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 that the goal is to disrupt and weaken the Houthis’ ability to attack ships.

He added in media statements: “We have weakened the Houthis’ capabilities, but we know that they have additional capabilities.”

He also said: “We carry out pre-emptive defensive strikes to eliminate and weaken the Houthis’ ability 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 occupation army as saying that its forces intercepted a missile launched from the Red Sea region.

She added that the occupation 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.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the Houthis attacked commercial ships of fifty parties that have no connection to Israel.

He considered that they were carrying out illegal procedures and this was an international problem related to security and freedom of navigation.

The US Secretary of Defense called on Iran to stop supplying the Houthis with the weapons they use to attack ships.