He Pentagon announced this Thursday that it had neutralized it with the help of its destroyer Kearny, operating in the northern Red Sea. three missiles land launch cruise and “several drones” which were launched Houthi forces from Yemen.

Pentagon spokesman Brig. Pat Ryderindicated at a press conference that while he could not say “with certainty” where those missiles and drones were headed, they were heading north, “potentially towards targets in Israel.”

There were no U.S. military casualties, and the Defense Department said it was not aware of any civilian casualties on the ground.

He said the interception of these weapons is an example of the integrated air and missile defense structure the United States has established in the Middle East, which the country has said it is prepared to use “when necessary” to protect its partners and interests.