On Friday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels shot down an American drone, hours after the footage of the MQ-9 Reaper drone wreckage was circulated online. Early on Saturday, a vessel also came under attack in the Red Sea. 

The two incidents likely represent the latest attacks by the Houthis as they press their campaign over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree claimed that rebels shot down the Reaper on Thursday with a surface-to-air missile.