US Warship Intercepts Missiles Fired From Yemen 'Potentially Towards Israel'

US Warship Intercepts Missiles Fired From Yemen 'Potentially Towards Israel'

Handout photo dated Novembrr 17, 2019 shows sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) secure gear following a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) in the atlantic Ocean. USS Carney has intercepted missiles and drones launched from Yemen by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, US officials say. A Pentagon spokesman said the missiles had been launched "potentially towards targets in Israel". The USS Carney, a guided-missile destroyer, was operating in the northern Red Sea on Thursday. U.S. Navy photo

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