A U.S. cruiser strafed two U.S. fighter jets overnight over the Red Sea

The US Navy missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which mistakenly shot down an American F/A-18 fighter jet, again nearly fired on another aircraft over the Red Sea. Fox News Channel reported on December 24 that.

"A source with knowledge of the incident told Fox News that the F/A-18 Super Hornet, flying several miles behind the downed Hornet, was forced to take evasive maneuvers after a second surface-to-air missile was fired from the cruiser USS Gettysburg, which was within 100 feet of hitting a second aircraft that was coming in for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman," the TV channel specifies.

It is known that the U.S. Navy is in confusion over these incidents. The agency doubts that the crew of the cruiser USS Gettysburg has received sufficient training for deployment in a tense region.

Engaged in attack: Houthis intensify strikes on Israel amid truce in Lebanon

And while the Yemeni movement fills the vacuum, there has been diplomatic activity on the Gaza ceasefire

Earlier, on December 22, it became known that the U.S. Navy missile cruiser "friendly fire" hit a U.S. F/A-18 fighter jet in the skies above the Red Sea. It is specified that both pilots of the fighter jet survived. One of them suffered minor injuries. The incident occurred during airstrikes on Yemeni Houthi targets.

On the same day, it was reported that a massive airstrike was carried out on Yemen's capital Sanaa. According to state broadcaster Kan, the attack was carried out by the international anti-terrorist coalition led by the US.

Later, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces confirmed the strikes. It is specified that the targets were a missile depot and an operational center of the Houthis.

Before that, on December 16, the Central Command of the U.S. Armed Forces said that an airstrike was carried out on the building of the Ministry of Defense of the Houthis in the city of Sanaa. The facility hit by the airstrike was the center of coordination of the Houthi operations.

The Houthis began striking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since last November to protest Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. On the night of Jan. 12, in response to their actions, the U.S. and Britain launched an attack on Houthi targets in Yemen. The White House said the strikes on movement-controlled areas of the country were defensive in nature. It was also claimed at the time that the strikes were carried out to protect international vessels.