Pentagon spokesman, Major General Patrick Ryder, confirmed that the Houthi attacks on ships and attacks in the Red Sea are international and require an international solution.
Patrick said: “Our efforts at sea are to protect international shipping and sailors crossing the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,” noting. The goal is to disrupt and weaken the Houthis’ ability to attack ships.
He added in media statements: “We have weakened the Houthis’ ability, but we know that they have additional capabilities.”
He also said: “We are carrying out pre-emptive defensive strikes to eliminate the Houthis’ ability.” And weaken it when we see them about to attack.”
He stressed that “Washington knows that the Houthis said that the reason for their carrying out these attacks was the situation in Gaza, but the facts speak differently,” as he put it.
He explained that “his country continues to work closely with allies and partners in the region to defend international shipping and the lives of sailors.”
He stressed that “armed groups in the region launched more than 160 attacks against American forces during the recent period.”
This comes, as Reuters quoted The Israeli army said that its forces intercepted a missile launched from the Red Sea region.
It added that the Israeli army did not provide any details about the source of the missile launch or the area it was targeting, while Hebrew media reported that the source of the missile was Yemen.< /p>