Let's begin this morning with the overnight breaking news of
an apparent friendly fire incident over the Red Sea involving
American Navy pilots.
NBC's RAF Sanchez is in Jerusalem with more RAF.
What happened here?
Well, the US Central Command is saying that a Navy
F18 was shot down overnight by the USS Gettysburg, an
American warship that apparently mistook it for an enemy missile
or drone.
The 2 pilots ejected and were recovered safely from the
Red Sea.
One of them has minor injuries and the incident is
now under investigation.
But this all came just hours after the US conducted
yet another wave of strikes against Iranian backed Houthi rebels
in in Yemen.
The second such operation this week.
You'll remember the Houthis have been not only firing missiles
at Israel, but also targeting international shipping vessels.
But despite months of strikes by both US and Israeli
forces, the Houthis appear undeterred.
Willie, we're happy to hear those pilots are safe this
morning.
RAF Sanchez in Jerusalem, thank you.