The US military and allied forces said they destroyed Houthi drones in Yemen and the Gulf of Aden after the rebel group threatened to attack Saudi Arabia in a dispute over banking.
The militia, a supporter of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, has since November disrupted global shipping by launching drone and missile attacks on commercial ships on the Red Sea.
The volume of shipping on the route to Asian, Middle Eastern and European markets has fallen because of a campaign the Houthis say will continue as long as the Israel wages war on the Gaza Strip.
On Monday, the US military's Central Command said on X that in the past 24 hours, its forces destroyed two drones in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen while partner forces destroyed two Houthi drones over the Gulf of Aden.
“It was determined these systems presented an imminent threat to US, coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region,” the statement read.
US military and allies destroy Houthis' drones
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