Yemen’s Houthi resistance group has been launching a series of attacks on the sea route to Aden in the Gulf amid Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis again attacked a commercial ship amid resistance from the US and its allies.
A rocket exploded late on Tuesday (February 27) next to a ship traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Authorities said the attack may have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. No casualties were reported in the latest suspected attack. News of Arab News.
According to the report, the Houthis have been carrying out a series of attacks on the Yemeni coast and in the Red Sea, focusing on Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The US and its allies have tried to stop the Houthis. Air strikes have also been carried out several times targeting their various military installations. Yet the Houthis have targeted various commercial ships in the Red Sea.
The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center, which operates in the Middle East, said Tuesday’s attack was about 110 kilometers (70 miles) off the coast of the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeidah.
Maritime Trade also reported that the rocket exploded very close to the ship. However, the ship is still intact and its passengers and crew later evacuated the ship to a safe place.”
According to a report by private security firm Ambre, when the vessel was targeted, it was flanked by a Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek-owned bulb carrier and a chemical tanker owned by the Panamanian-flagged Emirates.
The Associated Press (AP) reported in a report that the Houthis usually claim attacks hours after their attacks. But despite the passage of time after Tuesday’s attack, he has yet to issue a statement officially claiming responsibility for the attack.
It should be noted that since November 2023, the Houthis have repeatedly targeted ships sailing in the Red Sea and the surrounding area, especially those ships with the involvement of Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom, in the context of the Israel-Hamas war. If Israel does not stop the attack on Gaza, the Houthis will continue this attack, they said.
Despite more than a month of airstrikes by the US-led coalition, Houthi rebels have continued to attack commercial ships in the Red Sea. As a result, the strait has been severely affected for shipping.
