SANAA, Jun 8 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, claimed responsibility for launching missile and drone attacks against two commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement that, the attacks targeted two ships belonging to companies that violated the Houthi decision, to ban entry to Israeli ports. He identified the ships as Elbella and AAL GENOA.
In the statement, aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Sarea said, the attacks were “carried out with a number of drones, ballistic and naval missiles, and the hits were accurate.” He also vowed to launch more such attacks until “Israel stops the war on Gaza.”
Earlier in the day, al-Masirah TV reported that “the U.S.-British coalition launched multiple airstrikes against the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeidah.”
The airstrikes targeted Houthi military positions in both cities, according to local residents.– NNN-SABA
