US military says cruise missile launchers destroyed in latest Yemen attack

The US military said it has destroyed two launchers for antiship cruise missiles in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.

US Central Command (CENTCOM), which is responsible for US forces operating in the Middle East region, said the latest attack on the Houthi movement took place in the previous 24 hours.

On Tuesday, CENTCOM said coalition “partner forces” had destroyed a Houthi aerial drone in the Gulf of Aden.

Both the launcher sites and the drone had “presented an imminent threat to the US and coalition forces and to merchant vessels” within and transiting the region, CENTCOM said.

US forces are leading a joint operation against Yemen’s Houthi fighters who have for months attacked shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with links to Israeli firms or using Israel’s seaports.

The Houthis say the shipping attacks will cease when Israel ends its war on Gaza.