The week the world tried to stop Gaza spinning out of control
The visits and diplomacy have been to one end: containment. Because if the conflict spills over, the consequences will be global
Early last Thursday morning, the USS Carney, a US Navy guided missile destroyer, was in the northern Red Sea when its radar detected three cruise missiles apparently launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The missiles' target was unclear but they were heading north, so it was potentially" Israel. Within a very short time, the Carney had destroyed them all.
These were the first shots fired by the US in defence of Israel in the current conflict. The Pentagon press secretary, Brig Gen Pat Ryder, later told reporters the intervention was to send a strong message intended to deter a wider conflict" and regional escalation".
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