A US Navy warship interfered with three rockets launched from Yemen in what may have been an attack on Israel. The USS Carney, a guided-missile destroyer was stationed in the northern Red Sea on Thursday, when it shot down three land attack cruise missiles and several drones.There were no casualties to US forces and no civilian deaths reported.Spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told reporters: “This action was a demonstration of the air and missile defence architecture that we have built in the Middle East and that we are prepared to utilise whenever necessary to protect our partners and our interests in this important region. “Information about these engagements is still being processed, we cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting but they were launched from Yemen, heading north along the Red Sea – potentially towards targets in Israel. “Our defensive response is one that we would have taken for any similar threat in that region, where we’re able to do so against our interests, personnel and partners.”