The American Fox News channel, quoting senior officials of the US Defense Department (Pentagon), said that for the first time the Houthi group fired atmosphere at an American F-16 fighter.

According to the Pentagon officials, the missile did not hit the fighter that flew over the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.

officials of the US Defense Ministry said to the channel that on the same day the Houthis launched another missile at an American Mi-9 ″, considering that the Houthis fired these missiles a great escalation in the military confrontation.

According to Fox News, there are discussions currently at the highest levels in the American army on the best way to confront the Houthis.

Under the slogan of Gaza's support, the Houthis targeted over the most famous ships owned or occupied by Israeli entities or transport goods from and to Israel in the Red Sea, and then expanded their circle of attacks to include American and British ships after the start of the raids on Yemen in January 2024.

The group also launched ballistic missiles and aircraft running to bomb targets in Tel Aviv and Eilat.