© Reuters. Houthi armed forces launched an attack on US and British ships, and missiles accurately hit two merchant ships
Financial Associated Press, February 7 (Editor Niu Zhanlin)On Tuesday (February 6) local time, Yemen’s Houthi armed forces spokesman Yahya Saraya issued a statement saying that the Houthi armed forces carried out two military operations in the Red Sea, targeting a US ship “Nasiya”. Star” and a British ship, the Morning Tide. The statement said that both attacks used missile strikes and accurately hit the target.
Since mid-November last year, the Houthis have been attacking commercial ships with drones and missiles in the Red Sea. They say their operations in the Red Sea are to help Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and claim that they do not hinder freedom of navigation in the area. Arab and Muslim countries have repeatedly warned the United States that unconditional support for Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip would lead to conflict spreading throughout the region.
Yahya stressed today that Yemen will continue to block ships related to Israel until Israel stops its aggression against the Gaza Strip and lifts the siege.
According to the British confirmation, the Morning Tide was indeed attacked, but there were no reports of casualties. The merchant ship conducted evasive maneuvers and will continue sailing.
The British Ministry of Defense added that the missile flew across the deck and caused minor damage to the wheelhouse windows, but that the ship and crew were safe and would sail to Singapore as planned.
As for the other Nasia Star, the British Maritime Trade Organization claimed that it was a Greek ship flying the flag of the Marshall Islands and sailing from the United States to India, but it was not a US ship. An explosion occurred about 50 to 60 meters away from the ship that day, and there were no casualties.
The United States and Britain have been launching strikes against Houthi targets in recent weeks, saying they were responding to threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Mohammed Ali Houthi, a member of the Supreme Political Council of the Houthi armed forces, called these attacks a barbaric act of terrorism and a deliberate and unreasonable aggression.
The conflicting military operations have heightened tensions in the Middle East and caused headaches for global shipping companies, forcing them to suspend routes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and detour through southern Africa, making voyages longer and more expensive.
U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East, said it struck again early Sunday morning against an anti-ship cruise missile site that the Houthis were preparing to use to attack ships in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command said on Monday that the U.S. military carried out self-defense strikes against two Houthi armed unmanned surface vessels. The two attacks occurred on Monday afternoon. In self-defense, the US military attacked two Houthi armed unmanned surface boats loaded with explosives. These equipment posed a direct threat to US warships and commercial shipping in the area.
The U.S. military claimed that the U.S. military determined that the Houthis posed an imminent threat to U.S. naval vessels and commercial vessels in the area. “These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer for U.S. Navy vessels and commercial vessels.”
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2024-02-06 16:58:00
