US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated November 1, 2023 shows F/A-18 Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 taxi the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN) 78 in the Mediterranean Sea. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. American and British aircraft have been bombing targets in Sana’a since Saturday. The incident is under investigation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communicat

Egypt's president, UN chief discuss ways to relieve Gaza civilians amid Israeli siege

STORY: Egypt's president, UN chief discuss ways to relieve Gaza civilians amid Israeli siege DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian presidency 2. various of the Rafah border STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, during which they discussed ways to protect civilians of the Palestinian Gaza Strip facing an ongoing Israeli siege and bombardment. The talks focused on "the ongoing diplomatic efforts to stop the escalation in the Gaza Strip," said the Egyptian presidency in a statement. Sisi and Guterres exchanged views on joint efforts to protect the civilians in Gaza and provide them with necessary humanitarian aid from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing under UN supervision. Egypt and the UN have been cooperating to send tons of humanitarian aid supplies to Gaza, which is facing a lack of food, fuel, electricity and communicat