US says Houthis sent drone towards navy ships, ballistic missiles fired at merchant vessel
The US military said Houthi forces in Yemen fired three antiship ballistic missiles and directed three armed drones to attack a Greece-owned ship travelling in the Red Sea.
CENTCOM, which commands US forces deployed in the Middle East, said the Malta-flagged MV Cyclades was able to continue its journey and there were no reports of injuries resulting from the missile attack.
Earlier on Monday, US forces engaged and destroyed a drone which was “on a flight path towards” two US Navy ships – the USS Philippine Sea and USS Laboon – in the Red Sea. “There were no injuries or damages reported by US, coalition, or merchant vessels,” CENTCOM said in a post on social media.
Israeli military video shows latest attacks on south Lebanon
Israel’s military has released video footage of overnight aerial attacks on sites in southern Lebanon. In a post on social media, Israel said its warplanes had hit “a number” of sites in the region of Kfar Kila village and Khiam town in Lebanon’s south.
Israel also said that two antitank missiles were launched towards Israeli territory but landed in open areas and no damage or casualties were reported. Attacks were launched on the source of the missile fire, the military added.
Smoke plumes erupt during an Israeli bombardment on the village of Alma ash-Shaab in south Lebanon on April 25
UNICEF troubled by border clashes and impact on Lebanon’s children
“We are deeply alarmed by the situation of children and families who have been forced from their homes,” said Edouard Beigbeder, the Lebanon representative for UNICEF.
He warned of “the profound long-term impact” of the violence. “We call for an immediate ceasefire and the protection of children and civilians,” Beigbeder said.
Eight children have been killed in Lebanon and 75 wounded since hostilities between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah started in October, UNICEF said, citing figures from the country’s Public Health Ministry.
More than 92,000 people, almost a third of them children, have been displaced. “Without a permanent ceasefire, Lebanon is at risk of a full-scale war, which would have a devastating impact on the 1.3 million children living in the country today,” Beigbeder said.
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