The United States struck as much as 10 unmanned drones in Yemen that had been getting ready to launch, a US official mentioned late on Wednesday, amid escalating tensions, opening a brand new tab of the conflict in Gaza spreading by the area.

A US Navy ship additionally shot down three Iranian drones and a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden, the US army’s Central Command mentioned in a press release. There had been no accidents or injury reported, it mentioned.