Houthis Launch Missiles, Drone Barrage in New Red Sea Attack (2)

Yemen’s Houthis launched their largest missile and drone attack to date on ships in the Red Sea, forcing a response from US and UK forces patrolling the critical waterway.

American and British jets and warships shot down 18 drones and three anti-ship missiles around 9 p.m. local time on Tuesday, according to the US military.

It was the latest in a series of brazen attacks by the Iran-backed militant group in the southern Red Sea, ostensibly in support of Hamas in its war against Israel. In the past two months, the Houthis have fired missiles at container and military ships ...