Yemen’s Houthis claim new attack on commercial ship in Red Sea

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They also confirm a “precise” attack against a US ship

May 15. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Houthi rebels of Yemen have called this Wednesday for a new attack on a commercial ship in the waters of the Red Sea after having docked in the Israeli port of Eliat, thus failing to comply with the rules imposed by the armed group to be able to cross the Gulf of Aden in conditions. of security.

As detailed by a military spokesman for the Houthis, the ship is known by the name ‘Destiny’ and has been attacked jointly by naval and air forces. “The attack occurred after he violated the decision prohibiting the passage of ships heading to the ports of occupied Palestine,” they detailed.

According to the Yemeni rebel group, the crew of the ‘Destiny’ had assured that it would not dock in Israeli ports and would head towards another pier in the Red Sea. However, the Houthis kept the ship under surveillance and eventually confirmed that she had moored in Eliat.

“Warnings were sent to the ship not to enter the ports of occupied Palestine, but it insisted on violating the prohibition order and became on the list of targeted ships that were prohibited from sailing in the UN zone of operations. Yemen Armed Forces,” the Houthis have detailed.

Likewise, the Yemeni rebels have also reported that they have carried out “a military operation” against a US Navy destroyer ‘Maysun’. The attack was carried out “with several naval missiles” and the impact on the warship was “precise.”

The Houthis, who have controlled the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and other areas in the north and west of the country since 2015, have launched several attacks against Israeli territory and against ships with some type of Israeli connection following the offensive in the Strip. Gaza, while they have threatened to attack American and British ships in response to the bombings against Yemen.