Major counterattack on Houthi rebels, America and Britain destroyed drones and missiles

The Red Sea has been the target of Houthi rebels for the past several days. Houthi rebels are continuously targeting commercial ships coming and going here. Iran-backed Houthi terrorists are continuously carrying out this act in protest against Israel's war in Gaza. Meanwhile, once again these rebels had targeted the commercial shipping lane, which was foiled by the American and British forces.

US and British forces have jointly shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis towards international shipping lanes in the southern Red Sea. This information has been given by the Central Command or CENTCOM of the American Army itself. He says that at present there is no news of anyone getting injured. It was the 26th Houthi attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea in the past seven weeks.

What did Centacom say?

The US Army's Central Command or CENTCOM said that US and British forces together shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by the Houthis towards international shipping lanes in the southern Red Sea. In this attack, 18 drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile were shot down. It was the 26th Houthi attack on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea since November 19. Let us tell you that on November 19, the vehicle carrier Galaxy Leader coming from Turkey to India was hijacked. Fighter planes of Dwight D. Eisenhower Aircraft and four destroyer planes of the UK took part in this operation.

international maritime alliance

The United States has expressed concern over the continuing attacks and last month created an international maritime coalition to combat the attacks, calling on some shipping lines to take sea routes around southern Africa, although this The route is quite long but they have been asked to avoid the Red Sea altogether.

Why are the attacks happening?

Houthi rebels say they will continue their attacks until Israel ends the conflict in Gaza. The Houthis say they are targeting ships belonging to Israel, but Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US naval forces in the Middle East, says those attacked also belong to many other countries. Let us tell you that the war in Gaza started on October 7 when Hamas launched an attack from across the border and killed 1,139 people in Israel. At least 23,210 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched the attack a few hours later.