Key Takeaways
- The Houthis have launched anti-ship ballistic missiles and drones targeting ships in the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea, escalating tensions in the region.
- The Houthi attacks have targeted over 166 ships linked to Israel, the U.S., and Britain, including commercial vessels and naval ships.
- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance has been involved in the Houthi attacks, providing support and coordination to the Houthi forces.
Sanaa: Yemen’s armed Houthi group on Monday said it carried out three military operations targeting three ships in the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea, using ballistic missiles, drones, and unmanned boats.
The first operation targeted the “BENTLEY I ship” in the Red Sea, using several ballistic missiles, bomb-laden drones, and unmanned boats, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
The second operation targeted “the oil tanker, CHIOS Lion,” in the Red Sea, using bomb-laden drones, he said in the statement.
“The third operation was carried out by our forces in cooperation with the Iraqi Islamic Resistance in the Mediterranean Sea and targeted ‘the ship, Olvia,’ and the hit was accurate,” the Houthi spokesperson added, vowing for more attacks to come.
Earlier in the day, the Iraqi Islamic Resistance said in an online statement that its fighters launched attacks with drones and long-range al-Arqab upgraded cruise missiles on Eilat in southern Israel and Haifa in the north.
Meanwhile, the UK Maritime Trade Operations reported an attack against a ship off the Houthi-controlled Yemeni Red Sea port city, Hodeidah, with three boats.
It said the ship was damaged and there were no casualties among crew members.
Since November last year, the Houthis have been launching anti-ship ballistic missiles and drones targeting ships they claim are linked to Israel, in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Over 166 ships have been targeted, including commercial vessels and naval ships.
In response, the U.S.-British naval coalition stationed in the waters has since January conducted air raids and missile strikes against Houthi targets, which only led to an expansion of Houthi attacks to include U.S. and British commercial vessels and naval ships.
Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi said in a televised speech last week that his group had targeted “a total of 166 ships linked to Israel, U.S., and Britain.
