Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed attacks on two ships in the Gulf of Aden and one in the Indian Ocean.
The MSC Diego and the MSC Gina were attacked with ballistic missiles and drones in the Gulf of Aden, the Iran-aligned group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Thursday.
The attacks on the ships in the Gulf of Aden – identified by the Houthis as the “Israeli” MSC Diego and the MSC Gina – were “accurate”, Saree said, without providing details.
However, the United States-led Joint Maritime Information Center said two missile attacks took place on Tuesday, adding that no ship was hit and the crews were safe.
Saree warned earlier this month that the group would target ships heading to Israeli ports in “any area we are able to reach” and announced the decision would be implemented “immediately”.
The group has launched repeated drone and missile attacks on vessels in the crucial shipping channels of the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab strait and the Gulf of Aden since November in what it says is a campaign of solidarity with Palestinians and against Israel’s war on Gaza.
This has forced shipping firms to reroute vessels to longer and more expensive journeys around Southern Africa.
@WeaselTerryRepublican3wks3W
Iran needs to be held to account for its backing of rebel groups throughout the Middle East. It is sowing violence as much as Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Iran's leadership should be in the dock at the World Court.
@DelegateDotterelGreen3wks3W
Religion is being used as a "front group" for Houthi power and Iranian money. Arguably, Israel's perceived, or factual, nonsymmetrical response to the Hamas terrorist attack did no favors to capitalism or a stable Middle East theater. These three players are Israel, the Houthis, and Iran; all need a "prong collar rather than support for these three actors.
If the Houthi's support Palestine and this is the reason for their unlawful attacks of ships then why don't they accept Palestinian refugees into their country? Or why don't they go to Gaza to fight with Hamas? Or why don't they provide aid to Gaza instead of spending those millions of dollars on cruise missiles to disrupt freedom of navigation?
How does Israel still route their ships through there?
I really like Yemini. At least they're helping the situation of Palestinians unlike the other major arab countries.
@QuirkyPepperRepublican3wks3W
A US destroyer shot down a Houthi anti ship ballistic missile and three drones Wednesday, the US Central Command said. What about that News?
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