Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday.

The attack on the ships was the latest in months of violence in the region by the Yemen rebels, who are backed by Iran and have targeted commercial shipping as well as the U.S. naval forces deployed to the region.

Gaza The Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked two US warships passing through the Bab Al Mandeb strait with a barrage of missiles and drones, all of which were repelled, the Pentagon said. At least eight Houthi drones,