The Yemeni Houthi military spokesman announced on Monday that his group targeted a US Navy logistical support ship, while it was sailing through the Gulf of Aden. A statement by the group’s spokesman said, “In victory for the oppression of the Palestinian people, and as part of the response to the American-British aggression against our country, with the help of God Almighty" The Houthi group (Ansar Allah) launched attacks on ships in the Red Sea that it said were linked to Israel.