Houthis announce downing of US drone in Saada and targeting ship in Gulf of Aden

The Houthi "Ansar Allah" movement in Yemen announced today, Sunday, downing an American drone in Saada Governorate and targeting a ship in the Gulf of Aden. The "Houthis" said in a statement that "an American MQ-9 aircraft was shot down while carrying out hostile acts in the airspace of Saada Governorate with a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile." The statement added: "The ship (Groton) was targeted in the Gulf of Aden with a number of ballistic missiles, due to the company that owns it violating the decision to ban entry to the ports of occupied Palestine on 04-08-2024." The Houthis targeted more than 70 ships by launching missiles and drones in their campaign, which resulted in the killing of 4 sailors. Source: National Iraqi News Agency