A | The USS Carney, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer in the northern Red Sea, on Thursday shot down multiple missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen that the Pentagon said were potentially headed toward targets in Israel.It is the first time in recent memory that a U.S. Navy ship in the Middle East has engaged missiles and drones that were not directly aimed at the vessel.It's also the first U.S. military action taken to defend Israel in the current crisis and with the U.S. and other countries trying to contain the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the possibility that an Iranian-backed proxy group fired missiles and drones at Israel is sure to increase growing regional tensions.The ship was in the northern Red Sea on Thursday evening local time when it intercepted three land attack cruise missiles and several drones, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a press briefing. U.S. officials told ABC News that the Carney had brought down eight drones launched by the Houthis.The preliminary U.S. assessment was that the USS Carney was not the target of any of the Houthi missiles or drones, according to multiple U.S. officials."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 to targets in Israel," said Ryder who added that information about the engagements was still being processed.It’s unclear from where the Houthi militia's missiles were fired but they were headed in a northerly direction, an official said.The Houthis are an Iranian-backed Shiite movement that has seized control over much of northern Yemen and has been at war with recent years while Yemen has been at war with a Saudi-led coalition since 2015.As part of that conflict, the Houthis have launched missiles and drones deep into Saudi Arabia, but it appears that the missiles intercepted on Thursday were not aimed at targets inside Saudi Arabia.Last week, Houthi leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi was quoted as saying that if the U.S. directly intervened in the Gaza conflict his group would respond by firing drones and missiles, and take other military options."There are red lines when it comes to Gaza," he said.Thursday's incident occurred during the early evening hours (local time) when the missiles and drones were detected moving northward above the waters of the Red Sea.The missiles fired by the Houthis were engaged by SM2 missiles carried aboard the USS Carney, a U.S. official told ABC News. No information was released about what weapons platform aboard the Carney brought down the 8 drones.Brig. Gen. Ryder told reporters that the intercepts had taken place over water and not land. No sailors aboard the ship were harmed according to a U.S. official.The United States has boosted its military presence in the region since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly two weeks ago.The USS Carney is part of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group that was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to deter Iran and Hezbollah from joining the Israel-Hamas war. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently extended the deployment of the Ford strike group so it can remain in the eastern Mediterranean and had ordered the deployment of additional fighter aircraft to U.S. airbases in the region.To increase U.S. deterrence of an expansion in the conflict the Ford will soon be joined in the eastern Mediterranean by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group that left Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday and could arrive in the region over the next 7 to 10 days."By posturing these U.S. naval assets and advanced fighter aircraft in the region, we aim to send a strong message intended to deter a wider conflict to bolster regional stability and of course to make it clear that we will protect and defend our national security interests," Ryder told reporters Thursday.The USS Carney had just transited into the Red Sea through the Suez Canal on Wednesday which is why the destroyer was still located in the northern stretch of that body of water that borders, Egypt, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.The missile shot down by the USS Carney will bolster the deterrence in the region and demonstrate that the show of force is serious stuff, a senior U.S. official told ABC News.The risk to U.S. forces and U.S. interests in the region has increased particularly in the wake of a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza earlier this week that inflamed regional tensions.On Wednesday, three drones were shot down by U.S. military forces as they neared bases in western and northern Iraq, another drone was shot down near U.S. forces in eastern Syria on Thursday.A U.S. contractor sheltering in place at one of the bases in Iraq died of a cardiac arrest in one of the incidents.Al Asad airbase in western Iraq experienced indirect fire on Thursday according to a U.S. official.The Carney's shootdown of Houthi missiles opens up the possibility that the U.S. Navy may have to position more ships in the Red Sea if the U.S. commits to protecting Israel from a southern attack said Steve Ganyard, an ABC News contributor and a former Pentagon official."The larger concern is if Iran now considers U.S. ships fair game," said Ganyard. "Because if the Houthis shoot at a U.S. ship there will be little doubt that it would have been at Tehran’s direction.""That said, there is nothing to suggest, no known reason to believe that Iran wants a fight with the U.S. and/or Israel," said Ganyard. "So, hopefully things calm down."ABC News' Martha Raddatz contributed to this report.。 国庆庆典开始之际突然下起大雨，一度令现场观众猝不及防。不过，受访观众表示，大雨丝毫没有浇熄他们的热情，依旧兴致勃勃地在现场观看庆典，庆祝我国59岁生日。50岁公务员洪美莉接受《8视界新闻网》访问时透露，这是她第一次到现场观看国庆庆典，没想到就遇上了“难得一遇”的大雨情况。她坦言，当时突降大雨，虽然她与朋友都心想情况“糟糕”，但也都非常镇定地穿上雨衣，做好防雨措施。“我就觉得糟糕了，（竟然）下雨，可是我们又相信说雨一定会停的。没有减少（我们的热情），你看雨（最终）停了。”一家六口一起到场看庆典的39岁公务员周女士则透露，虽然一度天公不作美，但他们仍兴致勃勃地观看表演，丝毫没有受到影响。
B | 我国1966年和1968年的国庆庆典也曾下大雨，当时所有步操队伍丝毫不畏惧风雨，仍冒雨前进，彰显了爱国情怀。庆典表演谈及包容多元性 观众：很感人 今年的国庆庆典表演也赢得一片好评，一些观众就在《8视界新闻网》的YouTube直播评论区表示，庆典“比巴黎奥运好看多了”。表演环节第四幕和第五幕分别谈及包容社会多元性，并且相互扶持，通过激动人心和家喻户晓的歌曲，来致敬我国文化多样性，同时展示普通百姓如何不遗余力地提升社会。洪美莉认为，这些表演令她非常感动，因为以往国庆庆典主要谈及保卫国家的重要性，但今年却谈到了社会包容性，非常特别。
C | “我觉得很不错，我们社会感觉有在进步。
D | ”58岁退休人士黄慧敏也说，她认为今年的国庆庆典与往年有所不同，因为谈到如何将每一个群体的人都融入在一起。59岁的李小平在8月9日出生，只要有机会就会到现场观看国庆庆典。她同样指出，今年演出环节谈到了对于特需人士的包容性，也请来了特需表演者演出，令她印象深刻。“其实他们跟我们一样，我们每个人都有一些不一样，所以我们需要去推广同理心，以及去接纳每个人。”李小平（左）和朋友黄慧敏（右）一起到场观看国庆庆典。（图：叶衍娴）一家四口一同到场的36岁李国隆则表示，这是他与太太第一次带两名儿子来看国庆，感觉非常的不一样。
E | “一个家庭一起看国庆，更让我感受到‘家’的感觉，更让我想要去保护这个国家。”洪美莉（左）与朋友到场观看国庆庆典。
F | （图：叶衍娴）。
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