US forces struck an additional Houthi anti-ship cruise missile in Yemen early Sunday local time, according to US Central Command.
The strike was conducted in “self defense” against a Houthi cruise missile “prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea” at 4 a.m. local time on Sunday, US Central Command said in a statement.
US forces determined the cruise missile presented an “imminent threat” to US Navy ships and other vessels in the region.
Israel’s military has attacked more than 3,400 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and more than 50 in Syria since the war in Gaza broke out 120 days ago, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said.
At a press briefing Saturday, Hagari said Israel has been trying to stop Hezbollah’s “supply chain of ammunition and missiles,” which he alleged were being smuggled from Iran to Syria and then to Lebanon.
We locate these shipments and destroy them. They are destroyed before they reach Hezbollah,” Hagari said, adding: “We will continue to act wherever Hezbollah is present. We will continue to act wherever it is required in the Middle East.”
Hagari also said the Israeli military has deployed three divisions along the Lebanese border since October 7 — instead of the usual single division to try to thwart Hezbollah’s capabilities and protect people in northern Israel.
For the last four months, along with the war in Gaza, we have been waging a very intense battle on the northern front, aimed at reshaping the security reality so that the residents of the north can return to their homes safely,” Hagari said, adding: “So far we have attacked more than 150 terrorist units and eliminated more than 200 terrorists and commanders.”
Hezbollah on Saturday said it had launched at least eight attacks on Israeli positions.
The IDF acknowledged that “a number of launches” were identified crossing from Lebanon to northern Israel, but said no injuries were reported and that it struck the sources of the fire.
