Houthis allege more assaults on ships in Red Sea

The Houthi group in Yemen has launched missiles at two ships in the Red Sea, even though the US and UK have attacked them.

Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the group, said that if the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza doesn’t stop, his group will make the situation worse.

The Houthis attacked the Star Nasia and Morning Tide ships.

The ship called Star Nasia from Greece got hurt, but all the crew are okay, said a Greek official to Reuters.

Furadino Shipping Ltd, the British owner of the Morning Tide, said that there was a big bang near the ship, but the ship was okay, no one got hurt, and it kept going on its journey.

The group attacked after the US and UK did air strikes recently. The US hit two explosive surface vehicles on Monday.

The US said they hit Houthi missiles in previous attacks over the weekend. More than 30 places were hit in the third wave of UK and US attacks on Saturday.

The UK maritime agency received reports of a ship being attacked in the Red Sea near Hodeidah, Yemen, just after midnight.

British maritime security company Ambrey reported that a cargo ship owned by a British company and sailing under a Barbados flag was attacked and damaged while sailing at sea.

The leader of a UK warship called HMS Diamond, which has been helping to protect merchant ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, said on Tuesday that the situation in the area is very tense.

“Ships in the navy are shooting every day,” Peter Evans stated on Tuesday.

The Houthis, who are friends with Hamas, consider all Israeli, US, and British ships as fair targets because of Israel’s attack on Hamas in Gaza. They say they are only going after ships connected to these countries.

Since November, the group has attacked many ships in the Red Sea, which is a very busy shipping route. They control a big part of Yemen.

These attacks have made international trade slower and people are worried that there won’t be enough supplies.