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The Houthi rebels of Yemen have called this Tuesday night for an attack in the Arabian Sea against the Liberian-flagged cargo ship ‘MSC SARAH V’, through the use of “a new type of ballistic missile” that has supposedly hit the ship. , although there is no confirmation in this regard.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of Almighty God, have carried out a specific military operation directed against the Israeli ship ‘MSC SARAH V’ in the Arabian Sea. And thank God the attack has been accurate and direct,” the insurgents’ military operations spokesman, Yahya Sari, published on his Telegram channel.
Furthermore, he has assured that in this operation they have used for the first time a new type of ballistic missile which, although he has not specified its name, has stated that it is a projectile capable of “hitting the target with long-term precision.” distance”.
The British Navy’s commercial operations section (UKMTO) has reported an incident near the Ban el Mandeb Strait without mentioning the name of the ship. A missile has hit the waters near the ship, which has not suffered any damage and is already heading towards its destination.
For its part, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), which usually provides details about these actions, has not commented on the matter at the moment.
The insurgents, backed by Iran, have controlled Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and areas of the country’s north and west since 2015. The rebels have responded to the Israeli offensive on Gaza with more than 60 attacks against ships with some type of connection to Israel. and they have assured that they guarantee the free navigation of the rest of the ships.
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