U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers show down incoming Houthi missiles and drones that were targeting three U.S.-flagged commercial ships that the destroyers.

OTTAWA - Canada has added Ansarallah, better known as the Houthi militant group, to its list of terrorist entities, following in the steps of allies like the United States.

Those attacks began in November 2023 to protest Israel's military offensive in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, which is also backed by Iran. Canada supported British and American strikes against Houthi targets earlier this year in response to the Red Sea attacks.

The federal government has added the Houthis, a Shia Islamist militant group based in Yemen, to Canada’s terrorist list.