from thefreeonline on Thurs, 22 February 2024 by PressTV
Today they hit the Israeli port of Eilat, a British ship in the Gulf of Aden and a US destroyer in the Red Sea with a number of ballistic missiles and drones.
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Today Yemeni armed forces say they have carried out three more military operations, to cost the West billions and force the end of Israeli Genocide in Gaza.
A statement issued on Thursday said the operations were launched “in support of the oppressed Palestinian people, and as part of the response to the American-British aggression on our country”.
Unbowed after joint US-UK bombing of Yemen, the Ansarallah revolutionaries warn of continued attacks in Red Sea until Israeli Genocide in Gaza is stopped
Yemen’s Houthi militia has stated it plans more attacks on United States and British warships.
The Iran-aligned group’s statement, released on Wednesday, said all US and British warships participating in “aggression” against Yemen are targets. The statement stoked concern over the simmering tensions in the region as well as increased disruption to world trade. The group said the attacks are a response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
Houthis intensify attacks as US blitz continues
On Monday the EU launched a naval mission to help protect cargo ships in the Red Sea.
The RUBYMAR targeted in a ‘catastrophic’ Houthi attack on Sunday reported that it had sustained damage after “an explosion in close proximity to the vessel”, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported.“Military authorities report crew have abandoned the vessel, and it may ne sinking” UKMTO said. “Vessel at anchor and all crew are safe.”
Also today Ansarallah twice hit the SEA CHAMPION, a”US-owned bulk carrier bound for Aden in Yemen, carrying grain from Argentina”. Say the UKMTO and Ambrey.
The Houthis also claimed they had shot down a $30mn American MQ-9 Reaper drone, although this was not immediately acknowledged by US forces in the region.
“During the first operation today, the missile force and the drone air force of the Yemeni Armed Forces launched a number of ballistic missiles and drones at various targets of the Zionist enemy in the Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) area in occupied southern Palestine.
“The second operation today took place in the Gulf of Aden, where the Yemeni Armed Forces’ naval forces targeted a British ship (ISLANDER) in the Gulf of Aden with a number of appropriate naval missiles, hitting it directly, which led to a fire on board by the grace of Allah.
“The third operation involved targeting an American destroyer in the Red Sea with a number of drones,” the statement said, without claiming hits.
Yemen’s armed forces have introduced “submarine weapons” in their attacks on vessels either owned by Israel or associated with the regime, Ansarullah Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said on Thursday.
Houthi: Yemen introduced ‘submarine weapon’ in Red Sea operations
Earlier Thursday, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a UK-owned ship was set on fire off the southern coast of Yemen after being struck in a missile attack in the Gulf of Aden.
The strike, it said, saw two missiles fired at the ship some 70 nautical miles southeast of Aden. US-led coalition forces are responding to the incident, the UKMTO added.
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Ship-tracking data identified the vessel ablaze as a Palau-flagged cargo ship named Islander.
It had been coming from Thailand bound for Egypt and previously sent out messages saying “SYRIAN CREW ON BOARD” to potentially avoid being targeted by the Houthis.
The private security firm Ambrey also said “the missile attack led to a fire onboard and coalition military assets were responding to the incident.”
Yemen sent shippers and insurers formal notice of a ban on vessels linked to Israel. The communication, the first to the shipping industry outlining a formalized ban, came in the form of two notices from the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center.
Ships that are wholly or partially owned by Israeli individuals or entities; Israel-flagged vessels, or those owned by US or British individuals or entities, or sailing under the flags of the US or Britain, are banned from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea, according to the Thursday formal notices.
“The Humanitarian Operations Center was established in Sana’a to coordinate the safe and peaceful passage of ships and vessels that have no connection to Israel,” a senior Ansarullah official said.
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“The Yemeni Armed Forces continue to fulfill their religious, moral, and humanitarian duties towards the Palestinian people and in defense of dear Yemen in the face of the American-British aggression,” the Thursday statement said.
“Their military operations will not stop until the aggression ceases and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.”
On October 31, 2023, Yemeni forces first claimed a missile-and-drone barrage targeting the port. Eilat has seen an 85% drop in activity since the Yemeni forces stepped up attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
In recent months, the United States and its allies have launched endless attacks on Yemen’s territory withgoutb success in the face of the anti-Israel maritime campaign by the Yemeni armed forces.
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