Yemeni Houthis attack US warship and Israeli commercial vessels with drones in the Red Sea - Associated Press
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The Pentagon confirmed to the media that the USS Carney and several commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea. They could have been attacked by Houthis from Yemen.
The Pentagon says a U.S. warship and commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Associated Press.
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The publication cites a Pentagon report that a U.S. warship and several commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea on Sunday.
We are aware of reports of attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, and we will provide information as it becomes available
The Carney is an Arleigh Burke destroyer. It remains unclear what damage, if any, the vessels sustained as a result of the attacks.
Yemeni Houthis also admitted that they attacked two Israeli ships, the Unity Explorer and the Number Nine, using an armed drone and a naval missile.
This attack marks a major escalation in a series of naval attacks in the Middle East related to the war between Israel and Hamas.
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