Houthis from the Ansarullah rebel movement in Yemen attacked two US destroyers in the Red Sea. The movement’s military representative, Yahya Saria, reported this on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
“The Yemeni navy, missile forces and air force… conducted a unique military operation in the Red Sea in which they attacked two US destroyers,” he wrote.
According to Saria, the attack was carried out using numerous anti-ship missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
He also noted that the Houthis may expand their operations against targets hostile to them. At the same time, Saria said that the movement’s military operations “will continue until the aggression (against Palestinians – socialbites.ca) stops and the blockade against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is lifted.”
Before this Houthis launched a missile attack On the American ship Torm Thor in the Gulf of Aden.
Amid the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, Yemen’s Houthi rebels began attacking commercial and military ships in the Red Sea in early October 2023. Unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles are used for these purposes.
Formerly Houthis announced It concerns the intention to attack merchant shipping in the Red Sea every 12 hours.