Illustrative: Ships are seen at Saleef port in the western Red Sea Hodeida province, on May 13, 2019. (AFP)
Yemen’s Houthis conducted military operations targeting three vessels in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Wednesday.
Houthi terrorists targeted two vessels in the Red Sea, Roza and Vantage Dream, with a number of missiles and drones, Saree said in a televised speech.
The third ship, the US vessel Maersk Seletar, was targeted in the Arabian Sea with a number of drones, Saree said.
The Houthi terrorist organization, which controls the most populous parts of Yemen and is aligned with Iran, has attacked ships off its coast for months, saying it is acting in solidarity with the Hamas terror group, which is also backed by Iran, as it fights Israel in Gaza. That war broke out on October 7 with a shock Hamas attack that killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage to Gaza.
The group has launched more than 50 attacks on shipping, killed three sailors, seized one vessel and sunk another since November, according to the US Maritime Administration.
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In response to the Houthi threat in the Red Sea, the US and the UK have launched strikes against the group since January, with the US regularly carrying out its own in the time since as well.
A view of the Laax, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen’s Houthis earlier this week, May 30, 2024. (Etat Major des Armees via AP)
The Houthis have also shot multiple missiles toward Israel, causing sirens in Eilat, and a Kan report on Monday said the group was training to invade Israel but needed a way to get there.
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