US shoots down 24 Houthi drones and missiles in biggest attack yet by Yemeni terrorists in Red Sea

British Defense Minister Grant Shapps announced on Wednesday that the British and U.S. armies, operating in the Red Sea, successfully repelled the "largest attack" by Houthi terrorists in Yemen to date, in the past few hours.

The British Secretary of State noted that "these illegal attacks are unacceptable" and issued a warning to the Houthis "if they continue, they will bear the consequences." In this sense, Grant Shapps assured that "we will take the necessary measures to protect innocent lives and the global economy."

The Houthis, fighters of the Iran-backed terrorist group, claim that with these attacks they aim to end the air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip following the October 7 massacre by Hamas in Israel. After increasing conflict in the area, a coalition of nations led by the United States patrol the Red Sea to try to prevent attacks.

The incident began on Tuesday night, when the Houthis launched "Iranian-designed one-way attack drones, anti-ship cruise missiles and an anti-ship ballistic missile," according to Centcom Central Command on social media. According to Centcom, the weapons were launched from areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis.

The Houthi missiles and drones were targeting an area through which dozens of merchant ships were transiting, Centcom said when reporting the attack. In this sense, the attack repelled this Tuesday night is the twenty-sixth attack by the Houthis against commercial maritime routes since November 19.