In this Oct. 19, 2023, photo, the U.S. Navy destroyer Carney (DDG 64) defeats Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea (Photo: U.S. NAVY / MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS AARON LAU)
A picture taken from southern Israel on the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing over the Palestinian territory during Israeli bombardment on January 18, 2024 (Photo: JACK GUEZ/AFP)
The Galaxy Leader cargo ship, seized by Huthi fighters two days earlier, docked in a port on the Red Sea in the Yemeni province of Hodeida, with Palestinian and Yemeni flags installed on it, Nov. 22, 2023 (Photo: AFP)
The US military said on January 14, 2024 that its forces shot down a cruise missile fired at an American destroyer warship from Huthi controlled areas of Yemen (AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffrey M. Richar
A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on January 14, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon approaches the oiler USNS Kanawha (background) for replenishment-at-sea operation in the Red Sea, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo: Elexia Morelos/US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits a World Food Program (WFP)regional warehouse in Amman during his visit to the Jordanian capital as part of a Middle East tour, Jan. 7, 2024. (Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP
Buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip are pictured from a position along the border in southern Israel, Jan. 5, 2024. (Photo: Jack Guez/AFP)
Israeli soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Dec. 29, 2023. (Photo: Israel Army/AFP)
An aerial view shows destroyed buildings in Beit Lahia following Israeli bombardments in the northern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Dec. 26, 2023. (Photo: AFP)