The US Central Command announced the interception and destruction of a drone boat and three drones belonging to the Houthi group in the waters of the Red Sea.
The US Central Command said in a statement on the X platform: “In the past 24 hours, the US Central Command forces succeeded ( USCENTCOM) destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles over the Red Sea and an unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Red Sea.
It added that it succeeded in destroying a Houthi drone in a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen.
She indicated that these systems represent an imminent threat to the United States, coalition forces, and commercial ships in the region, pointing out that these measures are being taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer.
Earlier on Sunday, the Houthis announced the implementation of two military operations. They targeted an Israeli ship in the Gulf of Aden, and military targets in the Umm al-Rashrash area in southern occupied Palestine.