US warship that intercepted drones and missiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday encountered a larger and more sustained barrage than was previously known, shooting down 4 cruise missiles and 15 drones over a period of 9 hours, according to a US official familiar with the situation.

The USS Carney, an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer that traversed the Suez Canal heading south on Wednesday, intercepted the missiles and drones as they were heading north along the Red Sea. Their trajectory left little doubt that the projectiles were headed for Israel, the official said, a clearer assessment than the Pentagon’s initial take.

A sustained barrage of drones and missiles targeting Israel from far outside the Gaza conflict is one of a series of worrying signs that the war risks escalating beyond the borders of the coastal enclave.

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    1 year ago

    What a dumb thing to say… absolutely tensions are rising as more and more surrounding nations watch and consider joining the conflict.

    Both of these things are true it’s not a Boolean one or the other, jfc

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        A lot more are going to be literally incinerated if this escalates. What is happening now is a fraction of what can happen.

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          That’s what concerns me. Everyone involved needs to acknowledge that killing will not lead to a stable, long-term solution. Holding on to hate and animosity doesn’t help, either. People have been doing that for thousands of years. It hasn’t worked.