US destroys Houthi missile in third straight day of strikes, while terror group warns of retaliation
NY Post
The US targeted Iran-backed terrorists for the third day in a row Sunday, destroying a Houthi missile it said posed an “imminent threat” to Navy ships in the Red Sea — as the extremist group vowed revenge.
“Forces conducted a strike in self-defense against a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea,” US Central Command announced in an early morning tweet.
The 4 a.m. strike was launched after US forces determined the missile, located in a Houthi-controlled part of Yemen, threatened the safety of nearby Navy and trade ships, according to Central Command.
“This action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels,” the statement said.
Shortly after the strike, a Houthi spokesman doubled-down on his terror group’s claims that its monthslong campaign attacking and hijacking trade ships in the Red Sea was being carried out exclusively to aid humanitarian efforts and Gaza, and vowed retaliation.
“These attacks will not deter us from our moral, religious and humanitarian stance in support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and will not pass without response and punishment,” the rep said in a tweet.
