Yemen’s Houthi militants have labeled the US and Britain as “hostile international locations” over their assist for Israel, which is preventing a conflict in Gaza in opposition to Hamas. The classification got here amid the most recent Houthi assault on a cargo vessel within the Gulf of Aden as a part of their marketing campaign in solidarity with Palestinians.
Citing a report within the Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The Jerusalem Put up stated the classification of the 2 nations was due to their “assist of a Zionist entity” and collaborating in “the genocide being carried out by Israel”.
In solidarity with Palestinians within the Gaza conflict, the Houthis have repeatedly attacked business transport within the Crimson Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait utilizing drones and missiles since Novermber 2023.
The US and Britain have launched counterstrikes on Houthi services, however have didn’t cease the Houthi assaults.
On Monday, the Iran-backed militants introduced they’d attacked the Belize-flagged, British-registered and Lebanese-managed Rubymar cargo vessel within the Gulf of Aden.
Based on Houthi navy spokesperson Yahya Sarea, the assault passed off on Sunday and the vessel’s crew was secure.
However the ship was badly broken and prone to sinking, he added.
The assault on the ship got here because the US navy acknowledged conducting new airstrikes focusing on the militants.
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