An American fighter is on its way to launch a previous raid on Houthi sites in Yemen (French)
The US military announced - today, Wednesday - that the Yemeni Houthi group fired 6 ballistic missiles at two ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, adding that one of the ships reported minor damage but no casualties.
The US Central Command explained - in a statement published on the "X" platform - that three of the missiles targeted the cargo transport ship "Star Nasya" as it was crossing the Gulf of Aden, noting that the ship reported an explosion near it, causing minor damage but no casualties.
She said that the US destroyer "La Bon" was located near "Star Nasya" and shot down one of the missiles fired by the Houthis, adding that the other three Houthi missiles targeted the ship "Morning Tide" and landed near it without damage.
The Houthi group had announced earlier yesterday that two American and British ships were being targeted in the Red Sea with “appropriate naval missiles.” The military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Sarie, read out a statement in which he said, “The naval forces of the Yemeni armed forces carried out two military operations in the Red Sea, the first targeting the American ship (Star Nasya). The other targeted the British ship “Morning Tide.” He pointed out that "the injuries are accurate and direct."
The Houthi spokesman added, "The Yemeni armed forces will carry out more qualitative military operations against all hostile American and British targets in the Red and Arab Bahrain, within the legitimate right of response to the aggression."
In a later separate incident, the British company Ambrey said that a Greek-owned cargo tanker flying the Marshall Islands flag was targeted while crossing southwest of Aden.
“Embry” initially indicated that the attack was a drone, but it later modified its report, noting that the attack was “with a projectile launched from a small boat that was seen near the ship,” and indicated that “the projectile did not directly collide with the ship, but rather exploded nearby.” Of which".
The German News Agency quoted the Greek Coast Guard yesterday as saying that an explosion occurred near a Greek commercial ship while it was sailing through the Red Sea, when the ship was 90 kilometers from the coastal city of Aden. No crew member was harmed, and the ship, which was flying the Marshall Islands flag, continued its voyage.
The British Army's Maritime Trade Operations also reported the incident and called on ships sailing in the area to exercise caution. A spokeswoman for the Greek Coast Guard said, "We do not have any details yet. It may have been a sea mine."
Al-Houthi threatens to escalate attacks in the Red Sea unless the Israeli aggression on Gaza stops and the blockade ends (European)
Al-Houthi threatens
Following these attacks, the leader of the Houthi group, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, warned of escalating attacks in the Red Sea unless the aggression and siege of the Gaza Strip stopped.
Al-Houthi said in a speech yesterday, "We warn the aggressors that they must stop their aggression against Gaza and stop their siege, otherwise we will seek to escalate more and more."
He added, "Our Yemeni people will continue all their activities in the Red Sea, within the framework of their right and honorable position regarding military and general mobilization, and the Yemeni people stand against the evil trio of America, Israel and Britain, with all boldness, courage and steadfastness, and achieve victories and strike enemies with all boldness."
In solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to continuous Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, the Houthis are targeting, with missiles and drones, cargo ships in the Red Sea that are owned or operated by Israeli companies, or that transport goods to and from Israel.
With the intervention of Washington and London and the tensions taking a noticeable escalation last January, the Houthi group announced that it now considered all American and British ships among its military targets.
Source: Al Jazeera + agencies