As Sarea typically does in his statements, he justified his actions under “moral, religious, and humanitarian commitment to the Palestinian people”.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a new round of attacks on “enemy” targets, including Israeli and American ones, this Tuesday. Thus, the Shiite group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, confirmed that their missiles had reached the port city of Eilat, in southern Israel.
“Israeli targets in the Umm Rashrash area (Eilat) have been successfully attacked”, begins the message disseminated on social media, which adds that, in parallel, the maneuver involved an offensive on “the American ship ‘Mado’ in the Red Sea,” which involved “an adequate number of naval missiles.” The vessel mentioned flies the flag of the Marshall Islands and was heading to Singapore from Saudi Arabia.
No casualties or damages were specified in either case.
As Sarea typically does in his statements, he justified his actions under “moral, religious, and humanitarian commitment to the Palestinian people,” amidst Tel Aviv’s offensive on Gaza, aimed at eradicating Hamas terrorists, as well as due to “British-American aggression.”
“The Yemeni forces, with the help of Allah, continue to fulfill their duty (…) towards the oppressed Palestinian people. Their actions will not cease until the people of the Gaza Strip are liberated,” the document concludes.
The day before, the Israeli Army reported that a “suspicious aerial target,” which was known to originate from the Red Sea region, fell in an open area near Eilat. The threat was dealt with by the Israeli Air Force, so no damages or injuries were reported.
Likewise, on Sunday, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated they had received a notification from a commercial vessel regarding “an explosion in the vicinity” in the Red Sea, which caused no casualties or damages. This incident stemmed from a new Houthi offensive on this vital trade route.
Precisely, the explosion occurred as the ship was sailing “85 nautical miles east of Aden,” in Yemen, and “heading to its next port of call,” the agency added.
These repeated actions led the UN Security Council to issue a condemnation on Tuesday and call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, both in the relevant sea and in the Bab el Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden, reminding the terrorists of international law and the rights supporting the exercise of navigation.
The members expressed their “strongest condemnation” of the attacks that began last October, which have already claimed the lives of three crew members of the MV True Confidence, injured several people, and even resulted in the sinking of the MV Rubymar. They also demanded the immediate release of the officers on board the MV Galaxy Leader, who have been held hostage for over 100 days.
Due to the “negative impacts” these episodes have had on trade, security, and the environment, the members reiterated in their statement “the importance of enhancing international and regional cooperation to counter threats to peace and security in the region, calling for a reduction of tensions in the Red Sea to preserve the peace process in Yemen” and attempting to “avoid further escalation with possible multidimensional consequences.”
