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The Houthis (Ansar Allah) in Yemen announced on October 10 that they had attacked two merchant vessels in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in response to the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces (Houthis) carried out two military operations. The first targeted the American oil vessel Olympic Spirit,” Houthi military spokesman Brigade General Yahya Sarea said in a statement. “The American vessel was attacked in the Red Sea with 11 ballistic missiles and two drones, sustaining severe and direct damage.”
The second operation involved a cruise missile striking the St. John cargo vessel with “a direct hit” in the Indian Ocean, according to the spokesman.
Brig. Gen. Sarea noted that St. John was targeted because the owning company had violated the ban on entering ports of “occupied Palestine” without specifying the nationality of the ship.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces will continue to impose a naval blockade on the Israeli enemy and, with the help of God Almighty, will not stop their operations in the declared naval operations area until the aggression and blockade on the Gaza Strip is over, and the aggression on Lebanon stops,” the spokesman concluded.
Both the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations and the security firm Ambrey confirmed that Olympic Spirit was hit and damaged. However, the fate of St. John remains unclear.
The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have attacked dozens of vessels affiliated with Israel or owned by the United States and the UK in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea since last November. In addition, the group launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel and shot down at least eleven American-made 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. Israel also launched two waves of strikes against civilian infrastructure in the western Yemeni province of al-Hodeidah in July and September. However, the aerial campaign failed to deter the Houthis or degrade their capabilities.
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