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US airstrikes against Houthi rebels insufficient to deter future Red Sea attacks, intelligence official says

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SVETLANA SHKOLNIKOVA

STARS AND STRIPES • May 2, 2024

An E/A-18G Growler launches off of the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on March 23, 2024. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy)WASHINGTON 

— U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen have been insufficient to deter the militant group’s targeting of ships in the Red Sea and a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war might not end the attacks, a senior intelligence official said Thursday.

Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, said U.S.-led efforts to destroy Houthi weapons and storage facilities have had a limited impact as American service members continue to shoot down drones and missiles aimed at commercial and naval ships.