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The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea since
November in what they say is a campaign of solidarity with
Palestinians during the war in Gaza.
Sarea also said on Saturday they targeted "a number of U.S. war
destroyers at the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with 37 drones".
Early on Saturday, U.S. Navy ships and aircraft shot down 15
uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) by Yemen's Houthis in the Red
Sea area, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
The military was responding to a large-scale attack by the
Houthis launched into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden between 4
a.m. and 6:30 a.m (1300-1530 GMT), CENTCOM said in a post on
social media platform X.
The UAVs were determined to present "an imminent threat to
merchant vessels, U.S. Navy, and coalition ships in the region",
it said.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday
the the United States will continue to hold Yemen's Houthis
accountable for attacks on international shipping.
Sarea said they would continue their attacks "until the
aggression stops and the siege on the Palestinian people in the
Gaza Strip is lifted".
(Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari, Writing Adam Makary; Editing by
Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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