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Houthis fired surface-to-air missiles at US fighter jets in first attack of its kind
Story by Melanie Marich • 10h

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired surface-to-air missiles at a US fighter jet over the Red Sea in the first attack of its kind, Fox News reported Saturday.

U.S. military officials are describing the launch as a significant escalation in the Iran-backed group’s ongoing conflict with Israel’s allies in the war with Gaza.

The missile fired at the American warplane did not hit its target, according to the report.
 
The F-16 fighter was flying over the Red Sea when the Houthis fired surface-to-air missiles targeting the jet, which was flying outside of rebel-controlled areas of Yemen.

Senior U.S. military officials told Fox this was the first time the Houthis fired SAMs at an American F-16.

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