New Height of Conflict: Houthis Launch Aerial Assault

Cairo: Hani Kamal El-Din

In a new development in Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the Houthi militia launched three drones and a ballistic missile towards the Red Sea, with the American forces intercepting two drones, while the third crashed in the Gulf of Aden.

Reports indicate that the US forces had previously destroyed a Houthi drone over the Red Sea.

The CENTCOM emphasized that the drone posed a direct threat to US warships and commercial vessels in the region.

These events come amid escalating tensions, particularly following the recent escalation between Palestine and Israel in Gaza. The Ansar Allah movement in Yemen, also known as the Houthis, announced its intention to launch attacks on Israel and prevent Israeli-affiliated ships from passing through the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, unless military operations in Gaza cease.

Since mid-November last year, the Houthis have carried out several attacks on civilian ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, escalating tensions in the region and raising concerns of further conflict in Yemen and its surrounding areas.