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The Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced on May 24 that they had attacked three merchant vessels with links to Israel in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip as well as in response to recent American and British strikes on Yemen.
Brigade General Yahya Sarea, a military spokesman of the Houthis, said that the group’s forces attacked the Israel-linked MSC Alexandra in the Arabian Sea, the Yannis, which is owned by the Greek Eastern Mediterranean Maritime company, in the Red Sea and the Essex which is also linked to Israel in the Mediterranean Sea using missiles and drones.
Yannis was attacked because three other ships owned by Eastern Mediterranean Maritime made calls to Israeli ports on May 4 and 5, according to the spokesman, who also said that Essex also “violated the decision ban that prevents entry into occupied Palestinian ports.”
“The Yemeni Armed Forces renew their warning to all companies that deal with the Israeli entity that their ships, regardless of their destination, will be targeted within the declared area of operations,” Brig. Gen. Sarea said.
Earlier this month, the leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, warned that all ships heading to Israeli ports would be attacked by his group, not just those in the Red Sea region which it has sought to strike before.
Since last November, the Houthi, who are backed by Iran, have attacked dozens of vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the United States and the United Kingdom in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean in response to the Israeli war on Gaza.
In addition, the group launched dozens of drones and missiles at the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat and shot down five U.S. combat drones over Yemen and nearby waters.
The U.S. and the UK have carried out hundreds of strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen since January in an attempt to deter the group. However, the strikes failed to degrade the capabilities of the group as evident by recent attacks.
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what happened to the american british operation to stop these missiles? someone is failing. maybe the west ought to take a hard look at themselves. but that requires honesty, something i just dont see in western political asses
they are busy attacking russia.
among their great accomplishments: they lost 5 mq-9 weepers 🤣🤣🤣
estados unidos com medo dos houthís! américa, teu exército era de papel e nõs não sabíamos.
stop it. no vermin was hurt, as always
if you aren’t capable of getting rid of the vermin, you become vermin…
now nazi dane ship hide in mommy basement