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The Houthis claim the attack was aimed at the USS Lewis B. Puller, which serves as a mobile base. The ship had previously been deployed to the Arabian Sea as the Americans sought to contain Houthi attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis said they would continue their attacks “until the aggression is stopped and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.”
Since October 7, when an unprecedented attack on Israel by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas sparked a war in the Gaza Strip, the Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea that they believe are linked to Israel.
On Friday, the Houthis hit a merchant ship with a missile, causing a fire that took several hours to extinguish.
One of the most important shipping routes for world trade runs along the coast of Yemen, where cargo ships from the Indian Ocean and other countries around the world enter the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal in Egypt.
US and British forces launched the first attacks against Houthi rebels earlier this month. The US then launched new airstrikes against Houthi missiles that threatened civilian ships and warships.
A US official claimed there were no reports of an attack on the USS Lewis B. Puller. But the Houthis have previously fired missiles that missed their intended target and instead struck land or sea.
The USS Lewis B. Puller served as a mobile base for U.S. Navy SEALs who intercepted Iranian-made ballistic and cruise missile components believed to be destined for Yemen on Jan. 11. Two SEALs were missing during the operation and are presumed dead.
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