The Houthis announced that they targeted an American ship in theRed Sea with missiles
A military spokesman for the Houthi rebels said on Tuesday that the Yemeni group allied with Iran targeted an American ship in the Red Sea with naval missiles that “achieved precise hits.”
Spokesman Yahya Sarie said that the targeted ship was “Pinocchio” and that it was targeted “with a number of appropriate naval missiles,” according to what was reported by the Arab World News Agency. The spokesman added that the bombing comes as “a victory for the oppression of the Palestinian people and within the response to the American-British aggression against our country.”
In turn, the US Central Command said that the Houthis in Yemen fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from the areas they control towards the ship “Pinocchio” in the Red Sea.
The command indicated that the commercial ship is owned by a Singaporean company and flies the Libyan flag. She added that there were no reports of material or human losses. The command said that
yesterday it carried out 6 strikes that destroyed a drone boat and 18 anti-ship missiles in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.
Earlier today, a senior Yemeni officer in the joint forces told the Arab World News Agency that an American bombing on Houthi sites in Hodeida had left 11 dead and 14 wounded.
US-Britain strikes Houthi targets in Yemen
The US-British military coalition launched dozens of air strikes on the city of Hodeida and a number of other coastal areas in western Yemen, today (Monday), according to information reported by a Houthi news channel.
These strikes follow the first civilian deaths and the first shipwreck since the Iran-allied movement began attacking and pirating commercial ships in November, and they also coincide with the first day of Ramadan.
Al-Masirah TV, the main news outlet run by the Houthis, did not specify which targets were bombed, if any, but said that four of the raids targeted the Ras Issa area.
France announces destroying 4 combat drones
The French military said that a French warship and fighter jets destroyed four combat drones heading towards a European naval mission in the Gulf of Aden.
The army added in a statement carried by Reuters news agency: “This defensive action directly contributed to protecting the Barbados-flagged cargo ship (True Confidence), which was attacked on March 6 and is being towed, as well as other commercial ships that are being towed.” Passing through the area.”
Ship tracking websites indicate that the ship “Problem Fortune” is flying the Singapore flag, but it has not reported its current location. They say that this comes in support of the Gaza Strip, which is witnessing a war between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).) and Israel since October 7th.
The US Central Command (Centcom) said in a statement that the “large-scale” Houthi attack occurred before dawn, noting that the US forces and their allies saw the marches as “an imminent threat to US
commercial and naval ships and coalition ships in the region.”
