 hours, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari said in a televised statement, without providing further details of the attacks.
The United Kingdom and the United States are also launching retaliatory strikes against the Houthis.
U.S. troops destroyed a mobile anti-aircraft missile system in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported.
U.S. forces also shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over the Red Sea, the statement said, adding that a coalition ship attacked and destroyed one anti-ship missile. No injuries or damage were reported.
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Earlier, the British security company Ambrey reported that it had received information that a ship had been attacked in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday.
In addition, on Sunday, a missile landed near a ship in the Gulf of Aden, but the incident did not damage the vessel and none of the crew was injured, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Agency (UKMTO) reported.