Houthi fighters and tribesmen march against US and British strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, January 14.
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Houthi fighters and tribesmen march against US and British strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, January 14.
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The US military announced that Houthi rebels in Yemen hit a US-owned and operated container ship with an anti-ship ballistic missile on Monday as it was passing through the Red Sea. He said
According to US Central Command, the missile struck the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged commercial tanker, at around 4pm local time after being launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. No injuries or major damage were reported.
The latest attack comes less than a week after the United States and the United Kingdom, along with their allies, began launching a series of air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The Pentagon says the United States and its allies struck 60 Houthi targets in 28 different locations last Thursday, followed by another round of strikes over the weekend.
The campaign launched by the United States and its allies was in response to a recent surge in Houthi attacks against commercial ships sailing through the Red Sea via Yemen, disrupting international shipping through the region.
“These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to jeopardize freedom of navigation on one of the world’s most important trade routes,” President Biden said when he announced the strikes. last week. “I will not hesitate to direct further measures to protect our people and the free flow of international trade as necessary,” he added.
The US military said on Monday that the Houthis fired another missile towards sea lanes in the Red Sea earlier in the afternoon, but the missile failed mid-flight and fell to the ground in Yemen. No injuries or damage were reported in this incident.
The Houthis say they are attacking commercial ships with ties to Israel until Israel ends its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, which began after the Hamas attack on October 7.
The Iran-backed rebel group used fighter jets and drones to attack ships, and also fired missiles at ships passing through the southern Red Sea, forcing more than 2,000 ships to divert to avoid attack. Some attacks damaged ships, but US warships shot down many missiles and drones.
The escalation of Houthi attacks and their explicit support from Iran has raised fears that the war between Israel and Hamas will develop into a broader conflict in the Middle East.
A spokesman for Iran – which has supported the Houthis with weapons, intelligence and other aid – Criticize Western powers carried out air strikes and said the rebel group would continue to target ships in the Red Sea.
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