Early morning air raid hits Houthi anti-ship missile before launch

 American Action News:

American forces destroyed a missile controlled by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Saturday.

The United States determined that a Houthi anti-ship missile aimed into the Gulf of Aden was prepared to launch and presented a threat both to commercial ships and to U.S. Navy vessels in the area, according to a CENTCOM press release. American forces conducted an airstrike that destroyed the missile at approximately 4 a.m. Sanna time Saturday.

The strike against the Houthi anti-ship missile marks the seventh from United States forces. The fifth and sixth strikes against the rebels were also intended to make passage through the Red Sea safer for private and military vessels by destroying anti-ship missiles.

Tensions have been steadily rising since the Houthis began attacking commercial ships in November 2023. Major global shipping companies have announced plans to avoid the Red Sea since the Houthi’s attacks began, diverting roughly $200 billion in trade, according to CNBC News.

The Houthis say their attacks will continue until Israel ceases military operations in Gaza, PBS reported.

The Biden administration declared the Houthis a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” group on Wednesday, reversing a decision made by Biden’s State Department to remove the group’s terrorist designation in 2021.
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The US needs to find a more cost-effective way of dealing with the Houthis.  The US is spending multi-million dollars on rockets to stop drones that cost a few thousand.  The major problem is that the US is limiting itself to response to the drone attacks rather than to taking out the Houthis terrorists.  They should also consider taking them out with directed energy weapons.