Dhaka, May 1 -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday it had downed a U.S. F-18 fighter jet during an earlier assault on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, and launched fresh drone attacks over the past 24 hours targeting another U.S. carrier and Israeli cities.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement on the group's al-Masirah TV channel that the attack in the Red Sea resulted in the "downing of an F-18 fighter jet into the sea" and forced the Truman to "retreat toward the Suez Canal."

The U.S. Navy said on Monday an F/A-18 Super Hornet was lost at sea after it fell overboard while being moved aboard the USS Harry S. Truman. A U.S. official said initial reports indicated the jet fell as the carrier...