A U.S. Navy crew member was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. Two crew members, including the pilot and weapons officer, were rescued alive, and one person suffered minor injuries in the incident.
This incident occurred as the U.S. military conducted an airstrike. Yemeni Houthi rebels supported by IranBut U.S. Central Command did not elaborate on what their mission was at the time.
Central Command said, “The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, accidentally fired on and collided with the USS Harry S. Truman’s F/A-18.” name.
It was not immediately clear how the Gettysburg could have mistaken an F/A-18 for an enemy aircraft or missile. This is especially true since the ships in the battle group are linked by both radar and radio communications.
On Saturday morning, CENTCOM reported conducting surgical strikes targeting missile storage facilities and command and control facilities in Houthi rebel territory in Sanaa, Yemen.
The strike was carried out in response to the ongoing situation. Houthi attack CENTCOM said U.S. Navy warships and commercial vessels in the southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Bab al-Mandab Strait.
During the operation, CENTCOM forces shot down several Houthi attack drones and anti-ship cruise missiles over the Red Sea.
Early Saturday morning, rocket Fired in Yemen At least 16 people were injured as it struck the Tel Aviv area. Houthi rebels said through Telegram that they had targeted an unidentified military target with a hypersonic ballistic missile.
Since President Truman’s arrival, the United States has stepped up airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels and their missile launches into the Red Sea and surrounding areas. However, the presence of the U.S. warship group could trigger new rebel attacks, such as: What USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Saw Early this year. The distribution will look like this: It was a battle the Navy described as the bloodiest since World War II.
Houthi rebel media reported US airstrikes in Sanaa and around the port city of Hodeidah on Saturday, but did not provide any information on casualties or damage. In Sanaa, attacks have particularly targeted hillsides known to contain military installations. The Houthis have not acknowledged that the plane was shot down in the Red Sea.
hooti aimed Afterwards, about 100 merchant ships equipped with missiles and drones joined forces with the armed group Hamas. Israel-Hamas war In the Gaza Strip, it began in October 2023.
Houthi rebels captured one vessel. And two sank In a campaign that also killed four sailors. Other missiles and drones have one of the following: I was blocked They failed to reach their targets, which were attacked by the U.S. and European-led coalition in the Red Sea and also included Western warships.
The rebels claim they are targeting ships linked to Israel, the US and Britain in a bid to end Israel’s campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. But many of the ships attacked have little or no connection to the conflict, including those bound for Iran.
The Houthis have also increasingly targeted Israel itself with drones and missiles, leading to Israeli retaliatory airstrikes.
