Houthi fighters in Yemen have said they attacked two American ships and an Israeli boat. This is the first attack like this in more than two weeks.
The group from Iran said it attacked an American ship called Maersk Yorktown and an Israeli ship called MSC Veracruz in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. The spokesman, Yahya Sarea, talked about this on TV.
Yemen’s Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea to show support for Palestinians fighting Israel in Gaza. This has been going on since November.
“The Yemeni military says they will keep stopping Israeli ships or any ships going to ports in occupied Palestine in the Red and Arabian Seas, and also in the Indian Ocean,” Sarea stated on Wednesday.
Ambrey, a British maritime security company, said it knew about an incident near the port city of Aden, where the Houthis often attack ships they think are connected to Israel or the United States.
The ship said there was a big boom in the water, about 72 nautical miles from Djibouti, according to a new warning from Ambrey.
Houthi attacks are causing problems for global shipping in the Suez Canal. Companies have to take longer and more costly routes around southern Africa because of this. The United States and Britain attacked Houthi targets in Yemen.
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Houthis of Yemen claim to have targeted Israeli and American ships
