Yemen's Houthis claim fresh missile attacks on Israel-bound U.S. ship in southern Red Sea
2024-02-13 09:30:29 source:CGTN
February 12, 2024
Yemen's Houthi group said they launched missile attacks on a U.S. commercial ship in the southern Red Sea on Monday, saying the hit was accurate.
"Our naval forces targeted the American ship, Star Iris, in the Red Sea with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the hit was accurate," Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesman, said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah satellite TV channel.
"Our armed forces will continue to implement the decision to prevent all Israel-linked ships or those heading to Israeli ports unless Israeli aggression on the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip stops," he said.
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