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[RIA] Three commercial ships were attacked four times in 24 hours in the Red Sea, and a US Navy destroyer responded by shooting down three drones, the Pentagon's Central Command said.Earlier, the Al Jazeera television channel, citing a source in the US Department of Defense, reported that the American destroyer USS Carney was attacked with the help of drones and missiles fired from Yemen.
"On Sunday there were four attacks against three different commercial vessels in the international waters of the southern Red Sea," the report said.
The US Navy destroyer USS Carney allegedly responded to the alarms. It detected a missile attack from territory controlled by Yemen's Houthis, the missile passing in close proximity to the cargo ship Unity Explorer, the command said.
The destroyer then shot down a drone launched from Yemen. The UAV was heading towards the warship, but the Pentagon does not say Carney was its target.
The destroyer shot down another drone while responding to a signal from the same cargo ship, which reported a missile strike and minor damage. Another vessel, Number 9, also reported being hit by a missile fired from Yemen, but there were no casualties or damage.
Later, a third ship, Sophie II, sent a distress signal reporting a missile hit. The destroyer then shot down another drone.
The American ship and its crew, as Central Command assures, were not damaged as a result of the incidents.
The Pentagon claims that the Houthis from Yemen are behind the attacks , but they are allegedly “entirely organized by Iran.” "The United States will consider an appropriate response in full coordination with international allies," the command said, calling the attacks a "direct threat to international trade and maritime security."
The day before, the Houthis announced that they would resume attacks on Israel after the end of the truce in the Gaza Strip.
During the IDF military operation, the Ansar Allah movement announced several times that it was launching rockets at the Israeli city of Eilat. The Houthis also warned of their intention to attack any ships associated with the Jewish state, calling on other countries not to approach them at sea and to recall their crews from them.
On Friday at 8:00 Moscow time, the humanitarian truce between Tel Aviv and Hamas expired . The IDF said that the Palestinian movement violated the operational pause and opened fire on the territory of the Jewish state. Israeli aircraft began to strike enemy targets.
The movement, in turn, held Tel Aviv responsible for the resumption of fighting. They claim that negotiations to extend the truce lasted all night, but the other side refused to consider the proposals.
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At the same time, the British maritime security company Ambrey reported that the cargo ship was damaged in a drone attack near the northern Yemeni port of Hodeidah.
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IDF denied any connection between Israel and the attacked ships in the Red Sea.
Two merchant ships attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea have nothing to do with Israel, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said during a regular briefing .
“Today, missiles were launched towards two merchant ships that have no connection with Israel. One ship was damaged very seriously and is in a critical situation,” an IDF spokesman said.
Hagari condemned the actions of the Houthis and expressed the opinion that such incidents jeopardize freedom of navigation in the region. According to him, this attack is related to Iranian influence in the region, which is a global problem.