Attacks against 2 commercial vessels in Red Sea claimed by Houthi
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Sanaa: The Houthi group in Yemen has taken credit for attacking two commercial vessels in the Red Sea with missiles and drones.
The assaults targeted two ships that belonged to companies that disobeyed the Houthi decisions to prohibit entry into Israeli ports, according to a statement released on Friday by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea. Elbella and AAL GENOA were the ships he identified, according to the Xinhua news agency.
In the statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Sarea said the attacks were "carried out with a number of drones, ballistic and naval missiles, and the hits were accurate." He also vowed to launch more such attacks until "Israel stops the war on Gaza."
Earlier in the day, al-Masirah TV reported that "the US-British coalition launched multiple airstrikes against the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeidah."
The airstrikes targeted Houthi military positions in both cities, according to local residents.
Since November last year, the Houthi group has launched anti-ship ballistic missiles and drones targeting what they said were Israeli-linked ships transiting the Red Sea, to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
With inputs from IANS