It came after a US Navy destroyer shot down more drones launched from Yemen on Saturday.
Yemen’s Islamist Houthi rebel group issued a warning to Israel, the United States, and other Western nations that any hostility against Yemen or the Houthis will come at a great cost.
Ali al-Qahoum, a member of the Iran-backed Houthi Ansarullah group, told a Lebanese media outlet that Yemen and the Houthis, who control much of Yemen, have their defensive options readied to respond to any moves that the United States, Israel, or other country might make in the near future.
“The Houthis will not abandon the Palestinian cause, regardless of any U.S., Israeli, or Western threats,” Mr. al-Qahoum said over the weekend, adding that the group’s operations against Israel will continue.
It comes as the USS Carney, a U.S. Navy destroyer currently located in the Red Sea, intercepted 14 drones launched by the Houthis in Yemen over the weekend, officials said. Those drones were “shot down with no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries,” the U.S. Central Command said in a statement on social media.”Regional Red Sea partners were alerted to the threat,” the U.S. military said. While other details weren’t provided,