Two U.S. Navy destroyers shot down incoming Houthi missiles and drones that were targeting three U.S.-flagged commercial ships that the destroyers were escorting in the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. military said.

The federal government has added the Houthis, a Shia Islamist militant group based in Yemen, to Canada’s terrorist list.

Canada officially classified Yemen's Ansarallah movement, widely known as the Houthis, as a "terrorist entity" on Monday. The Canadian government said the group had instigated "unrest in the Middle East" through various attacks on civilian and naval vessels in the Red Sea and other waters, as well as strikes on Israel.