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An American warship was attacked in the Red Sea this weekend as the fighting between Israel and Hamas picked back up again — and the U.S. government says Yemen did it.<\/p>\n
The USS Carney — a Naval destroyer of ours that patrols the region — was bombarded with missiles and drones over the course of 5 hours Sunday, but appears to have fought off much of (if not all) of the incoming fire … this according to Pentagon officials.<\/p>\n
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There were accompanying commercial ships that were traversing the Red Sea alongside Carney — and reports say some of those might’ve been hit during the cross-fire.<\/p>\n
None of thoe commercial ships are American, but some are said to have British and Israeli ties … allies of the U.S. Government officials say Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility, although the rebels didn’t specifically ID Carney as a target. Still, it appears the warship was caught up in it all … at this point, no casualties have been reported.<\/p>\n
The Houthi militia stand in solidarity with Hamas and are warning vessels that they believe come from Israel to stay out the area — and claim the ships that were attacked Sunday failed to heed their commands and evacuate the space.<\/p>\n
Obviously, this comes on the heels of the end of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel last week — with the IDF now continuing their campaign in Gaza to secure hostages.<\/p>\n
It’s unclear how the U.S. will respond to the Houthi aggression — but it goes without saying … attacking an American warship could easily result in an escalation of tensions on our end.<\/p>\n