US military destroys Houthi missile that threatened US planes. Houthi rebels, who control large swaths of Yemeni territory, have carried out more than 35 attacks on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
These insurgents close to Iran say they want to prevent ships linked to Israel from sailing off the coast of Yemen, “in solidarity” with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The United States, Israel's main ally, deployed warships to the Red sea and carried out several strikes in January against rebel positions.