Iraq’s Houthis and pro-Iran militias launch joint attacks on Haifa and Ashdod in Israel

Yemeni rebels claim drone launched at Greek ship ‘Tutor’, causing flooding and engine room damage

June 13. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Houthi rebels of Yemen have demanded this Wednesday the launch of an attack together with the Islamic Resistance of Iraq – a combination of several pro-Iran militias – against the Israeli coastal cities of Haifa (north) and Ashdod (center), in which It is already the second operation of this type since the beginning of its actions against Israel in retaliation for the offensive on the Gaza Strip.

“The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out two joint military operations with the Iraqi Islamic Resistance. The first operation used missiles that hit a vital target in Ashdod, while the second used drones against a key target in Haifa,” reads a statement published by the Houthi military operations spokesman, Yahya Sari, on his Telegram channel.

The Israeli authorities have not yet commented on these attacks. It should be noted that this is the second joint operation between both groups. The first was announced a week ago and targeted the port of Haifa.

Likewise, the insurgents have claimed the attack carried out in the Red Sea against the bulk carrier ‘M/V Tutor’, owned by Greece but flying the Liberian flag, and which has resulted in serious flooding inside and damage to the machines, as confirmed by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) in a statement.

The Houthi rebels, backed by Iran and who control the most populated areas of Yemen, have launched attacks against Israeli territory and against ships that they attribute some type of relationship with the country as a result of the offensive unleashed against the Gaza Strip after the attacks carried out on October 7 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

Likewise, they have attacked American and British ships and other strategic assets in response to the bombings of these countries against Yemen, in an intervention that Washington and London base on their desire to guarantee the safety of navigation in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.