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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2023 18:18:58 GMT
Breaking News: The Pentagon said a US warship was attacked in the Red Sea on Sunday. The attack could mark a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast, connecting to the Israel-Hamas war.
The Pentagon told AP News: “We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available."
BREAKING: US warship attacked in Red Sea amid Israel-Hamas war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirate (AP) — An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,” the Pentagon said.
The Carney is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2023 18:27:44 GMT
The British military earlier said there had been a suspected drone attack and explosions in the Red Sea, without elaborating.
The Pentagon did not identify where it believed the fire came from. However, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the attacks, saying the first vessel was hit by a missile and the second by a drone while in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Saree did not mention any U.S. warship being involved in the attack. He said the attacks would continue as long as Israel continues its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis have been launching a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel amid the war.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, said the attack began about 10 a.m. in Sanaa, Yemen, and had gone on for as much as five hours. Another U.S. official who similarly spoke on condition of anonymity for the same reason said the Carney had intercepted at least one drone during the attack.
Global shipping had increasingly been targeted as the Israel-Hamas war threatens to become a wider regional conflict — even as a truce briefly halted fighting and Hamas exchanged hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. However, the collapse of the truce and the resumption of punishing Israeli airstrikes and its ground offensive there had raised the risk of the seaborne attacks resuming.
Earlier in November, the Houthis seized a vehicle transport ship also linked to Israel in the Red Sea off Yemen. The rebels still hold the vessel near the port city of Hodeida. Missiles also landed near another U.S. warship last week after it assisted a vessel linked to Israel that had briefly been seized by gunmen.
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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2023 21:44:47 GMT
Israel is bombarding the southern Gaza Strip with gunfire and airstrikes after a ceasefire deal fell apart. The Israel Defense Force says it hit more than 200 terrorist targets and fighting resumed with Hezbollah terrorists. Qatar says they are working to restore a ceasefire and provide aid to 2.3 million Palestinians who live in Gaza caught in the crossfire.
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Post by Admin on Dec 3, 2023 22:19:48 GMT
Pentagon officials said that the U.S. warship USS Carney shot down two Houthi drones targeted towards it and a commercial vessel in the Red Sea. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports that this is the third time the USS Carney has shot down a Houthi drone and that there were no injuries.
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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2023 13:30:32 GMT
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