MANILA, Philippines: An American warship shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired Thursday (Friday in Manila) by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said.

The Huthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping lane with strikes they say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is battling militant group Hamas.

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